You are what you think about.Face the fear and act.Common Sense + Action + Persistance + Humor + Visualization of Success = Power, do not lose your power.Print this out.

Had this landlord visualized his decision in this manner, he would have never done this. 

Its stark real-ness appeals to my peasant heart. 

I am assuming you are buying an older property since the majority of buildings in Chicago are 100 years old, in that case, it's unlikely the garage would have anchor bolts.I lean on your inspector or get someone out there to visually inspect the garage. 

This image comes from the book "The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, Third Edition" by Charlie Wing (available on amazon and other places I'm sure) (The Taunton Press, 2009, Newton CT) It's a great book which I'm sure can answer your question regarding more research. 

I'm a visual learner so this definitely helped. 

@Sherief ElbassuoniThank you - love the visual!

The bars and coffee shops is a good visual indication to show where the young professionals and college graduates are flocking too which usually equates to a higher price tag area on the rise.

Etc, etc.Key point is to visualize the path. 

And I don't think anyone would argue the recourse-ness/non-recourse-ness of the of loan.