There are some elaborate "bank" insurance strategies out there sold by hungry RIAs....smoke and mirrors mostly!

During the last few days, my project manager is replacing all the outlets, switches, smoke alarms, mirrors, registers/returns, door-knobs, etc.For our typical project, this all takes about 10-12 days.

For example, the west side near the United Center used to be a terrible place to be after dark.  

I will not buy in the bad parts, unless it is a smoking hot deal; then still, maybe not.

Unless the house is a smoking hot deal where you can add AC in later, you're looking at difficulty finding tenants at every turnover, and you'll have turnover every year.

The blue shop towels are highly absorbent, don't tear easily, and will readily show you where the moisture is because the light blue color of the towel will turn dark blue as soon as water gets on it. 

Wholesalers don't buy houses... unless I am in the dark on what a wholesaler does.

They also need a new Transformer for the front door bell and another smoke alarm in the bedroom.  

Let me know what you think.As a matter of information, smoking is prohibited inside our rental units.If you decide that the apartment would meet your needs and wish to proceed with the application process, a “deposit to hold” binder equal to a month’s rent would need to be collected at that time.

The apartment was like a dungeon, all the windows with dark curtains.