I will use real estate investing as a vehicle to free me from my "9-5 job" in order to spend with my family and live a purposeful life.I am mainly interested in buy-and-holds, but I'll keep my mind open for now as I am just getting started.My fiancé and I may very likely be moving to Germany within the next 1-2 years.

I believe that is mainly to keep stains from potentially seeping into the porous material that granite is. 

I am wondering if there is an easy way in Cook County to find the amount of legal units in a multifamily property without pulling a zoning certificate.My situation:I have a property that is being marketed as a 5 unit, 3 units main & 2 units coach house.

My main concern was having him on notice that something has changed from the norm and I really just feel like being in someone else's space "uninvited" is invading .

It's is a huge factor in my opinion, especially on your first one. 

You should also be factoring in maintenance, capital expenditures, vacancy, applicable utilities, and typically property management.

Finally, what are the main things YOU look for when interviewing property managers?

I usually factor in higher vacancy rate?

Hey @Rick Robles, as I'm sure you've heard with real estate investing, you mainly make your money when you buy.

David, I been on both sides, as landlord, landlord searching for PM, and as a contractor in the IT field.I self manage mainly, and for small jobs, I do have plumbers and handyman handling.