;) Enjoy the rest of your Holiday to all...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all bigger pockets folks.

If you happen to be in and around Chicago next Thursday you should come out and meet all the awesome people at our Holiday Party!

I offered additional 2 months on a 12 month lease so they could enjoy holidays, since finding a new rental is a chore.

If your market is like mine then it’s going to be a lot harder to find quality tenants from now until after the holidays.

You should adjust rates with market demand.Here's the cycle to keep in mind:Spring/Summer - highest demandDemand drops in September when kids go back to school and many parents don't want to change schoolsDemand drops even more after Halloween, when people go into "Holiday Mode" and start spending income on Thanksgiving, xmas and NYE.Demand starts to pick up late February/March when tax refunds come in.Late April/May is back to highest demand.

City permits kept delaying projects ended up finishing during the holiday season.

I've had renters go away over the holidays, fuel runs out and the pipes freeze and burst.  

Happy Holidays!

To my amateur eyes,the property appears to be in very good shape except for some cosmetics, the electricity and water are turned on and worked.The bank is only allowing a 7 day inspection period, and as luck would have it I'm going out of town (driving trip) for the Christmas holidays.