Hi All,I have only been in Chicago for 5 months and purchase my first investment property (house-hack).

Quote from @Somesh Mukherjee: Hi all, I am looking to diversify & add a small apartment (3-4 units) to my portfolio.

There were lease violations disrespecting the other neighbor's leased space and harassing the other neighbor and they smoked in the property against lease, lied about conversations, has made up stories about plumbing issues that plumbers couldn't find causes to, tried to get a dehumidifier and force me to pay, accused me on two different occasions very agressively in regards to the heat/electric service.

I believe the owners with the majority ownership share forced the others to sell, but they weren’t cooperating. 

When will the government wonks realize it is hard to force the free market to solve a problem they helped create?

This could also force your current tenants to lose their jobs and need to move out and then you’d be in a real bind.

While I have a fantastic rate, the co-owner's giving me the option to refinance or he'll force a sale.

The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran into a series of issues, and have abandoned the place because of them.They are hoping the bank allows a short sale (asking for roughly $20,000 under what is owed)Here's what's made them so unhappy:Anytime they used the laundry it was dumping into a dry well, which would back up into the house forcing them to take their laundry to a laundromat instead!!

After talking to support (who were actually quite responsive and helpful), they told me I had to publish the ad with only one photo first and then re-post the ad with additional photos later to force the first photo to be first.

However, the entire market depends on Robins Air Force Base, with not much else moving the needle.