I am a residential appraiser in Cook county and surrounding counties.

Say someone works in a field where incomes are subject to change dramatically such as oil and gas, certain types of construction like road building etc, these people may work large numbers of hours and make good money but there is usually some level of base pay and should conditions change such as oil prices dropping or say having a wet summer where construction might be delayed for extended periods etc, you will want to evaluate a prospective tenant on a base pay as well as the highest gross income possible.In an oil and gas situation it would be totally possible for a person/family to make $4000 a month right and your rent lets say is $1500/mo, well what happens when the price of oil drops and there is no overtime pay coming in and that monthly income drops to $2000/mo????

Bigger yard is good for cook outs and if you have a dog.

For example, my heating for my duplex isn't split so I can't legally charge for oil.

Cooking the books can get you a stay in the big house.

If I rented a car the rental agency wouldn’t let me change the oil or repair a door or rotate the tires. same thing with houses.

Timber  Minerals  Oil  water rights  conservation easements  etc etc.

Water based vs Oil based. 

I'll be there. count me in on whatever you cook up. if I can do anything let me know

@Angie Cook Timely post!