I self manage our 53 units.

@Bruce Lynn  speaks the truth and may be referring to an HOA--Paloma Creek--that has jurisdication over one of our properties. 

I am in the middle of a transaction where I am selling my condo, however I just found out our complex's insurance had changed recently and does not cover 100% of replacement costs due to a recent claim (last year).

We install solid maple cabinets in most of our units.

We have never paid our construction company for services.

Many of our first time investors utilize seller financing because it requires minimal downpayment for each investment property.

Before you higher the next go to some of their active sites of projects and see how they are going.

We have a beach STR & we’ve decided we’d like our next property to be in the mountains.  

Our tax liability - with A LOT of dividend and investment income on top of our real estate income was $7,000!  

Chicago is not on our list of markets that meet those standards.