I have been combing through expired listings, and have found a handful of properties that fell of the MLS and had a deceased owner (assuming next of kin was/is trying to sell it without updating the property).

unbelievable- this is definitely another reminder of how essential it is to screen tenants with a fine-tooth comb.

I'm not in the Chicago market @Claire Rosenberg however, one of my favorite strategies is combing through rental listings that have been sitting on zillow, craigslist etc. for a month or more.

I'm in the process of getting him on the phone  go through it with a fine tooth comb with your contractor....get more of an understanding as to why he ran out of money etc

Would I have to combing them into 1 account?

(Fine-comb your PM's Schedule of Fees carefully... sometimes you can negotiate.)These are the "reality factors" that kill the projected ROI.

I have the ability to structure the funding to cover to acquisition cost of the land and part of the development costs when combing it with the multi family project I am looking at.

Because I can find this answer...but I kind of don't want to spend all of that time combing through records unless it does something important for us.Hope that makes sense.

Tax specialists have a different fine comb.

Several layers of disaster noted in your investing plan1. using a wholesaler 2. unknown closing method 3. you didn't look up his license and complaint boards 4. you allowed contractor to cut corners and cheat  to save a dime 5. you didn't listen to your gut. 6. you issued checks before you verified work completed in workmanlike manner and didn't comb through the bills.......Learn from this.