Pilsen sits right along the Pink Line and if you can get your hands on a good deal anywhere in Pilsen, I say go for it but if you really wanted to maximize your return, I definitely think anything from 16th street to Cermak Rd would give you an amazing return.

The Mills they would never do that otherwise they get black balled and no one will deal with them.. but johnny lunch bucket logger... they would cut you out in a heart beat. however most owners would honor the sanctity of contract even though there was no laws or rules pertaining to timber harvest contracts.... 

Plus it makes it easier for them to decide the crops aren’t worth harvesting as it will save them so much rent, fuel, time, and they can just harvest on their own land instead.

I did paint the cabinets but primarily because the previous tenant painted them hot pink.

They improve the land by harvesting trees, which in it self can make you a little money or recoup some cost.

The strategy you describe is often called “harvesting” your portfolio.  

He would look for wooded land with trees that when harvested would bring top dollar.

Here's a qucik mockup of the garage more matching the house.That foundation, wow, what a mess.If it were mine I would have a structural engineer and maybe a soil engineer come out and give an opinion on it.It's sheer weight may have made it crack off like that, no rebar, etc...If it's was salvageable, maybe I would jackhammer away the broken parts and reset the walls on the good part. making the garage smaller.Disassembling and bracing one wall at a time and increasing the overhang of the roof.Then when done, gypsum board the entire thing inside and paint it ceiling white.If it were  my personal garage I would Pink Panther insulate it and use a space heater for winter comfort.It could be a nice little gym for renter who works out.Also, I would have an electrician verify the electrical is hooked up correctly for garage (because the concrete seems amateurish I suspect the electrical may be too).

Tim and J Scott your never allowed to tell anybody you dont have time to do something. read these posts thing its scarywhat could you have accomplished if you didnt waste time in your political debates.I vote conservative I dont give 2 sh.its what anyone else votes. at the end of the day conservatives are gonna be called rich racist business people and liberals are goin to be called homos that like drawing and girly colors(J scott is wearing a pink shirt haha)

I had bright pink laminate countertops in decent condition with solid wood cabinets I didn’t want to replace, so I had it painted light-medium grey with 2 coats of rustoleum countertop paint.