Even for the SHTF scenario that @Ian Ippolito eludes to, I think that booze and bullets would be a better hedge than Gold - and at least the prior has interim, medicinal utility while we're waiting...I hear the hype, I know folks that invest in Gold - I even own some, but perhaps I'm TOO practical - I just don't get Gold.Once you have it, how do you get rid of it?

You would need to use rental payment software to collect payments through ACH. 

It's an ACH debit process.

I will have to deal with Chicago bureaucracy and head aches for maybe 1 month.

I'm hoping tenants at the place where I PM for will get on board with making an ACH deposit to an account number at my bank.  

You must be careful with people now paying thru credit cards, checks, ach, these payments can take longer than expected AND reversed.

Some lenders will send a reimbursement via check, ACH or wire right away.

You can knock on the door, you can have them send you a check each month, you can have them setup bill pay on through their bank online, you can have them Venmo you money each month, you can use cozy.com, or you can pay for a platform like Buildium which uses ACH. 

It has gained more attention from investors over the last year.Here are some quick facts:  8th Hottest Housing Market for 2014 (CNN/Money).Winner of the 2021 World Games.Law, medicine, nursing & engineering hub.Capitalization rates up to 15.0% (area specific).Ranked #2 for lowest property taxes.2014 median price increase of 12.8%.3-Year appreciation forecast of10.6%.Continued success!

Lots of people go after cashflow, but that is the beginners game where you have to own lots of properties and deal with all the head aches of have many.