Otherwise the expectation is central air, 100% of the time.

.✅ Stronger Tenant Relationships – Being involved directly allows you to build rapport with your tenants, which can lead to better communication and longer leases.Cons of Self-Managing❌ Time-Consuming – Dealing with maintenance requests, late-night emergencies, and tenant disputes can quickly become a second job.❌ Legal Risks – Chicago has strict landlord-tenant laws.

Hey @Erika Andersen I totally hear you in wanting to save some money and taking on the task yourself.

With limited time I have in US, I have some financial targets to meet, one being scale and increase my net worth.

If the company would not write this policy this way, you may have an issue at claim time. 

Few things to lock down:•They need to be full service with a legit staff—techs on payroll, leasing agents, someone handling PR when tenants get weird.

Being from Idaho and spending a ton of time in Montana, you know it gets really cold there in the winter.Yurts are designed for more 3-4 season use.

Full stop.An investor can buy undervalued RE, do efficient improvements and create massive value. 

Biggest things you’ll want your cpa to guide you through;Material participation- there’s three tests; 500 hours; 100 hours and more than anyone else’s time, and substantially all the activity.

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