I had to leave in mid-August, so we allowed her to start her tenancy the day before I left and gave her the half month of August rent free.

Well the Chicagoland area is 10,857 sq miles...

So many other forums I've read (professional or hobby interest) are full of flame wars-- like there's an army of trolls waiting to devour the most recent half-baked idea.But on BP even when people post "I'm 21, no job, skills or money, and I want to be an overnight millionaire" the community gives them the benefit of the doubt, and encourages them to get then training & networking to accomplish that.

Runners approaching the 20th mile in the summer heat will know exactly what I'm talking about.

Also, both tenants pay online now, rather than driving 30 miles into the previous management company location.

You probably work be best with 6 months of payments and half the repairs in reserves. 

What's even worse is the inspectors are about half as good as they think they are, with egos inflated by ignorant buyers.  

If so, they get half of that commission.  

Most of them are willing to go the extra mile.

Are you sure you want your higher risk investments thousands of miles away?