But you have your health and your family....you can replace everything else.

Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) and building codes require that all rental units meet zoning, health, and safety standards.

It's human nature for me to miss out on things I am not familiar with, so please forgive my ignorance.

I don't like mixing the two - it can get messy if he stops mowing due to mechanical or health issues, etc.

It's all about being human and showing people how to do things right.

I use: Coaches Companies that hire seasonal workers College Housing website Official Parent Group for Colorado Mesa University Craiglist Zillow Avail - posts to 30 sites for free Apartments Roomies Market place Reddit Tenants incentive "Room for rent" Signs - google Voice to hide my actually phone number Your cities Department of Human Services College bill boards rip off advertising

I would caution on comparing these returns to the S&P 500.Real estate has been pretty much flat the last 2-3 years while the S&P has been on a great run.It's human nature to sell the lows and buy the tops.

Well....should you invest in a city where the people elected a woman with foreclosures, liens, judgements, garnishments, ethical violations from the state ethics board,  misused a city credit card, went three years arrears on her federal taxes all while yelling for other people to pay "  their fair share, " left skeletonized dead bodies hanging over Canal St for months on end covered only by a tarp until the wind blew it off to reveal to our horror her blatant disrespect for human dignity?

There are still many homebuyers that are not as Tech-Savy or may need human interaction to get help quickly.

There are lots more that require a little bit of human interaction and a few more that need full involvement of a person - answering the phone, some AR and AP.