Most small multi will not really be turn key per se.. your best bet for those USUALLY is to find a nice commercial broker who specializes in that asset class.. there are some TK providers who do 2 to 4 units in the Chicagoland area as their specialty.

Kristine Marie Poe I'll bet you lunch they are not talking claim of right AP deals.I don't know the OP, their company nor their services.

If you qualify for mortgages, that is your best bet because the interest rates are awesome.

On the second example -- I'd bet you might be surprised -- that one looks pretty typical, and many like it had a front room the full width, but then the back of the house was split up with joists spanning in more than one direction, and therefore several bearing walls. 

I highly doubt they only make $1,500/house bet on average.

As long as your ability to make the payments remains, the bank has no motivation to take a loss.Your best bet is to get an appraisal that shows either a value higher than the loan so that a refi will be easier ( possibly with a different bank) or a very low appraisal so that the loss is would exceed your financial capacity.

But your dead on I bet 100's of thousands are spent each month on mailings that those mailing them will never even answer the phone or call back..

Based on the cat urine comment, though, I'd bet this is a leaking sewer line.

I would bet your quote is pretty good but I would get a second one to confirm it, and I would highly recommend you use a specialist company to pinpoint the exact spot of the leak.

These transitional areas are often a good bet as even when economic pressures can stall a market overall, cities and communities are invested in the health of these transitional areas.