These are high effort low success processes that pay off big if/when they hit.Good luck!

Good part about this market is buyers can negotiate and have leverage.

if you want to see what is worth doing and what is not, look at what the successful investors or syndicators are doing.  

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The largest site is about 1/2 way through building a second phase the size of the first phase.All within 10 miles of the power plant.In Commercial or industrial development, you would need both the track record of success and also the financing.  

Wishing you and your market a strong and successful finish to the year!

I hope you've been successful! 

He's had two successful flips so far and after this third one he's looking to pay off the HELOC and roll the profits into his future flips.

You can ask for whatever you want in a negotiation. 

There are a lot of variables to consider so it's impossible to say if investing in one of those other markets would have been "better".However, I think you could make a stronger case that you have been (or would be) more successful with your real estate investing in Chicago compared to other markets.