I have been receiving wrong accommodations and prices because because their personal life background, they were incapable of screening me nonetheless I had good credit and clear profile, they were just discriminating on the basis of their scarce preparation to human situation and so by their presuppositions, that's probably also illegal.You cannot say landlords are to be forgiven because they are doing a needed service, instead it's for that very reason they have to admit their fault and change their way of behave: if a business owner is occupying the market with bad practices and wrong services it's likely they need to leave their place and let others settle in who can operate the business correctly, their even more such of problem if their services is basic, but it's quite absurd it's on me to explain you this.Landlords would have to better understand theirs are affairs on a public market, it's not private or personal matter, and as so they have to behave buy clearly stated rules or face immediate consequences.

You are preparing to give them $3,000/$6,000/or maybe $9,000 when they stop paying.

For near term investors, be prepared for sizable down payments to reach a cash flow neutral stance no matter how far out you look in the suburbs.

@Clare Pitcher we do 12+ month leases to avoid vacancies Nov-Feb.If we take over an occupied property, evict or have tenancy-abandon a property, we first let the owner know finding a tenant will take longer than "normal".This opens up owners to understanding they may need to:1) Offer 3D tour and floor plans to stand out2) Price more aggressively or be prepared for aggressive price reductions3) Offer MoveIn Specials:- NOTE: we do NOT recommend offering a month of free rent that can be used at MoveIn.

. - You've got some pretty solid information above and concurrence that it shouldn't cost nearly as much as you thought, but on a separate note, I'd like to understand your situation a bit better.You are currently just looking for a Chicago property to purchase and asking the quit claim question in preparation for closing? 

We are now preparing to foot costly lawyer fees ($10k+ according to our lawyer's experience with difficult cases like this), and likely won't see a cent back since we have so little information about these people and they may not have anything to lose.My heart goes out to everyone who is truly struggling due to the pandemic and are, in earnest, doing their best to be responsible tenants by communicating with their landlords and trying to work things out.

Alternatively you may decide not to address the capex but be prepared to deal with high frequency maintenance requests with duct tape repairs. 

Are you prepared to do that? 

Be prepared for trial runs with several different candidates if you choose to hire a handyman to make sure they turn out to be qualified and dependable.

However, it’s important to price competitively and be prepared for buyers to request concessions.