However, downtown Chicago parking spots can easily go for $80K or more.

(Not by using Google maps because they can easily be outdated pictures) There should be some.

Anything over a 5% return (roughly, I realize more math is involved here) on your new investment would net you positive investment income.  

In order to keep this simple, let's not make judgments on the current state of the stock market or where it might be headed in the next year or 2 or 5; let's simply assume the commonly touted 7-8% average long-term return will continue ... again just to keep it simple.Thanks all ...

Look for a kids sports team that wants to do a fundraising opportunity.A football team full of kids can easily put up a couple hundred signs in an hour or two.Marching bands are good too.

Decide what you can pay based on the return you desire and start making offers.  

A good engineered wood can easily stand up to the demands of a kitchen and half bath and I would never break up the transition of an entryway into another area with a change of flooring.

Looking for the right combo of location, interest rate and return on investment to slowly build a portfolio to create passive income. - Rod Gipson

I work with a commercial lender that loans based on the property, not your income (no tax returns or W2's). 

We are looking for someone who would like to manage the process and in return get a cut of the profit.