We have beautiful canopy roads and close-by beaches.

True

A third of a million $$ down the toilet.Look, I lived in SD for 4 decades and yes, it is beautiful.

Floor to ceiling tile, vessel sink, frame less glass shower door, and beautiful wainscoting outfit the bathroom.

Floor to ceiling tile, vessel sink, frame less glass shower door, and beautiful wainscoting outfit the bathroom.

She is in a big beautiful house on Parkside Drive with a wing that can basically be separated off by a locked door, but her wing doesn't have a kitchen.

It seems like your true all in costs are going to be well north of $500,000.00 when factoring in the contribution of land, which is low margins if you believe the home is only worth $600,000.00 once constructed.

Also there are lots of areas that haven’t seen appreciation in any true sense.

The same would hold true with just about anyone who owned marketable real estate.

Hi @Irving Rivera - I think the old saying that "You get what you pay for" holds true in real estate investing too.I think Chicago neighborhoods like Garfield Park are great IF you have the right team and MOST IMPORTANTLY THE RIGHT TEAM COSTS $$$.