What you consume, mentally and physically, you will become.Your quality of life can be a direct reflection of your thoughts.

Current zoning would prohibit the whole setup actually, but the building and commercial use are allowed to continue as-is because they predate the town's incorporation in 1993. 

That means someone can physically go to the property to oversee compliance to city ordinances.

Truly, finding good people is difficult with an added layer of complexity when you cannot physically meet them   Or go see deals in person.

That's a very large book of physical cards to carry around.Whatever you go with, ensure it works for you and your team.

It's a lot more comfortable being an investor that incorporates all aspects of investing in real estate, in the context of “time”, but I guess that is what makes the top 1%.

@Roy - talk to tax advisor about incorporating.

There, I knew you could.Never sign anything or buy anything until you have physically inspected it yourself, and checked out the neighborhood, and (sez me) live in the area.

But retail has trimmed physical footprint to defeat that---> yes, lot of store closing, but gov would say it'sretail/walgreens issue or Amazon issueI think people look at the wrong numbers sometimes, but yes in general jobless claims need to and will rise---->yes, more white collar job is affected but since they are rich in cash and rich in equity, that's not translateinto home price reduction so far.More and more evidence is showing that home price appreciation occured because of migration or transfer of wealthrather than the strength of local economy.

@Paul De Luca and/or @Jonathan Klemm - would you be willing to share your Chicago-specific lease agreements or what language you use in your leases for the early termination so we can incorporate that into our future leases?