Perseverance - noun - steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

The difficulty there is finding good property management to handle them for you.

I would like to purchase an additional property, however my existing mortgage makes that a bit more difficult. I

How difficult is it to get the funds there when you need them?  

I'm coming across some difficulties structuring the deal specific to IL laws.

The difficulty rehabbers may have in making money on those properties is irrelevant to the question of whether or not they are overpriced.I bought an REO last year.  

Anything missed will be Change order.Timing- weather, zoning, city, off sites, neighborsTeam Members:Good commercial agent who understand retail and land developmentGC with experience in retail developmentsArchitect - same as aboveMortgage Broker- who understand SBA and construction financingLeasing Agent to lease up balance of spaceEvery market is different and a big piece of the puzzle for your development would be zoning, access points, services (deep).On the scale of difficulty- what you're undertaking is about a 7-8 in difficult in commercial real estate.  

I know it seems rather obvious, that you want to buy a house, however you ought to consider the difficulty as a blessing and focus your acquisition efforts at buying with seller financing.

How difficult is it to attract tenants to this location, and would these things make it more attractive even if you can't charge a premium?

In your situation i would examine your budget and determine why you have had difficulty saving money, is it a matter of unavoidable circumstances or choice?