They'll tap out in 3 months, max.Rates can increase.

If you spend time learning how to manage well, your income will increase, you'll save time, and you'll maintain your sanity with the courage to expand.

In some homes planting the front or placing pots could increase the curb appeal, in others it could be paint or furniture etc.

That will most probably be offset by an increase in new mortgage costs and increased rates. 

Washer/dryers are often abused, so there's the initial cost of purchase and the risk of increased repairs.

The article is based on # of sales, not price increase or decrease.

Death Rate: The death rate has been gradually increasing.

The fix-up and increased value will not matter to the IRS as long as you sell within a reasonable time frame of the house passing into the estate.

The investor must consider whether the potential property value increase or other benefits outweigh this loss. 

Chicago is a lower appreciation market but with the trends we've been seeing with increased rates of hurricanes on the east coast and fires in the west, I do think long-term we will see some migration to the Midwest.