Lowe's and Home Depot brands change suppliers all the time and slight variations will make you nuts trying to do touch up. 

@Garfield M.From my understanding of the Chicago Zoning Ordinances; the extra 31 sq.ft. you need would Still require you to pursue a full Zoning Variation; and not an Administrative Adjustment.I took a quick look back at the ordinances; and I assume you are getting your note about "90% of 4,000 sq.ft." from:17-13-1003-A Lot Area. 1.

I have my own, and I'm always interested to hear variations of what I do.

There are other potential variations as well, but it gives you an idea. 

I'm going to delve into the town codes more, but my thoughts is to just do a long term rental all utilities included or do a RUBS variation of 75/25 or 80/20 split.

I've seen 18-month, 24-month, 72-month, and 15-year balloons and the variation seems to come down to what the seller wants/needs out of the deal.If they are a "hair on fire" type of person then they'll likely need the money sooner, though, so put on your empathy goggles and peer into their motives :) 

Most of us do flat fee based on raise amounts, with some variations here and there for non-standard deals, extras, etc.Base price is $8500 for a sub-$1M raise, and it goes up from there depending on how much you're raising.First consultation is free, different firms have different policies on subsequent conversations.

Here, he would be entitled to his interest (and points if he’s sophisticated enough to require them) and you would keep the remaining profits.Only about 1347 variations on this, but those are the basics of an equity interest and a debt interest in a flip.

With monthly expenses at $1,123 he clearly is doing all the labor for free and even then, those expenses feel light.While there is a wide variation, expenses in the apartment space, average about 50% of revenue.

This is just a variation of either #3 above (temporary renting) or #5 below (disguised sale).