I wouldn't want to buy more property unless, I bought another home for me at the next place I move to and kept the property in Jacksonville as a rental. 

It payed off to be patient and it came to me at the right time.

There is a nasty Cook County Landlord Tenant Ordinance is being voted on December 15th and even worse than the Chicago one! 

Please contact your Cook County Commissioner and let them know Cook County doesn't need to impose stricter laws on landlords, particularly now.You can do so via an email by using the new VoterVoice campaign which replaces the previous one at https://www.votervoice.net/ILRealtors/Campaigns/78677/RespondIf this passes, it will probably mean they will revise the Chicago one and make it worse to match this one as well.If you want to know how bad this is, you can read more at https://www.chicagoeviction.co...

Please call me at (xxx)-xxx-xxxx if you have thoughts about selling.Utilize these principles when sending postcards and printed letters.

I kindly requested him to please inform me at what offer price would he be willing to submit to bank.Feels silly to me to be negotiating with an attorney assigned to an insolvent estate on a shortsale before I even can even make an offer to the lender.

I called my insurance company, USAA, and they quoted me at 4,300/annually; that is with a 10% discount.

If your goal is to sell it soon, then you can consider leaving some meat on the bones for the next investor to add value.

My partner responded - "Might as well invest your money in the stock market and make 8% in a few days…Or go buy in Ohio, where the return is much higher.Doesn’t make sense to invest at 8%, for me at least."

I am very new to this and am wondering if this is normal for my first time or if I am just looking at properties that should not be purchased by me at this point in time.