He's not my only smoker but as far as I know he's the only one who is violating his lease re the smoking.

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.

While he was already in a work program (maintenance in a local hotel) and came HIGHLY recommended by both his supervisors (so highly recommended they provided him with furniture and cooking products since he came with nothing) and his parole officer, his tenancy with me lasted only four months. 

Hello bp members, I am currently looking for 2-4 unit multi families near south west cook county areas.

I have no experience, but my start is going to be going to Cook County Scavenger Sale.  

Usually, my process is to respond to their initial inquiries which come in from Zillow or Craiglist with a standard set of screening questions, about a dozen, which are qualifiers that allow me to rule out those with not enough income, smokers, or types of pets.

In addition Cook County has set up few new classification for properties that are converted to STRs. you can visit the assessors website to find oit more.