Check out some of Immanuel and my other posts for details backing this up but suffice to say Notre Dame is working with SB to bring in high tech industries, there is a new power plant going in south of town, it still has great manufacturing including trailer construction, it is on the intersection of 2 busy highways 80 & 31, and it is less than 2 hours from downtown Chicago which is one of the largest inland ports in the world.

If I am not doing repairs myself I prefer calling private contractors as needed as opposed to manufactures Cadillac service warranties or repair policies.

Most of the jobs are ag related however- we have a John Deere dealership, Dalton Ag which manufactures other ag products, Michael Foods which is a egg factory, Taygold cooperative, Precision- makes pulley's and idlers for things such as wind turbines, etc.

manufacturers? 

Most jobs downstate are manufacturing/blue collar which is hurting right now. 

But then I look at the attached pictures and I realize that the property is a manufactured (mobile) home.

I currently work full-time in aerospace manufacturing in southern California, and am looking to get into the market with up to $100K to invest. 

I have seen them (Lowes) pay for a whole set of kitchen cabinets that weren't up to par because of the manufacturer.

Most of their carpet is "exclusive" for HD from the manufacturer too so you'll have issues finding the same carpet elsewhere and can't compare pricing.

My client already sold off the most valuable parcels that included manufacturing facilities (not residential), but this 6+ acres of land remain.