Hire people to do one little task, when they get it done, move to another. 2.

Hire hourly, give small tasks, and fire them FAST if they don't perform. 2.

Perhaps a nice 1950's built bungalow.Always hire a 3rd party property inspector to give you an unbiased feel for the home.

(As in, at 4 I hired PM for all units, at 12 I started my own PM, at 30 I 1031'd all of my residential into a single commercial)

We hired a property manger and they did a background check on him.

Since my goal is to get 10 offers accepted that means I need to make 10k calls in 3 months.I'll probably hire a separate VA.

Are you going to be hiring a contractor to do the work? 

I'm sure this company put this somewhere in the fine print when you first got hired. 

I tend to hire handymen and work them as long as I can before something happens. 

So, it will be good if I need to hire Property Management for both properties together.Why am I investing in Chicago if I will be moving to Texas: is that I couldn’t find any multi-unit (3+) property less than $500k in other large metro cities in east coast, west coast & south (in good & decent neighborhoods).Now, my question: Is this wise investment based on the numbers above, selection of area (NW Chicago) and my situation of moving to other state?