I jointly co-owned a property in Chicago, IL with my sibling and sold my interest because it was better that there be one owner.

I had to follow up constantly and escalated to the owner few times but it did not improve (I should have left earlier).

If someone with pets moves in & the least trace lingers, they may be facing a constant issue with their pets trying to use the bathroom indoors to mark the territory as theirs now.

Crown molding sometimes makes the transitions look better in this situation (and sometimes joint compound and tape works good enough too).Otherwise, you have to be in some upscale area to make these amenities a factor.

Let's talk chimney for now, since roof isn't yet leaking.Get a 5 gal bucket (empty joint compound or empty paint buckets work fine), and go to the basement.

However, I know that there are a number of medical personnel constantly looking for rentals near Advocate Christ so I thought I would give that area a look to see if anything is available.

There aren't any big obvious areas yet, but my Mom is constantly watching it to help me find out

I've been looking at starting out with 1/1, 2/1 or 2/2 condos in my area (NW suburbs of Chicago, specifically Buffalo Grove).The issue I constantly run into is that when I run the numbers on a property, the HOA dues, typically between $250-$400/mo. completely kill any potential cash flow on the property.The rental ratio for condos in my area is around 1.5% of purchase price.

In my industry it never surprises me how good someone can keep their credit while being a felon who is constantly being chased out of their residences.

As a result the unit gets constant heat and it’s hard to control it.