If you insist on staying in Chicago, follow the Orange and Green lines. 

I agree with you about the amount of sub 2 deals out there that make any kind of sense I get the feeling investor just think these things are out there as low hanging fruit to be plucked.. when nothing is further from the truth at least deals that would make sense to me and you .. of course there are always suckers that think over paying or paying full retail just to do a sub 2 is some great move. :)  but its like any paid training the reality of deal flow is greatly glossed over.

But that is often an "apples to oranges" comparison unless you're going to live in the property/house hack.Got it.

We're saying don't try to find the lowest hanging fruit.  

Suburbs in path of progress is the low hanging fruit.

Hi Scott, consider USFR for zero risk cash, earns 5.4% holding 8 week Floating rate note US treasuriesor for mild risk cash, consider BKN - BlackRock's Muni fund, earns 5.6% tax free, which for you would be >9% tax-equivalent yield, and if rates fall, the BKN etf will rise considerably, which though will be capital gains taxable :(, It holds intermediate term Municipals that are all GO, general obligation, so they can always tax us dumb schmuck citizens to pay off the notes instead of defaulting, so low risk but not zero risk for cash. ie (Orange county '90s)Inflation has already resolved, the 3 month trailing core PCE is at 1.5%, well below FEDs 2% target, so they will likely start cutting soon as the 12 month trail falls in line, that's why Powell changed his verbiage so much last Wednesday, and FOMC minutes speak of 150 bp cuts before the end of December as their expectation per their Dot Plots, the only question remaining is consumer spending,(>60% US economy), if falling like McDonalds/Starbucks/Uber saying then unemployment will accelerate and then possible recession, then 10yr yield falls even more, and bonds values would rise like Mike just said above.

This was super eye opening as someone planning to build an ADU in Orange County, CA.

These are examples of how you could still be comparing apples to oranges focusing on safety and cash flow alone.

He's enjoying the fruit of his **** labor.

So even the worst of the worst lemons can even be turned into a delicious fruit punch vs this fkry of "notes" where what, what do ya do now, right.....