If these homes were such great investments, they would keep them for their own portfolio.When you purchase an investment, calculate your returns based on actual performance.

Contractors performing structural, electrical, plumbing, or HVAC work are required to have the appropriate licenses issued by the City of Chicago.

I see no impact at all, if the above are all performed in concert.Just like REI. 

It simply means that you agree to let them perform a 1031 exchange which starts with the sale - not that you have to help them finish. 

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

It reminds me of the Charles Schwab study - their best performing retail investment accounts were from dead people that never closed out the account.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

RTR advertises high returns as part of their marketing strategy, but the reality is that many of their properties do not perform as well as advertised.

You have to properly vet and perform thorough due diligence (which I didn't do a couple years ago when I first jumped in).

That said, I’ve found that properties in C-class neighborhoods tend to perform best with Section 8 tenants.