Technically, most villages require that once you pull down a sizable chunk of drywall in a room(30% or more of the room), you have to update EVERYTHING in that room (i.e. electrical, plumbing, ductwork maybe).  

I think the German Village influence on Schumacher makes it stable and more desirable than the others.

So now you're basically dealing with rent controls and double inspections (villages already inspect) and you still aren't truly getting guaranteed rents.

I am particularly interested in up and coming neighborhoods, like those of Tremont, OHC, Detroit Shoreway, Edgewater, Slavic Village, and North Collinwood.

My hobbies include writing fiction in the Paranormal Gothic genre and adoring my cockatoo and parrotlet.

You sure went to a lot of trouble to compile a list of the top mentioned comic books, I know readers of fiction will be interested and entertained.Problem is, the content of all of them, much is fluff, exaggerations, puffing deals, describing tactics or strategies that are difficult to duplicate in reality, often contains unethical and illegal practices, misrepresents RE definitions such as "market value" and "equity" and more often misrepresents title standings and rights and interests.

Our portfolio to date consists of a house in Connecticut that we have tenants in, a mixed use commercial building in upstate New York, and a rent stabilized apartment where we live in the East Village of NYC.

I would have called it Hollywood Village or North Studio City:)https://www.redfin.com/CA/Van-Nuys/6033-Longridge-...

Two things I suggest you consider when deciding on areas are: 1) Landlord/tenant laws: i.e. how long does it take for an eviction.2) Village rehab laws/building inspectors.I would strongly recommend you stay away from cook county.

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