While the CFP credential is more widely known, EA is more meaningful to real estate planning. 

I drove by in January and see a window upstairs wide open.

Please forgive the broadness of the question but at this junction I'd rather cast a wide net.  

a 3/2 single wide can cost barely nothing yet can rent for a comparable 3/2 stick built in many areas. 

Without these, it doesn’t matter how wide or how deep you go, you won’t do very well no matter what.

That would mean that the maximum rent the median person could afford city wide is, $1389.

@Lien VuongThank you Lien , yes I will do all the #s out, especially for the reason of aggressively paying down the HELOC, Correct me if I'm wrong but when I get in a deal, I planned on trying to beat out time , paying down , then switching to a fixed.To be honest , I've been researching a wide range,  even S.Carolina,lol , I just like to do the #s and am very curious about other market comparisons. 

If Preckwinkel is elected, give Chicago a hard pass.Also, there is a move to have STATE-WIDE rent control in Illinois.

I waited for a sunny day and took HDR wide shots with an SLR camera/tripod with the windows open and all the lights on in the house. 

Deed of Trust (DOT) (the way you did it on the Cochise deal) and a Promissory Note (Note).My experience is that Promissory Notes don't vary much from state to state if at all, while Deeds of Trust can be regulated by law or by custom.Here is my two cents (I'm sure there will be widely differing opinions on this post).