Years ago I used the 3P index... pawn shops, porn stores, and payday loans. .. too many too close and it’s still too early.

So it may be wise for you to get yourself educated for a bit first and put the money into a low-risk liquidatable investment or savings account for now.Lastly, I swear BP isn’t paying me to promote this book, but I did recently buy and listen to the Audible version of the BP Publishing book by David Greene, Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties, which you can find on the BP Store or Amazon.

To Everyone Else: Thank you for the information and tips, I greatly appreciate it I will store it into my sponge I call a brain and use it for building/improving my real estate strategy.

You can buy the paint from them, or see if another supplier can cross-reference the numbers.Or, go to the bookstore, general store, or even the library, and find the magazine rack. 

Chain store retailers are like sheep, and they do follow one another as many retailers have good synergies with one another.  

I would buy a 24" cabinet and install a pull out laundry basket and then you only have a 12" space or so... that can be used for storing the toilet brush and a decent trash can OR a pull out towel rack.

(Try to find a local store that sells a box of 10 or 12 filters, if you can - cheaper that way.)  

Even grocery stores are changing across Chicago.....I’m sure things like this is happening all over the Uhired States especially with Toys r Us announcing they are closing.

I recommend checking out the BiggerPockets books -- they're very readable and informative.https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/managing-properties-physical

I know I can go to the big box stores, but would like to get the inside scope on where to find the best deals in town.