Our Property Management Blog Posts

Can You Rent Out a Chicago Condo? Rental Restrictions Owners Must Know

By Jason Marcordes Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Buying a condominium in Chicago can be an attractive way to enter the rental market. Condos often provide access to established neighborhoods, desirable amenities, and buildings where many exterior maintenance responsibilities are handled by an association. For homeowners who are...

Tenant Breaking a Lease in Chicago? What Landlords Need to Know

By Jason Marcordes Tuesday, October 20, 2026

A tenant signs a 12-month lease, moves into your Chicago rental property, and begins paying rent as expected. Several months later, you receive a message explaining that they need to move out before the lease expires.Perhaps they accepted a job in another state, purchased a home,...

Bolingbrook Rental Property Management: A Guide for Local and Out-of-State Owners

By Jason Marcordes Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Owning a rental property in Bolingbrook can be a strong long-term investment, but successfully renting out a home here involves more than finding a tenant and collecting rent. Owners need to understand the local rental market, prepare the property properly, meet Village requireme...

How to Manage a 2–4 Unit Rental Property in Chicago

By Jason Marcordes Monday, October 5, 2026

Chicago's 2-flats, 3-flats, and 4-flats are a distinctive part of the city's housing market. For rental property owners, they offer an appealing combination: multiple rental units within a single building. However, managing several units under one roof is very different f...

How to Hire a Property Manager When You Already Have a Tenant in Chicago

By Jason Marcordes Monday, September 21, 2026

If you want to hire a property manager with an existing tenant already living in your Chicago rental, you do not necessarily have to wait for the lease to expire or the property to become vacant. In many situations, professional management can begin while the existing tenancy con...

How to Manage Chicago Rental Property From Out of State

By Jason Marcordes Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Owning rental property in Chicago while living in another state is absolutely possible. In fact, at Landmark Property Management, more than 70% of our clients live outside Illinois or abroad. Remote ownership is not an unusual situation for our team. It is a major part of th...

Should You Sell or Rent Your Home When Relocating?

By Jason Marcordes Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Relocating for a new job, residency, fellowship, family needs, or another opportunity can leave you with a major financial decision:Should you sell or rent your home when relocating?We see this situation often throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. A physician finishes r...

What Happens During the First 30 Days After You Hire a Property Manager?

By Jason Marcordes Monday, August 24, 2026

Most property owners do not decide to hire a property manager out of nowhere. Usually, something has changed.Maybe managing the property is taking more time than you expected. Maybe you are moving out of state, growing your portfolio, or simply tired of coordinating repairs and a...

Real Estate Investing for Doctors: A Physician's Guide to Building Long-Term Wealth

By Jason Marcordes Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Build Wealth Beyond Your Medical Career Through Smarter Real Estate DecisionsBecoming a physician is one of the biggest investments you'll ever make. Years of education, residency, fellowship, and long hours are all focused on building one thing: your future earning potential...

Your Chicago Tenant Stopped Paying Rent: Can You Shut Off the Utilities?

By Jason Marcordes Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Most of the time when someone calls our office, it's because something has gone wrong.I'm Jason Marcordes, founder of Landmark Property Management, and after years of helping rental property owners throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, I've learned thos...