I plan on raising their rents and signing a year or finding new ones. 3.

From a business perspective it’s very simple, raise the rent to market value / increase profit.

It’s been a great market for me so far as I was raised there and have a father that’s an agent that’s been helping me.I only invest in multi family there and like it quite a bit!

Breadth of knowledge and expertise in all areas of real estate investing (buy & hold, fix & flip, as well as usual realty services). 

@Pat Daniels , yes, you can and should raise the rent if additional people are living on the property.

I'm currently 61 years old and I have about 30 years of experience in construction management and having a real estate brokerage license in Texas and I was born and raised in Dallas.. 

Somewhere, somebody is going to need to be paid for a service.

And services have been cut to the bone.At some point we likely see bankruptcy (as predicted by the bonds), but even if we dont, its fair to say Illinois is not a growth state, and that costs for fees, and property taxes are likely headed up.So declining population, radical tenant friendly laws and high government costs all point to me as a place I would not want to invest.

Oh, and thanks for your service.

If I had my choice it would be to hear more about Partnership formation and legal ways to raise money.