Half of my rental portfolio for the last 10 years in the Bay Area have been Section 8 tenants.  

That is helpful, but do you find, like I do, that only maybe half of those people actually appreciate that you went an extra level to help them and answer?

Quality over quantity. that would be an interesting exercise for BP super computer who has the most votes to post ratio I bet Mike D is right at the top.. then on the inverse you would have the least votes for the most posts those would be those folks that just post the same thing over and over I suspect.Mike's the EF Hutton of BP 😀  hey you stole my line  I suspect half of bp has no clue who Ef hutton is or what we are talking about. 

The unit with the hot tub for a year and half. 

Your host's (Abby's) half-naked profile pic is very off-putting.

North side: Avondale, west logan square, albany park, rogers parkSouth side: Bronzeville, brighton park, mckinley park, bridgeport, west half of pilsenI agree with “trend is your friend” and avoid areas that might but havnt popped off.

My current solution of using Baselane is by far the most cost effective and easiest, but it still requires that I spend time bookkeeping.

You can, but I can think of half a dozen times in past 4-6 quarters it would have gotten into margin call. 

Get a quote spread the cost of that quote over 3 years so you know how much to save each month and have half of that cost in reserves to start.

Nearly half of our reservations come with pets and to not allow them would put you at a severe disadvantage in a competitive market.