I am interested in living in the basement, and renting out the upper unit on Airbnb.

I use white flat paint for all of my units. 

If a 2-bedroom unit rents for $1,800/month in these neighborhoods, you’re well-positioned to offset your mortgage.2.

If it was dividable into smaller units it would be even easier to fill.   

Both said the same thing to me (so I know a problem is brewing): "Nobody is allowed under the law to assist a seller in any way, while earning a  fee, commission, or profit from selling someone else's property without a license.

Quote from @Mason Jacobs: @Marios Andrianos Im a private lender and would refi you as long as you had a LLC and a few other small things, if you are investing in the United States are you trying to use a bank in Greece for the US property? 

A 3-unit in Wicker Park - when rehabbed nicely - can be worth a LOT of money.

They acquired the neighboring four-unit in the 1990s for $150,000.00.

Is this a single-family home or a multi-unit? 

My plan is to live in one of the units while renting out the others.