We simply all respected the space when someone else was cooking.

(more than half of that is cook county IL court fees and such).

I am in a similar situation and going through an eviction with a tenant in cook county.

Have you thought about investing in gas and oil with about a 9 to 10 % roi.. its a 1031 exchange alternative of like kind. 

For example with heat, the fuel (electric, oil, natural gas, etc) all cost differently. 

IE becoming a MFR landlord you do need some training.Its just like when you buy a franchise you have to go to their training so you learn how to cook the burgers right and so on and so forth.

No new clothes or shoes and learn to cook.

One of the factors: easy-access resources like oil reserves just a few feet under the surface are gone.

In a pot i put quinoa, a bag of mixed frozen vegetables, lots of water, 2 bay leafs, salt, pepper, olive oil, 1 lemon, black pepper, italian herbs, 1 habanero (which i pulled out later).

Your insights and recommendations would be invaluable as I explore these avenues.When I'm not immersed in real estate, I enjoy traveling, listening to music, and cooking.