The window concern almost broke by heart, as the winters here in Wisconsin got to -38F this past winter.

That's kind of the heart of the question, right?

You must prepare a form 3115 Change in Accounting Method in the current year to correct prior years and get the record set properly for going forward.The form is not for the faint of heart. 

Purchase price: $1,200,000 12 unit multi family building in the heart of Edison Park in Chicago.

If you have a very good relationship, have a heart to heart discussion, and if your living situation can support it, offer to let her to stay with you for a while so she won't be burdened by the stress of bills and a mortgage she can't keep up with.  

As much as you may feel in your heart its a good deal, lord knows I've been there, you can't take the chance on trying to set the market.

I don't know how big the office is that you are considering but KW has an awesome learning based program and is indeed a family.Although the "how to's" can be overwhelming and complex, to make sure you have properly addressed all issues, the real challenge and the heart of the business is all about "lead generation".  

It was/is in the heart of midtown Atlanta, right across from Piedmont Park and the newly developed Beltline.

No point in investing time and money into a project you don't have your heart in.

To say this in a nice way, your just going to have to study long and hard, ask a lot of questions here, read a lot of blogs, put your heart into this and good things will happen.