My goal would be to get into rentals, I am hoping to buy my first property sometime this year and get my foot in the door.

Another point of the article in Las Vegas is all three dogs had come from animal shelters and killed their owners or owners child.

That Bubbly little 5 foot woman decided life wasn’t worth it any longer and pre mediated this action by jumping out in front of a logging truck.

The tenant may be testing you to see what they can get away with, and it is far better to start out on solid footing, as opposed to letting things get awkward because the tenant is trying to take advantage of you.

Also i would be quite clear with the other two tenants they should call the police or child services if needed and call the PM if they see anything like extensions to the basement. 

So much disrespect thrown out towards Chicago and specifically the South Side of the city, I hope the numbers will change a few minds.In the words of a local developer I highly respect Leon Walker "the difference between Gentrification and Venture Development is INTENT” http://www.dl3realty.com/venturedevelopmentIf you are not in the City, you may not know there is a tremendous resurgence happening on the South Side of Chicago.As a native of Brooklyn, if you would have told me my neighborhood as a child in the 80s (Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY) would have turned into Million Dollar homes a on every block I would have laughed at you.

After I leave, I'd expect unit A to command ~$1300 in rents.First problem: Supposed unit B is noisy and heavy-footed, which is driving unit C crazy.

Bracing gets set into the footing/slab of the basement if done properly and then usually 2x6 (i believe) and it's a metal beam up the floor joists. 

I've found some decent homes costing roughly $1.25 per sq. foot around Salt Lake county, and also found some much better-priced homes with MIL's in Toole/Stansbury Park.  

If he's the only child, let her know what you're doing.