@Jennifer Cooke Hi Jennifer!

Always ensure that regardless of your kitchen countertop ideas , go for materials which  can withstand wear and tear are durable while cooking and preparation.

Here is my property in Indianapolis:Without skipping a beat, I went with another cash purchase through Cash Flow Savvy in Birmingham that connected me with @Jarrod Cook with Decas.

Thanks @Victor Cooke!  

Originally we were thinking about investing in Chicago but based on my research, Cook County is not very landlord friendly and it might be best to avoid.

I migrated to real estate after avoiding it like the plague while doing everything else with my life, and a failed business merger.I am married to a wonder gal from Viet Nam and enjoy traveling, reading, learning, and cooking.

To save water, have the tenants share the shower, only take one bath a week, flush the toilet only after 5 uses, remove the water meter and replace it with a connector pipe (so no water is being metered), have tenants only use bottle water to drink and cook with, take showers at vacant for sale  houses where you have the key box code (make friends with your local agent), wash up in the morning in the bathroom at a local restaurant or gas station. ;-)OK, I am only kidding.The only appliance you have that can be replace with a higher efficiency unit would be the water heater.Bill the tenants for water use, make copies of the water bill and have the tenants pay per sq. ft. of the space they rent.Water bills for our family properties has always been a problem.Often times the meter is not read or miss-readIf you have your own meters installed, the burden is that you have to read it every quarter.

I look forward to interacting and sharing ideas with you.Welcome aboard.Scott Cook

And in some cases, (cooking for example😁), it is quite necessary to break a couple eggs.We just can’t insinuate that it’s ever ok to break the law.  

We did a podcast episode with them too last year so I can get you a little more detail on the process for here in Cook County.