All comes out of one pot - but the important point is that the pot is large enough so you can withstand a series of unfortunate coincidences with roofs, pipes, appliances all breaking in one single month.So what the experienced investors are really telling you is to MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT RESERVES.  

Thank you, @Ethan Cooke!

If market is 3% you might want to sweeten the pot and make co-op 3.5% or 4% to stand out among the other properties.

I learned about creative financing in the 80s, which included Jack Miller, Peter Fortunato, Jimmy Napier, Gary Johnston, John Schaub, Wade Cook, Albert Lowry, and a few others.

I had to explain that the roof was built as a roof and not to support decking and potted plants.

I asked what he was in jail for and he said selling pot.

My property is in a "less-advantaged" area - people don't have a pot to piss in,  much less a lawnmower!

Pot meet kettle. 

What's the easiest way to estimate the potential property tax increases when buying in Cook County?

If one person lives in the house and a couple with baby lives in the apartment - guess who'll uses more water, takes more showers, bathes the baby, uses more water for cooking, washes more clothes?