Happy to chat.Los Angeles is an appreciation play.

Negotiating is a skill that needs to be practiced and consistently role played to get right.

This is going to keep your bid honest, rather than lazier and keep your cash position stronger. 4) The only time you spend in this, is finding & closing on the quality assets and playing devil's advocates for repair/rehab/fixing costs.

I would not try and play in the gray on this one - keeo your marketing out of those areas.

Redeveloping into mixed use live/work/play projects has been the most common proposed solution the past few years in my area. 

If there's equity maybe selling and restarting would be ideal unless you can up income/cut down expenses

Maybe talk to the city and see what the process is.Now of course you don't know how things are going to play out.

It’s stable cashflow and long term appreciation and tons of accelerated bonus depreciation on taxes. like most anything in real estate it’s a long term play. 

You’ve given me a lot to think about, especially regarding refining my ideal PML strategy.

I'd like the building to be within 10 minutes walking distance from a Brown Line L stop, ideally in Lake View, North Center, or Ravenswood.