It also abides by the residential landlord-tenant ordinance, which if you use other leases is where a lot of things can be missed.So while I don't recommend using it without understanding it, it has been pre-vetted by attorneys so is actually a pretty good lease to use for anyone new or old (but specific to Chicago)

Wow, these are some great pieces of advice and experience.

@Maximillian Engram There are no downsides if you plan to actually focus on sales and invest.

What d o you think stops you from making the first step into actually purchasing an investment?

Thank you for reaching out to me, I actually just sent you an email with my info if you wanted to have a phone call or possibly even meet up. 

That said I haven't actually worked with them yet so I'll be following along as well to see if others have recommendations for investor-friendly CPAs in the area.

I actually agree with @Rick Albert that appraisers usually don't giving enough dollar for what you spent.

We're trying to fix that problem so actual results reflect the will of the people.

Not looking at the actual cause.

my newest purchase is actually 2 streets over from UOP!