Lost a month not being able to cook and had to togo the whole month.

I expected more like NJ/NY numbers.City of Chicago taxes are quite low for the region relative to property price and Cook in general is usually reasonable.

and you also can't cook in most hotels. 

@Nicholas Cook to confirm—you already own the property?  

And even the my Irish grandmother's voice in my head was saying the same thing.But in the two hours that the plumber was fixing the pipes, I followed up on and closed a deal that will make around $15K at signing and another $300 per month for 10 years.Hmmm...If I had listened to my father or my Irish grandmother whispering in my head, I'd have saved $600 but I'd have back pain for days and I might have missed out on a deal that will be worth around $50K total.I think I made the right call and it sounds like you'll do the same and let the experts take care of it.Finally, it took me a while to give in but I applied this to other parts of life as well.I hired a cleaning lady / cook / dynamo that comes to my house 2-3 times per week to clean my house and drop off healthy, pre-made tasty meals for $600 per week (plus the cost of food which is actually less than what I was paying before; honest to God, she's a miracle that I can't believe somebody let go.)Hey... there's that $600 again!

One such fairly large community is based in Mexico and they follow agorism and some kind of bartering strategy (trade chickens/eggs for vegetables, bullets for food, etc.) 

 I live in DuPage and all my rentals are in suburban Cook, despite lower taxes in DuPage than suburban Cook.

Chicago is in Cook county and that is one of the worst counties around you'll find in terms of landlord laws. 4 to 6 mos for an eviction is not unheard of - thats the norm. 

Our county is on the smaller size compared to larger Metros, such as Cook County/Chicago, and is a rather straight forward process when you purchase a building with a Section 8 tenants in place.  

You know that your dinner will always cost more at a restaurant but you go because they cook it for you, serve it to you and clean up afterwords.The question is what are you looking for in your life right now?