Just have 1 unit /condo in chicago loop, that is now available for renting.

Let's assume you have won a tax sale auction and now you have to wait until the redemption period expires before you can take ownership of the property.

You'll have to compare the value now to what you think it'll be after the repairs to see if it makes sense to do a HELOC and refi.  

I'm getting my finances in order now so I can buy the house that I've been renting from my in laws and will have instant equity.

I’ve reconsidered forming an LLC, I’ve decided to start without it for now.

Market is tough now, but we want to get into real estate investing.

Now there are a couple of neighborhoods where I've sold more homes than any other relator and have a pretty good database of potential buyers and perhaps renters who could be buyers. 

This lets homeowners access their equity without taking on new debt, additional monthly payments, or having to move out. 

Its location at the end of the metro line makes it extremely accessible, and I wouldn't be surprised if down the line there are future expansion plans that direction.

Either the property owner leased the equipment and the UCC was intended to notify the world that a third party owns it (no, that vendor cannot now or later lien the subject real property) OR the property owner purchased the equipment and that 2022 lien is about to get wiped by the foreclosure of a first priority mortgage.