It is a two bedroom, one bath condo unit in Oak Lawn, a southwest suburb of Chicago.

Real estate salespersons can also perform these activities but always under the supervision of an employing broker If the only activities a company is providing are lawn care, snow removal, physical building maintenance, rent collection, condominium association management (with no leasing or renting involved), a real estate license is NOT required.

How long can they keep the interest rates artificially low?

They are artificially held low.

If your neighbor pays you to help him move or borrows your lawn mower you are always free to barter amongst yourselves for those goods and services which are not related to the real estate transaction.

Document everything, take pictures of the lawn and anything in disrepair and send a certified letter stating your intentions and why.

. ;)3-get rental area rates and crunch some numbers with tax, ins, rent, capX (will fluctuate if newer things have been done), r&m (lawn-do I want tenants to pay?

I ended up going with the lowest one after getting references and was very pleased with the work.Later I learned it again about mowing when I sought a few times to have someone mow the lawn at my second home, which I normally do myself.  

The appraisal came back ineligible for loan because of a safety issue (lawn more threw a rock and put a hole in a window).

The tenant will be responsible for utilities, lawn, snow.I don't have a number for the insurance.