Does the prospect of f*cking it up scare me.

Basement:- Ikea Kitchen w/ laminate countertop- new standard doors/frames/hardware (lowest prices ones)- New Ikea washroom vanity/fixtures- convert existing shower to bathtub (standard)- stainless steel appliances (get lowest priced ones)- stackable white washer/dryer (get lowest priced ones)- pot lights in living/kitchen/hallway- standard light in bedrooms- enlarge livingroom window (to get permit)- new flooring - Luxury Vinyl planks- AC/furnace/Roofing - 16 yrs old (should I replace before refinance?

Doing background checks for prospective tenants?

Section 8 adds a standardized lease, annual inspection and a subsidy to enable the prospect to afford your rental.You and Tenant sign your lease and the S8 lease. 

May I suggest that you research this particular property on the City of Chicago website entitled "Building Permit and Inspection Records" at this link:   https://webapps1.chicago.gov/buildingrecords/Good luck.

I didn't find out about the QOZ/QOF until after the fact, which is why this is permitted...being a new program and all.

If you decide to rent the property without putting the estate through probate, then Georgia Law permits you get a court order to clear or "Quiet the Title" in your name, after 7 years, if you have "Color of Title"  (a deed) and if you continuously use the property as your own for those 7 years. 

Most prospective tenants that you'd want in your place have their own furniture already (or at least their own taste, which may be different from yours), so with a furnished place, you're generally shrinking your pool of applicants a bit.

Over one week, there were 78 inquiries through Zillow, 2 through Craigslist and 53 through FB Marketplace.We held an open house (5 families showed up) and then decided to pre-screen using a Google Form and schedule viewings for reasonable prospects (with sufficient income and no pets).

Is the 5th basement unit a legal permitted unit?