Stools also might add but decided against because I didn't want it to feel cluttered Garage - I almost added a massive floor rug but was advised to not, as it was just going to get destroyed within months and I didn't want to repeat the cycle of continuously buying rugs. 

Also, Chicago is a MASSIVE MARKET .

This makes it easier for investors to enter the short-term rental market without requiring a massive upfront investment.

That, a few podcasts, a few select books, and a couple of subscriptions choke full of info material (less than 100$/month), maybe a couple mentorship programs (for less than 2K/year), and a lot of action on your part and you'll be a lot better than paying $$K for "gurus".To rephrase, do you have more money than you know what to do with or an urgent need to get it to work for you, together with a lot of time on your hands ready to take massive action?

What is not being talked about is the massive influx of agents into the business.  

Solar will be a massive pain in the *** if you are doing this in the SE belt.

Are they a massive company or a smaller boutique manager?

I’m looking at an off market 4 plex in Reynoldsburg area … asking price around 600k, massive units getting about 1500 in rents each.

I didn't have the thought or foresight to expect massive capital investments to make the place nice.

It’s not big, but it’s got a concrete slab and power hooked up to it.