He is licensed, insured, bonded, AND experienced, conscious of code requirements, fair priced, reliable, trustworthy, AND does the job for the price he quoted (unless there are very atypical circumstances involving hidden conditions).Definitely worth meeting him and getting a bid.

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Unless the web page has specific CSS code in it for printing, getting a nice print out is very hit and miss.Try different browsers.

As long as your having a contractor set up the venting and plumbing that will meet code requirements it's just sometimes people don't factor that in. 

The properties are spread out in zip codes 38109 and 38118.

Hi everyone,I wanted to know if anyone could point me in the correct direction when it comes to finding tax lien and code violation houses within my county? 

A self directed IRA is not a way to get around the tax code and access your money before retirement age.  

I'm not sure what the code is for replacing water heaters, but a friend who is an insurance agent told me that an improperly/illegally installed unit can result in any damage claim not being covered.

Make sure you set up a separate entity for your long-term stuff (or even better an LLC for each property...) and one for flips if you end up doing any - that way there's no chance of being hit for self-employment tax as a 'dealer' under IRS code, for properties that you should have only been paying long-term capital gains tax, on sales of properties that you've held for over a year.

Are there any Chicago landlords out there familiar with smoke detector code in Illinois/Chicago?