The $3000 rent is currently very common to be paid by the blue-collar workers.

@Michael Gunn I mIght have missed the mention here, but it could also be constructive to think about what your ideal tenant is (newly minted working professional, grad students, hard-working college kid, blue collar workers, etc.).

Now OP and Blue Sky are out of business and there are millions of dollars spent that will not be recouped.Understand...

There was a 60's vintage cast-iron dark blue bathtub and over the years, the soap scum had built up on the enamel to a point that the blue had turned green in places.

@Evan File I have heard good things about Blue Frog and Titan but have not personally used either. 

But you're still in a Blue state that is very tenant friendly, right?

@Ashley @Ashley Zhang We sold what we had to some one that contacted us out of the blue.

My strategy would almost always be the cheap purple and light blue properties.

And I lived in 1 of my houses for 1.5 years in 2011/12 , white, blonde, blue eyed with a red convertible.

Our company manages 80% of our total properties under manangenent in the west and northwest suburbs and I swear buy it as blue chip secure investments.