How would you like a hair in your steak?

I see these blackout dates as a sort of middle ground.

You may be able to control monthly costs like this, and still find some sort of "upcharge" opportunity.

If we keep cutting off large sectors of the economy (elective medical procedures - all food service workers, hair dressers, schools, event/promotion industries) for another 4 weeks - you will see a super cascade effect in the economy that could be where we have 30%+ unemployment. 

What sort of meaningful renovations could I make to this unit to maximize the appraisal value ? 

Alternately since you are in Chicago some now collect a move in fee instead of a deposit or use some sort of security deposit insurance (e.g.

The reason I share this is that although some people are assuming that prices are going down, and extrapolate from that sentiment that we're in some sort of buyers market where they can dictate their terms to newly desperate sellers, I haven't really seen that yet in the markets where I own property.

(sort of like a 1031 but better)Hope that helps 

I would certainly talk with the seller to see if seller financing of some sort would work.

It is a growing progressive city with all sorts of job sectors that support it.