This also assumes no property management inclusion -- even if you are managing the property yourself you should include something for that line item.

I have heard that Chicago is very diverse and the population is growing.  

But I really don't think they will admit anything to them or care about what Home Advisor has to say, reason being they have only 2k to loose if they do nothing, but lots of costs associated with paying for my damaged items and fixing their work. 

Based on some of the items left behind, I'm guess a contractor was housing his laborers? 

The water bills are ridiculous; the city fines for everything and getting the tenants to pay for things that are outside the rent (even if it's stated in the lease) is a challenge and you cannot add these items to a Failure to Pay rent notice.

I have a property that needs a total rehab and some small items on other properties that a handyman would be able to fix.

The problem is many people get access to money and they spend it on consumer items that go down in value over time.  

You can also set out key word alerts to tell you of items or locations of interest, like "buy and hold", or "San Francisco". 

Welcome to BP.And your initial deposit has been earning you ~$35k per year on average ever since - despite the diversion of a global financial crisis in the middle of that!

You can, if you want, deduct up to $100,000 of the interest on the HELOC as a personal itemized deduction under the IRS provision that lets you deduct up to $100,000 home equity debt in addition to the $1,000,000 in home purchase debt.