While overall sales are down, Macy's is seeing positive results in its targeted investment stores, which are outperforming the broader chain.The demand for Macy's real estate could signal opportunities for other struggling department store chains.

The Short Sale was kicked off to the FHA Short Sale department and we had to start again.

I've done a few Level 2 Alterations (Chapter 7) in southern Wake County and would recommend that you talk to your local planning and zoning department before jumping in, regardless of where you are (Wake, Harnett, Johnston counties.)

From one of our sales, We were also advised that if this property sells to a third party at a sheriff sale, and we cannot provide the department of revenue inheritance tax lien certification, the Allegheny county sheriff will not issue the deed until they receive a copy of the lien certification. 

The Building Department in these areas I am sure is pretty lax. 

Most HELOC's are based off prime and these are consumer based products (rate determined by margin which is fixed + prime).However the commercial departments in many of these banks or credit unions offer fixed lines on their commercial interest only products that can be based off different indexes like CMT (contact maturity treasury), SOFR (secured overnight financing rate), or other indexes that are less volatile than the prime which is directly linked to the fed funds rate + 3.00%.This is why the fed funds is at .50% right now and our prime is currently 3.50%.Just make sure to pick a product and index that works with your overall strategy because in between deals you'll be carrying the "equity," you used to buy a property on this line most likely.

hard money can only be used for investment unless its a departing bridge in most cases 

Because the answers to these questions are site-dependent, you'll need to check with your local zoning and permit departments. 

In total, we spent about 6 months ironing down the window size, materials, color, and any exterior changes visible from the street.Getting Exterior Changes ApprovedGETTING TO WORKOnce you get through historic and planning, the building department (ISD) is a whole different animal to wrestle.

Yes, contact the City of Cleveland Heights-Housing Department if you did not already, they should guide you in the right direction.