One has a full time bartender and her boyfriend who is a cook at the same bar so a little worried about them next month

I am looking at buying a rental house in Lansing Illinois, which resides in cook county.

Go to the web sites for the Cook County treasurer and the Cook County assessor.

.)- Tenant operations that may be harder to insure (cooking, woodwork, manufacturing, etc.)- Construction of buildings/fire protection that may impact the insurance (frame construction in a non-hydranted area or one with distant fire depts)I echo the posts that emphasize the importance of an experienced real estate attorney. 

Yes, I work with tax assessment attorneys all over Cook and the collar counties.

Hi, mom died last year and my sister wants me to go in on her condo ... condo in Cook Co.

Karen Cook, realtor and investor in Houston

I did some projects around the house, chilled a bit, cooked a lot (I has now a stay at home husband with a working wife) and then decided that watching daytime TV and watching rents come in was not very fulfilling. 

Quote from @Brent Cook: I am living in one of my rentals right now because we are renovating.

This would cover common areas, cleaning responsibilities, prohibiting food/cooking in rooms, quiet hours, laundry usage, etc.