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It's a shame but most will be disappointed with their futures.In our day we had hippies, then yuppies now puppies (poor urban professionals).

I see way too many people posting wanting to get started in REI with nothing saved, little income, little experience and poor credit, dreaming on making money in real estate.  

I saw two interesting options today, both have exterior damage due to poor maintenance.Can someone recommend a contractor in the South Side of Chicago?

Most reasons have already been stated above such as: job loss, medical health issues leading to job loss, divorced spouse/domestic violence issues, allowing their adult children, boyfriends/girlfriends/former spouse  move in that are not on the lease and whose financial and rental history would fail to meet rental criteria set by you. 

I currently work in the health care industry and I am looking at building a secondary income with more real estate investments.  

I have met them a few times but dont know them well enough to say whether they do a great job or a poor job. 

I do agree that an in-house maintenance crew makes getting small repairs done quickly, however, we have also found the repairs tend to be of a poor quality or lazy choices are made... especially when they know you can't easily come and check up on them.

After many months be friending the homeowner and helping him get proper health care and a new home and close out the probate (because of his deceased wife) we were able to finally to close and begin work.

And, I know, supply and demand, people always need somewhere to live, but in a health industry, sub-par businesses will eventually fail.