Most of those old houses with the upstairs ceiling rooms are just about 7 ft in the middle of the room but they go down to as low as 3 ft.

I will say that during that time, the HELOC interest rates were very low.  

Little background behind the door: It's a MDF cheap one you buy at HD or Lowes. 

Conservative and low risk. 

*Look for properties where you can gain immediate equity by buying at a low price.

Instead of moving into another single-family home, consider house hacking a duplex or triplex, this allows you to use low down payment loans (FHA, conventional) and offset your mortgage with rental income, accelerating your path to financial freedom.

Low end MFH is overpriced for the current rent amounts. 

There was no chance of seller financing, and the cash investor price was too low for the sellers.  

Target Low Vacancy RatesChicago neighborhoods like Lakeview and West Town boast low vacancy rates, meaning fewer empty months.

That ship of low rates that sailed could come back?