I was confident enough to offer $10k non refundable upfront as a show of good faith but my partner said that I can go to the casino if I want to gamble :-) Since it is my first property of this size, I listened :-) Also I'm not sure if $10k upfront would have been meaningful.Let's see what happens...Jean

Other places I've shopped for cheap cabinets are Liberty Home Supply (on Caesar Chavez) and Discount Builder's Supply (by DBI), but I can't remember how good the natural maple looked - I was looking for natural cherry at the time.

Another GREAT argument for Enfield as a suburb of Springfield is that Springfield just broke ground on the $800 Million MGM RESORT CASINO set to open in 2017.  

I keep driving by a property that has a $50,000 finders fee posted. I would like to know how you would properly do this, to get the finders fee? What would you ask, and could I get the paperwork cheaper than a lwayer ...

It seems like Chicago and Illinois is headed down this path - unless new revenues (like casinos, marijuana legalization), privatization and cuts (that won't cause folks in stable or gentrified, i.e. taxpaying areas to move) are found very quickly.

.: Resist the urge of darting into Vegas to check out the casinos.

I just know there are meetings in the big (and small ) hotel and casino chains on how to profit and stop the little guy who has become a nuisance.  

To come on here and ask is just like going to the casino and letting all ride on black or red.

With any chump change left over I’d go to a casino and do some sports betting or poker or table games but those fun investments aren’t really investments now are they. :)Or I’d go To the beach for two weeks and stay at a nice hotel.

If I give you money, what is to stop you from taking off and living the good life in the Bahamas or gambling it away at your favorite casino?