A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

However, Why is it appropriate for the city to only require rental owners to test for a lead safe environment and not owner occupants. 

You could of made your point in a respectful way.

Respectfully,Nicholas Parish

Your actions, while guided by well meaning principals, could create an unsafe environment for your other tenants or neighbors.

We don't give references of clients phone numbers, we respect everyone's privacy because people have been abused.

However, the rental is in a bit of an urbanized environment which all applicants cannot fit our income or credit requirements.

We settled on $1200, $1000, and $800 for the three units respectively, meaning that we would pay $36k a year for all three units, and Brian was willing to defer the rent for 3 months so we could build our cash flow.

You have to squat down behind them and wipe all day while they bellyache about how hard their jobs are and how they deserve respect. 

So much disrespect thrown out towards Chicago and specifically the South Side of the city, I hope the numbers will change a few minds.In the words of a local developer I highly respect Leon Walker "the difference between Gentrification and Venture Development is INTENT” http://www.dl3realty.com/venturedevelopmentIf you are not in the City, you may not know there is a tremendous resurgence happening on the South Side of Chicago.As a native of Brooklyn, if you would have told me my neighborhood as a child in the 80s (Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY) would have turned into Million Dollar homes a on every block I would have laughed at you.