My municipality defines a business as:"Business means a calling, occupation, profession, or activity engaged in with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either directly or indirectly." 

What is your objective when you pcs?

Objective: "house-hack".Prefer Lombard / Villa Park area, but will consider anything from Arlington Heights to Lemont and from the Des Plaines River to the Fox River.Connect with me and let's discuss privately.

If you decide this route just make sure the cash flow still makes it a good deal, remember to take emotions out and look at it objectively.

He and his team were opposite of other companies I dealt with, 0 pushiness and very organized and helpful, not eager to push inventory without caring about my goals / objectives like other companies.Clayton was all about creating value.

My main objective is to build a portfolio of income properties, that will reward me years later. 

It seems to be risky to expect further rise in property value as objective.  

I see Jacksonville might also be a good city for investment but don't know anything about that right now .. objective is to buy 1, see how it goes, and do it again ... and again

There are a lot of shiny objects in this game.

(If it was installed at construction, that would be a huge red flag that the HOA is now trying to object to it.)