A well established full house management will do at least the following: guest communication, house inspections to check cleaning and that nothing is missing, claim support IF there are issues, guest screening and “party prevention”, restocking of supplies, coordination for maintenance, safety and security of the house, work with you on city regulations, dynamic pricing, manage the listing online, cleaning management, monthly reports there is a lot ... but there are great STR management companies out there providing a ton of value.

Nothing requires you to agree to her demands.What happens to deposits is governed by state law and the contents of the contract. 

It is simply foolhardy to purchase into an HOA without review of the Governing Documents specific to that project.

If you were to purchase a property that has to abide by HOA regulations, such as a condo, what monthly expenses are included in HOA costs?

One thing I liked about his conference was that over and over and over he preaches to follow the SEC regulations or risk trouble for yourself and maybe the entire industry. 

What does allegiance government relocation means?

Well, the government owns it (taxes that never end), but allows the bank and myself to claim ownership for the moment...

Finding a good deal is the name of the game but obviously there is a cyclical component to the market with the tightening and loosening of regulations to consider.

You can again qualify as an accredited investor, but I believe the law requires extra steps for an foreign investor to invest in a Regulation D project.

When I think of Chicago, I think of over-price, over-regulated, city of corruption (at least 2 politicians in federal prison I think) that's located in a fiscally unsound state.