Allot of landlords in Chicago offer paying for heating to attract tenants but if you stick to the areas where you get tenants who have good paying jobs they can afford to pay their own utilities.

Direct deposit makes it very attractive.

I just checked items off the list and was able to breath again.

Dear Bigger Pockets Members:  Let's be honest with each other here: One of the reasons that we are attracted to real estate, as an investment, is because of the unequal distribution of knowledge.

We are ultimately very satisfied with our floors and have put the 3 coats of satin poly to protect the floors and not give too much gloss, which would attract too much attention to the floors.

Areas that surround attractive neighborhoods stand to be revitalized before others due to the inevitable spillover that occurs as an area becomes more populous.

As a Realtor, I attracted real estate investors as clients.

That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid while still attempting to use vinyl flooring.This wasn't an issue when they built the house in that the floors were wood, and they breathed...no different than the first line item in building code exceptions §1203.4.2 which states "where warranted by climatic conditions, ventilation openings to the outdoors are not required if ventilation openings to the interior are provided"....but we aren't talking about code here, we're talking about solutions to an existing problem without spending a ton of money.

The people we attract are not the ones normally living in this area.

I would have to agree 100% with Alex Craig it is better for you to get higher priced properties which in turn attract higher quality tenants which in turn makes management of the property much easier.