I imagine that downtown Chicago is like any other city with its workable areas and its war zones. in many areas just a few blocks can mean a big difference in maintenance and vacancy both can cause losses.

I just want to make it applicable to my properties.For example I have added that maintenance of vehicles cannot be done on the driveway, and no holes in the wall for pictures.

Jeff Price Long term tenants are profitable. they generally take care of your property, don't require excessive maintenance, and eliminate vacancy.

Here is what the following charts show as our current situation.50% of households now received at least one federal check monthly.Nearly half pays zero income tax (yes, I'm aware they pay other taxes but so does the other half already).50 years ago the annual federal transfers was equal to 24 billion in today's dollars – in 2010 that number had risen to $2.2 trillion in transfer of money, goods, and services, which was nearly a 100 fold increase AFTER adjusting for inflation!

Sold the duplex because it was too much maintenance.

In looking for land, was he trying to find something that had no maintenance to speak of and he could hold until he could sell down the road or develop?

I just separated from the Air Force (Maintenance Officer) in July.

Define the annual returns you want and the degree of risk you are willing to take on.After many avenues of research if the return you want has too much risk for you then you need to adjust your returns expectations or increase your risk acceptance with your money.If the dynamic is specific to your area where you live you can look outside of that area (other cities,counties,states) to find properties or investment streams that match what you want.

If those "net" numbers are for real, it would take quite a bit of appreciation to give you that $7K difference in annual return.

I like having rates in each field so I don't have to manually do it.Do you have any percentages or average annuals forLawn CareUtilities when Vacant Capital Costs