check with an expert on market rents. 

These will walk you through from the very basics to the expert understanding of what private capital is and how to use it https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/creative-financing-...If you want to start smaller with some free content here are a few great podcasts I can recommend that go over private financing in varying degrees of depthPrivate capital part 1 of a 5-part series with Amy Mahjoory https://link.chtbl.com/ZlYVqXS1Raising your first $1M podcast episode https://link.chtbl.com/BKwpsdf2Private money explained: buying without a bank https://link.chtbl.com/APiLG_Zj

Piercing the Corporate Veil is extremely easy here.

Most air conditioning experts tell you to set the A/C temperature to 20 degrees lower than the outside temperature.I recommend finding a good article, then keeping it as a reference to share with tenants.

My W2 is affording me some extra time and I want to spend that time building my REI experience.I am a commercial lighting and interior designer and lighting controls expert. 

When I did my early high level due diligence it looked to me like they weren't issuing any new permits, but I would love to be wrong on that.I do know, having just stayed there in an airbnb, that even for existing permits the rules are extremely strict. 

Agreed, the "Syndication", "Private Equity Real Estate" or "DST" model are all variations of the same theme: - Pay money to sponsor who is supposed to be an expert investor.- Give them complete control over your money in the context of the deal or fund. - Wait and hope that they deliver returns. 

Chicago winters can be harsh, so we're curious if anyone has had a good experience using a heat pump with an ancillary heat strip for those extremely cold days when the heat pump can't keep up.

@Kevin Forsellout of state BRRRR is going to be an extremely difficult way to get started. 

The property is ~75% occupied, so it wouldn't qualify for agency programs.The seller is extremely motivated and may even consider seller financing her equity.