They create a show home with too many high end finishes/features and fail to grasp fair rental condition.

I am fairly new to REI but have become extremely passionate as of late. 

Our Market is fairly tame. nothing too crazy happens either way.

Very fair, always profitable. 

What do they care if I buy poorly and lose my shirt down the road.Again, just following what the market and others are doing sounds like gambling , not investing.

More realistic, fair, and practical, would be 5%, which will lower the expenses by about $4,000 annually.If you're still with me at this point, here are some other details:  New exterior and roof on building.  

I have called a few major insurance agencies (Farmers, MetLife) and so far the quotes I am getting sound fairly outrageous, at least compared to what I am seeing across the site and my expectations.What kind of rates are Chicago investors seeing for multi family apartment buildings, and what agents/companies are you using.  

It doesn't matter whether it's interest, dividend, passive, capital gains - it's all taxed at the same (fairly high) rate.

It says that even when there isn't a written contract to something, it may be so fair to assume that such a contract exists to allow for recovery.

What pay structure would be fair to me yet attractive get a broker to come join me