Also find out when she will be no longer living there, sometimes people build in some moving time prior to official move out date and you could negotiation something then even if its not a firm commitment on her part. 

Anything you do like that will officially require a permit and the building dept will quickly let you know what's allowed. 

The seller won't release the P&L until we're under contract.When I plug in an estimated 7% for vacancy/concessions, the deal rocks, but I'm concerned that the current NOI (with high vacancy history) doesn't justify the price of the deal.In this type of situation is it reasonable to make an offer and then get the official numbers later, or is it a red flag that indicates the deal should be avoided?

I am very familiar and would too love to connect when you officially relocate!

A contractor walked through and said this is mainly a cosmetic job, but I did not do an official inspection.

The Cook County Human Rights Ordinance: This ordinance prohibits people in Cook County (including employers, landlords, property managers, real estate agents, store and restaurant owners, bankers, lenders and Cook County government officials and employees) from unlawfully discriminating against or harassing other people on the basis of that person's race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income (including use of a housing choice voucher), housing status, or gender identity.

-Seller’s agent- Has listed a lot as commercial, however, in official records it’s half agricultural and half commercial.

So, does anyone know how to go about getting the 4th bedroom officially recognized by the local government?

It’s been a long time coming. I think I joined BiggerPockets back in 2015 and I might’ve found out about the podcast around the same time. Even prior to that I’ve always had an interest in real estate because I’ve alw...

@Ebony Bryant, did you ever find the official literature?