I worked hard and didn't hesitate to enjoy the fruits of my labor.

Much like the rest of the country, Chicagoland areas have been sucked dry of the low hanging fruit......

Been pondering the idea of buying up some land with the intention of having chickens, goats, etc while also growing some sort of fruits, and ideally the land has some timber I can sell for a few grand.

Dangerous to have all your eggs in one basket.

Hopefully this move turns out to be fruitful.

In this case, my curiosity, diligence, and taking the time to reach out and share my ideas with someone “WAY ABOVE MY LEVEL,” ended up being a really fruitful exchange of information for both of us, it seems.

@Jonathan Klemm I'm lucky to get the low hanging fruit, @Chris Davis definitely has his thumb on the pulse of the market and multi units.

No ideas on how to identify the ones to round up.Somehow he firmly believes that "hard working Americans" are lining up to cut lettuce, pick fruit and other such labor.

Hopefully we can have a work relationship that is fruitful to both of us. 

The nice thing about rental property is that, unless you're in a war zone or economic basket case area (which this condo is not), rents will creep up every year, keeping up with inflation so as to cover rising expenses and provide slowly rising monthly cash flow.Some of those reading this post, perhaps those in expensive markets, or high earners, may be turning up your nose at the small amounts of money involved in this deal.