If these tenants don't understand this MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND.

It's doable as a market to do what you want, but you must understand the block dynamics if you are going for Chicago proper.

When you consider the time value of your money, these are huge advantages.Just make sure you have solid processes and conservative lending criteria.

To make everyone understand we all matter alike?

The Zoning laws are so difficult to understand.

I'm looking to better understand private money, I have worked with hard money before but does it differ from hard money?

Right now I am liking pickle-ball courts as it is the fastest growing sport in the US.It is very, very important to understand all the revenue and expense variables and then to have peers cross-check your analysis.

You can use this tool to figure out that part: https://docs.google.com/document/d/100dRzu-iQEIZbR1adxIASdH2...Once you have that you should engage a local broker to discuss the options for those types of uses in your market and they will be able to help you understand the overall picture and cap rates of the various options.

I think I understand a few of the reasons why (and I'm sure there are many others), but I was curious if anyone is actually making it work.

A few years ago, I made the decision to invest in my first turnkey property out of state, hoping for a solid investment.