School, for some, was the only possible education.Today, if you have a smartphone or access to the internet, it's almost free.There have always been bookstores and libraries if course, but never had so much info been literally in the palm of our hand.It's a double edge said sword, though, because with that information we naturally have a lot of bad info to decipher or sift through.

How much different do you think the administrative tasks are with a series LLC vs several distinct LLCs for Illinois properties?

You can not find out answers to what a specific Trust allows on the INTERNET. 

If you're not up to the task, then seek the aid of a local agency that advocates for tenants and/or an attorney.

But you will learn more than you ever can by reading forums and asking random strangers on the internet for advice. 

I'll then use the internet to try and track down the owner and see if they want to sell. 

Just sprinkle it on the carpets.The internet has many sites with instructions on how to use it.It odorless and non-toxic, as opposed to the chemical stuff.I've used it to great effect.Good Luck!

As stated above I might check up on their internet presence and see if they show up at all.

The biggest reason is that we have changed to a global economy, and internet economy, and a virtual economy...all of which is unpredictable, and also uncontrollable. 

There were other shady attempts in LV to hold onto homes large and small after the bubble involving shady and fraudulent Notaries.So run the notary's name in the internet and against the Review Journal site to see if anything "odd" pops up.Good Luck!