I thought I was going to retire on a stock called CMGI, now MLNK -- check out this pain: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?

In the months of Nov through Feb, I try to stick with leases that are at 6 months or less; some members of BP will tell you to only do month to month lease terms (so that you can give a pain-in-the-tail tenant the boot in any given month without going into an eviction - just a letter that terminates the lease).

They are allergic to animals and are concerned renting your property may pose a health hazard for them.3.

Its a big enough pain when its across town.

The weather here is downright nasty, and getting out is impossible for me due to health.

All of the services have their place, but it is a pain to manage all of this.

Btw, if my answer above wasn't complete enough, I have another answer to Tom's question...It's the same people who say that it's not the government's job to provide public health care to Americans, but has no problem approving budgets that include $300B for Medicare (um, that's free health care) and another $100B for the VA (more free health care!)...

I believe you are required to give 30-day notice for a tenant at will in IL but eviction can begin after 5-days for an at fault eviction (ie, non-payment, staying past lease period).A week to week agreement will get you a little more rent $ but having to collect a check 4-5 times a month sounds like a pain to me.

It can be a real pain in the tail too.Depending on how any deal cash flows, you could buy in an entity using some of your cash,and admit others as owners with you.

good luck on a pain free closing!