Their name changed from Tenants Union of Seattle to Tenants Union of Washington State, a reflection of their new focus.http://www.tenantsunion.org/en The Washington Rental Owners Association has the most powerful lobby in favor of landlords.

Thanks folks, I'm reading up on not too old threads on SLC and plan to stop by in the winter en route to some skiing.  

Here's a version that has no monthly fee.https://www.isocket3g.com/en/

Hi David,Czech crown is currently artificially week (Czech National Bank's intervention - see comments in English http://www.cnb.cz/en/monetary_policy/weakening_kor...) but this year it is reported to end, this would mean strengthening against foreign currencies.

The Chicago Neighborhood Initiative has rehabbed a decent amount of homes on Champlain and Langley, and 30 more distressed assets will be coming alive shortly, so there is progress - https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh/provdrs/housing_resources/news/2020/july/city-grant-approved-to-restore-30-historic-pulman-rowhouses.htmlYou are right, inventory is extremely rare down there as it's tight-knit, not a lot of trading, and when it does, owners tend to trade with each other.

I'm en route for a HELOC, unsure if it will make it in time.

Added new bathroom in rough-in area which added an additional 70 square feet, added new bedroom to ample existing space as a mother-in-law suite, and refurbed the en suite.

Why not buy a simple small home, preferably with an en suite and from there convert it into a simple 2 stage apartment.. you live in one half of the ‘house’ an the other pays your half.Both would need work I know but with the en suite all you would need is a cooking facility for the other section/apartment an another small toilet for yourself...

Hi @Wei Cho - Yes, each lender will require their own appraisal (unless you're doing an FHA or VA loan) and, yes, you should expect to be the one to pay for them.Unless you're seeing Lender #1 offer up better terms when the property appraises within one price range and Lender #2 offers the better terms in a different price range, I'd stop shopping it around now. 

There’s just not buckets of homes to be bought en mass anymore.