Look for physical evidence of pot use.

Fourth, add a few decorative touches to make the home more appealing: Place a flower pot full of marigolds or brightly colored welcome mat by the front door; Set a colorful bowl of fruit on the kitchen counter; Install some decorative shelving on bathroom wall; Paint one of the walls in the living or family room an accent color that harmonizes with the rest of the room.Fifth, learn to live with and accept what that renter does with YOUR house.

Also, I wanted to hear their conversations to learn things about why they were looking for a place to rent, do they fight with each other, do they smell like smoke or pot, did they bring friends with them who are people I wouldn't want hanging around on my property, on and on.I know some people think having an open house generates a type of bidding frenzy, but you're still going to have to screen them.  

As well, as get rid of problem tenants without having to evict for breach of contract, and prove that.One type of smoke that you may not be able to anticipate is pot smoke.  

we rarely see advice on this site from investors that talk about going to your city or county meetings when they are discussing the comprehensive plans.. or I have yet to see anyone suggest you go to your city or county and talk to the long range planner.. its not a guess its planned get ahead of the plan to create real estate wealth. buying a rental house is simply RE starter one oh one and investor tend to simply focus on ONE metric cash flow at the purchase which i guess is fine but its a slow boat to be on . .. but there is so much more to real estate that SFR rentals buy and hope   Hope your tenant is good hope your neighborhood does not go to pot etc. etc.  

Good news! Loan limits have increased for 2019. This is for conventional loans and the mortgage amount not the purchase price. 1-Unit: $484,3502-Unit: $620,2003-Unit: $749,6504-Unit: $931,600Hope everyone has a great ...

Misrepresenting or using fraudulent cooked up documents to induce a contract is a serious prosecutable offense and definitely basis for voiding a contract at the very least. 

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A couple questions come up though: I heard that Cook County is not landlord friendly,  and dealing with a rental later on might be a pain.  

Holes in the wallls and dirt all over the walls from kids hands and who knows what.They almost burned down the house from the cooking being done with grease.