In the past several years, I have worked to achieve several additional designations including CLHMS (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist), SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist and is e-Pro Certified.

I can setup and e-commerce portal but if someone will do it for me, that works too. 

-Best    Jason E.

As e-investors get scared they move funds into safer assets: bonds.

Your broker won't allow you to do property management because a) he/she doesn't want the added liability of property management and/or b) his/her E/O insurance does not have an endorsement for property management.A lot of brokers don't want anything to do with property management because they perceive it as more risky than sales.

YMMV with higher short-term rates but fewer short-term visitors during these months.Also, Airbnb has started collecting hotel/occupancy taxes for Chicago now and I believe such "transient" usage is defined as any stays less than a month.

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For that matter, Plan C, D, and E would probably be a good idea as well. 

Its a 2 bed 1 bath in the better part of V&E and should rent pretty high in that category.