Apparently I need to put in a 17foot I-Beam and some columns in a rehab I am doing. Can anyone recommend someone in Chicago area that will not price me out of the stratosphere? Already blown a budget with the need fo...

If it would, then I'd not cut off the nose to spite the face.In general the process of splitting the parcel successfully is going to depend on whether or not your parcel is large enough to be split and both of the resulting new lots meet the city's ordinances regarding lot size, road frontage, etc.  

Today I drove my and noticed someone cutting the grass.

Points may also be treated differently between a primary residence and a rental.The $100k you are referring to is related to home equity indebtedness (home equity loan, HELOC) and that was removed with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

If everything in your area has laminate countertops, linoleum floors, and white appliances, then granite, hardwood, and stainless steel would be over-renovating. 

To give you an idea of the extent of the projects, we ripped out the kitchen, removed a extra stairwell, moved a bedroom wall that was off the kitchen, cut concrete and added plumbing to make the bedroom a laundry room, converted the old laundry room upstairs into a bathroom for my daughter, stoned a fireplace, new flooring and carpet and ran all new electrical and piping to the new kitchen.

They are repairing a parapet wall, cutting in some doors, moving windows, removing an entire chimney and fireplace, etc. 

When he moves out it will actually be closer to cash flowing since I'm cutting him and his roommates a teeny break. 

We are replacing our:-oven and stove top ( with coils )-range hood-refrigerator-washer-dryer-dishwasherWe are looking for stainless steel, reliable and cheap!

@Peter FuentesLike many people who have a newly found interest in real estate investing, you are looking for the shortcut, easy way, the goose that laid the golden egg.I would try educating yourself about the industry, picking a strategy that you can make a billion dollars doing so, figure out how you can get the this point, make a plan of action and then follow it.I will tell you that from my experience there is no short cut, there is no magic answer, there is no easy way to make a billion dollars.