Unfortunately, I see a growing trend of a lot of service members renting their homes at break even rates or at losses.

This long vacancy period can result in significant loss of income and added holding costs.

Does anyone have any experience with a good program and can recommend one?

i can only see it if you were upside down on an already owned property and you had to move and rented it to negate some of your loss

There are different programs for 1-4 units, 5-8 units, and so on.

With Chicago's new Express Permit Program, it's a bit easier to get permits for work that would have previously required architectural drawings. 

This is required for most landlords in the city, as part of the rental property registration program.

It's ok to sell properties at a loss (you get the downpayment back to repurpose into something better).If you have four or more properties, this is what I would do (I just posted part of this as an answer to someone and thought it would make a good post):1.

SECOND - In the same vein, newbies ask which programs they can use to manage their listing.

Make sure both parties fully understand and agree on:How profits/losses will be split Who is responsible for what (e.g., repairs, management, communication with the seller).Exit strategies in case things don’t go as planned.When you do find the right partner make sure to create a joint venture agreement that outlines all of this clearly.