The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

You'll have to pony up the vast majority of that at the beginning of the project and plan to get most of your "funding" when the project is wrapping up.

I simply rely on Airbnb and VRBO (although the vast majority of my bookings come via Airbnb).I have a great cleaner and I'll have a handyman, plumber, etc. come to the house when needed for those things. 

He's gone above and beyond to meet with me despite him always traveling and has provided me with endless resources like contract templates, guides, calculators and a whole library of books.

As to the grandfathering - I went to the main library and looked at the criss-cross/Haynes directories.

The interesting thing about these lists is the vast difference in each STR data company's numbers. 

Ultimately, a few tenants will benefit and the vast majority of them will be hurt.

The ENTITLEMENT mindset in the vast majority of that grouping is EPIC.

People on BP make vast generalizations about "Chicago" but there's a so many areas, neighborhoods and communities that falls under that name.

1) Never heard of him, and I like to think I'm pretty plugged into the REI / finance world. 2) Everything you need to know is available for free on podcast, YouTube, books at your library, the BP forums, and local REI meetups.3) I can think of 2 ways to invest with none of your own money.