Had to pay thousands of dollars to settle utilities, because they don't shut it off after 1 month of non-payment like it would make sense to do - tenant was overdue by over a year for utilities.

This is where tenants go to file about non-working items and pay rent to an escrow held by court/the county.

HI all, What are the some non-traditional value add on 21 units?

@Mike Lambert - We will be living in Montreal and I thought there might still be value in the duplex market, particularly in the improving, inner-city suburbs like Hochelaga, Le Sud-Ouest, St.

Otherwise you need a lender willing to lend on  a non-warrantable condo in Cook County. 

I've just never worked out a problem of this particular nature (every one who has rented from me moved out after the expiration of the lease and the family I evicted was evicted due to default of the terms of the lease... more specifically... marijuana growing in the basement).

You could consider non-conventional commercial lenders.

Surety bonding protects you from all non-performances and locks in your price, so bonded contractors will make sure that their behind is covered on all worst case scenarios.

@Scott Schultz  In Illinois and particularly around Chicago, the buyer and seller both have an attorney. 

They supposedly are a non-profit org that helps provide housing for homeless which works similar to Section 8.http://www.abodeservices.org/Curious if anyone has worked with them and can share your experience?