An area that is walkable to one of the hottest parts of town for tourists.

It's a weeding out event. 

In either event, I might suggest at least a small ramp up to make sure you do have some projected initial inertia and momentum so that if you do take the leap of faith, you at least know which way to jump :). 

Beyond the Monthly Management, Placement & Maintenance fees, all other fees in our contract are IF EVENT -> THEN fees.

Beyond the Monthly Management, Placement & Maintenance fees, all other fees in our contract are IF EVENT -> THEN fees.

Start growing your network while you're getting your license, look on Facebook/BiggerPockets for different events and find a mentor doing what you want to do. 

The current leases do not go into much detail on how the current property manager handles non-separated utilities so I thought I would reach out to you all.In the event that a property has utilities or services payable by the tenant but are not separately metered, what is the most efficient way to handle billing said tenants in regards to ease of self managing? 

Look on Meetup.com for local events to attend and investors to network with.

Beyond the Monthly Management, Placement & Maintenance fees, all other fees in our contract are IF EVENT -> THEN fees.

In addition, if there any meet-ups, seminars or events in general regarding REI in the Chicago or West Suburban Area I would to know for I can connect, network and continue to expand my knowledge within REI.