If you’re seeking to follow the RE path, this will be the best start! 

Im just starting out - looking for ways to break into the real estate world.

There is much less new supply of single family homes, so the rental rates are flat to up a little; this does depend on the neighborhood though, in some of the fringe areas where there is a lot of new single family home construction the rents are a little softer.

In the next few months, I'm looking to get a standard CA NAA lease with RUBS included for billing the water and sewer, as well as requiring tenants to have their own renters insurance, as that is not something they are currently required. 

Meaning: Instead of the app being submitted in 2 days or so, it's taken weeks. :-(  We are only staying with the bank because the rate is so advantageous and the terms are as well.

This would include architectural fees, new equipment, cost of protecting or defending your title to the property, or building improvements.

Contact the City of Chicago on this.

We would never extend a lease to a resident misbehaving like that.I'd encourage you to tighten up your procedures and, following your lease, get this resident out at the soonest possible time.

My LLC is the beneficiary of the trust.

In his opinion the best setup to minimize taxes was a checkbook LLC in an SDIRA.