Turns out the guy who owned the house was a meth head who was cooking meth in the garage and kitchen.

I like to cook so i do most of the dinners.. and i am a credit card mileage junky for airlines and hotels. so when i get to take two or three international vacations a year they are all free expect for the food. and i go business class and stay at top hotels.. allows you to splurge a little when you in a different country..

Maybe the BP knows the investors though and knows one can fix it and the other will not ever pull it together.The house has rotten wood, old termite damage, floor falling through, foundation issues, large hole in the roof, but the major issue is it was used to manufacture / cook meth. 

Reach out to @Joe Massey with Castle and Cooke.

@Alyssa Paros thank you, yes communication is always the key.I just remember renting an apartment, and the landlord having 3 guys come in during the middle of me cooking dinner and leaving a trail of dirt behind at 8pm. 

I am located in Chicago, where the Cook Country real estate taxes are unbelievably high.

Quick answer to your "Trapped Equity" question: Call Joe Massey, Castle and Cooke Mortgage.

The only problems with this property is the previous owner was a smoker and had cats.

For example a dated kitchen with walls yellow from cigarette smoke and a 60 year old oven is fine, a kitchen that you can't cook food in is not fine -- even if it is otherwise modern, new, and clean. 

In another note, he said that Jerry Cohen and his nephew Scott Cohen were convicted of a major rental fraud scheme in Philadelphia in 1999.If you look at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds website, EquityBuild is the Grantor/Grantee on 190/160 properties respectively in the Chicagoland area.