Investing from overseas as a non-resident, how do I file for a withholding tax reduction and which taxes am I looking at here?

At the risk of being a tax practitioner on this thread correcting someone...you're actually supposed to report number of days the property was rented at fair market value on Schedule E.Software will examine the fair market rented (FMR) days and the relationship of the FMR days to the personal use days for treatment under Sec 280A (which involves personal use of rentals and properties rented less than 15 days).The tax treatment for a property available to rent 365 days during the tax year but rented 0 days is much different than a property rented at fair market rates for 365 days.

Development trends in an area always start with road development i.e expanding lanes or putting in new roads, then comes the housing, then comes shopping centers then comes medical facilities...urban sprawl.

We invest in small condos in specific tenant markets - like college/medical/law students and/or military. 

1  Setup Self Directed IRA Account and fund it.2  Buy property $100,000 with funds from the SDIRA.3  Collect rents, pay expenses, manage property through SDIRA.Questions:  Can the IRA take out a (non-recourse) loan against the property?

Usually when that happens the tenant is late on their bills and the shutoff is "involuntary" for non-payment. 

So if you do receive a loan based on the rental income, and no personally income, it would automatically be a non-Fannie/Freddie loan.  

I would get a job with a property management company (one that doesn't have you sign a non-compete).This is likely the quickest way to learn the business. 

I used to use the $5 corded ones too, even though my lease says that window treatments are by the tenants. 

Who can refer me to an AMAZING real estate agent (buyers agent) who knows Chicago— looking for a nice suburbs near the medical school.