It means your house might be your biggest financial asset — and it could open up some exciting opportunities for your future.

It’s definitely exciting to see suburban Chicago getting recognition as a hot rental market—it’s something I’ve noticed in my own experience as well.

The only advatange of Private/Hard Money Funding is less paper to non paper work or a Non Tradition Lending programs available like DSCR (debt service coverage ratio) or Bank Statement.

That's really exciting. 

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Additionally, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will sometimes temporarily suspend the income cap on their HomeReady and HomePossible programs, which allow purchases with 3% down.

Its extremely important to know your numbers upfront from approved sale price, Maximum or Minimum downpayments, programs, costs, and seller credits.

Some rehab lenders have favorable refinancing programs to convert the rehab loan to permanent 30 year financing.

Maybe look into a down payment assistance program for a first time homebuyer and house hack.

Explain your situation and see if there are payment plans or hardship programs available.The BiggerPockets forums have threads on tax liens and foreclosure prevention: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/41/topics/766025-surplus-funds-unpaid-taxes-in-foreclosure-saleAn experienced real estate attorney can advise you on your legal rights and explore potential solutions.Have you spoken with your local tax authority yet?