Another thing to remember is to clean that portion of the wall/baseboard first.

This may have been my idea or theirs, I don't remember.

Just remember that new credit cards actually HURT your credit for the first year.

Check with a real estate lawyer in your state, but remember, a lawyers job is to keep you out of the grey areas.

No one around here can come up with any more than that.I almost never have tenants try to use their deposit for their last month's rent, and the few that have tried have backed down immediately when I reminded them that they didnt pay first and last.I don't think any of my tenants can remember what they paid for deposits, so it wouldn't make any difference if the deposit is the same as the rent or not.One thing I have statrted to do is to charge a non-refundable pet fee instead of a deposit.

Using Land Trusts Remember, you are just lease optioning the property at this point and do not actually own the property.

You'll find that this site will tend to grow on you.

However, the town its located in is now growing and at a good pace.

You can estimate expenses using criteria you learn around this site - just remember that in bigger bldgs major components - boilers, elevators..are costly items.

And last, I would love to have a mentor in the chicagoland area that I could work for, learn from, and help with your growing business.