The state doesn’t have rent control laws, but landlords are prohibited from collecting more than one month’s rent for security deposits.

It took alot of calling and emailing but I secured a place.                                                     

my RE income from my rentals is semi-passive of course... so less active than W2 but more active than dividends or social security.

I'm a very analytical person who won't start a new venture without first gaining a solid understanding, establishing the right framework and connections, and ensuring that I'm securing a great deal.

Hi @Shawn SmithI am a US loan officer in Toronto, assisting Canadians to secure financing in the US.

As Sean Wagner mentioned, the city of Chicago has adopted their own regulations on charging what's commonly referred to as a "security deposit" you need to do it another way. 

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

We started looking at coaching programs and some of these things just seem ridiculous at 20-40 grand, and some seem more like life coaching programs as opposed to real estate programs. we don't want to syndicate we really would just like to find someone that we can bounce deals / ideas off of and have them assist in underwriting and giving us a better sense of security that we are doing the right thing.

Remember, it doesn't need to be Grant Cardone!

Quote from @Stetson Oates: The vast majority of disputes are over security deposits and the most a landlord could lose is 3x the deposit amount.Slip-and-fall or other major lawsuits almost never happen.