Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

If it's been sitting for years new codes might be in place now that cost a lot more to finish the property with building requirements.We run into a bunch of fractured subdivisions here in GA.

Maybe now is the time to use their services, we shall see.They are really great, all the work they have to give information for free, and now they have a membership club that costs around $38 a month to get more special reporting/meetings...Filipe

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookConsider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing works well in Chicago.

For example houses in zip code xxxxx typically go for $200k - 250k.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

I'm looking a t a place that is listed as 7 units in chicago in RT-4 zoneAfter quick lookup i got contradictory pieces of information1 up to 3 apartments2 low density apartments with no number attached to itso my questions are1 is is that ok that it is a 7 unit2 can i reduce the number of apartments to lets say 4 units or do i need special permits to do sothx

Getting someone appointed with sufficient capacity, powers and authority to borrow or sell as executor, administrator (or special administrator) can easily take 5-6 weeks PLUS one to four weeks getting the signed order back from the court!

I'm guessing the OPs attorney might not have been aware of the equity and/or doesn't understand overages.I work an area where a huge number of HOAs are represented by one attorney whose practice specializes in HOA fee collection and lien placement.

What do you specialize in?