Hi there I am seeking a referral to a large contracting group or contractor that has done apartment re-positioning work.Please PM me with a referral only if you've had personal experience with them.

Saturday, I found a tenant allowing her 'boyfriend' to provide a drive up drug delivery service from her apartment .

@Cole Barthel, thank you for your service sir.

@Arturo Colmenero you could try referencing zoning maps to look for multi family pockets but your best bet would be to subscribe to a service like Reonomy for example if you’re serious about finding multi family properties

Hi @Zach Schnoebelen, welcome to Chicago :) My suggestion is Berwyn - it's a suburb on the near southwest side that is still serviced by our commuter train, the Metra, which can take you downtown in <30 minutes.

I am speculating but if the rest of the home is in similar condition then your agent may have only quoted the property with carriers that have looser underwriting requirements but are more expensive.

All they normally have to do is prove that they are not the ones that are servicing the loan anymore which would be similar to a rental property, however they should not say that it is a rental property.

If the tenant qualifies, they get an electronic lease immediately, pay the security deposit and I cancel the rest of the appointmentsProcess I'm considering tryingList apartment on Wednesday Have all potential tenants show up at the same time for an open house style of viewingHave all interested tenants fill out a free application with income info and other basic questionsPick best from the list and send them a paid background checkIf tenant passes then send them a lease, if not, inform them and move on to the next bestAny input on these two strategies? 

Thank you for your service...What exactly are you initially thinking about doing?

I'm thinking:  recent law updates, handling specific tenant issues, when to raise the rent,  service/companion animals, vs pets;    Specific ideas would be best.