Quote from @Dillon Cook: Are you working with an agent? 

Kids kept me company & daughter cooked for me, etc., while we all lived in my house.

BUT, does it lower cost of the burger, the bun, fuel to run the stove, wages of cooks to cook the burgers.....

Chicago and Cook County are more densely populated than other areas of the state.

Ask his wife and her mother to cook for you.  

No different than cooking your own dinner or paying for the convenience of having a Chef at the restaurant cook it. ya sounds good but your changing culture that has been going on for the buyers entire lifetime.

Progress pics and city inspections passed to date:Lot cleared of vegetation with existing rental property in the background.

We did a podcast episode with them too last year so I can get you a little more detail on the process for here in Cook County.

Typically though functional plumbing, electrical, heating and ability to cook are required.

I've gotten into the habit of aways cleaning when I have a spare few minutes while cooking dinner or in the common spaces.