As used in this chapter: (A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following: (1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate; (3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate; (4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate; (5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants; (6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate; (7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate; (8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;

We currently meet in Glendale Heights and are working on a contract with a venue in Oak Brook right now (a lot closer for you) but nothing set in stone yet.

In this consideration, don't forget how the living space will look and what the living conditions will be like - for not just you - but that beautiful bunch of folks around you in your profile picture.

If that consideration isn't interesting or useful to you when evaluating a property, then more power to you.

"Consideration" is what makes a contract binding.

A few other considerations to ponder. 

Walking through 1 bedroom to get to another is generally considered to be a privacy violation, so the middle entry bedroom may not be considered by and assessor or an appraiser, I personally will look at the layout and consider how a typical end user in that marketplace will utilize the space, while I hate to get rid of bedrooms and bathrooms, in this case it may be worth consideration given the privacy violation, smaller bedrooms to begin with, as well as lack of closet space...just my opinion, good luck. 

Using them has saved me a considerable amount of time, stress and even money.

You attic hatch will now be a sandwich of rigid foam (14 - 16" pending on skirt height) between two pieces of 3/4" plywood.This guide from Uncle Joe provides a good example of an attic hatch and provides you lots of additional guidance on air sealing and insulating your attic.

They are durable, light, fast to install, totally leak proof (if installed properly) and last considerably longer that asphalt, yet they are not being used for residential construction except in rural areas, why is this?