Of course, confirm it is up to code as a fire pit (or inground wood burning BBQ, if need be called that) and your insurance company is OK with it.I would remove the plants near the house to reduce potential combustibles.

On multiple occasions he had us wasting our time looking up unnecessary tax forms online because he wasn’t well versed in tax code.

@Dain Boelter, Hmmm...and I have not accidentally noticed the lock box code over the realtor's shoulder or checked the lock box code when they were in another room and then gone back later, not with my GC, to check out the property.

If you proceed with the tenant, you need legal clarity before you submit an offer.Before you go under contract, ask a local landlord attorney:• Does this zip code require just-cause?

Twice, people have reported us to an association for making "substantial" alterations that were actually minor, up to code, and safe. 

The “buy it for one thousand, sell it for thirty thousand on terms, hope they default, repeat” era left a real scar on this niche.But that’s not the structure I operate in, and it’s not the structure anyone should be using if they want a sustainable business with real buyers.I don’t work in the bottom five percent zip codes, I’m not touching one thousand to five thousand dollar shells, and I’m not doing deed transfers with long foreclosure timelines.

Build your core three locally: a multifamily broker who knows mom‑and‑pop sellers, a lender comfortable with small balance multifamily, and a PM with real rent rolls in your target zip codes.

The biggest headwinds right now are heightened construction costs largely driven by more expensive MEP’s, introduction of more complexed building codes, higher interest rates and opex costs impacting debt coverage which directly impact refinance options.

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This is not legal advice, nor is it a professional consultation.Chicago has code enforcement.