Yes, seller financing is another approach to reduce the amount of cash invested, which pushes up the total return (or IRR). 

He'd tried to open it, and it was unlocked, but when he pushed on it the door pushed back.

As mentioned you also can hire a property preservation company to come winterized it as wellAt this point in time it shouldn’t need to be winterized in Chicago but it’s always good to look and think ahead.

If I can't find it in a 15 min search at the recorder, then I would go ahead and ask. 

Its just a revenue stream Nothing more nothing less.when I see them I push back and tell them I am not going to pay it. 

Just a heads up - if you have strong relationships with church leadership and are getting into real estate, the YIGBY movement may be a great place for you to work in. 

Everything else will come out long down the rd in trial but for now I’m just picking brains and finding more facts with supporting evidence for actual OCGA law and or other repercussions the lender could face once we finally bring this up or I begin working with the FBI and local authorities on the other matters in the case and want to have as much info I can get ahead of time to begin documenting any case law etc to expedite the process later. 

I have gone ahead with painting Navajo White for all the walls, and Ultra White for the trim and plan to use this color scheme throughout all the units eventually.

It seems like you are looking for someone to push you and say just do it but its a personal decision at the end of the day.

Welcome to the community, you are already light-years ahead of most people with getting into real estate at your age.