We found that all 4 walls in the basement are buckling in and the house needs to be lifted with a new foundation put in.

Apples to apples.If the best case for Series is that the asset protection is the same as for "regular" LLC's (tell me if I'm mistaken - do two Series somehow provide better protection than two regular LLC's?)

Companies such as Apple and Amazon are considering 2nd headquarters in the area.

Good stuff up there.With me, especially because I've only accrued about 12 months experience in Chicago where we are buying right now, anytime I cannot identify true, apple-to-apples comparables, I might just pass on the deal altogether.Especially in Chicago where you have several types of homes (bungalows, ranches, cape cods, georgians, etc.), you really cannot comp one with the other unless it's the same style.Here are some general tips when comping homes:Never cross any major highways, and try not to cross any major streets if you can.

They have experience, attorneys on staff,etc. to where I just find the property.If it's a newer buyer which I specialize in there will be a lot more heavy lifting involved to get to the closing.I am a principal broker so my structure is different than listing brokers.

The roots are already lifting up the pavement and causing potential hazard, it is just a matter of time until it finds it way to the sewer line.

Macbooks are a standard in the real estate world and if you have an iPhone then just stick with Apple products.

There were some great deals with those who had very deeps pockets because it was not just a rehab, you also in some areas were required to knock down, then rebuild fresh or lift and then rehab.

They will sell another property with little profit and lots of equity without a 1031 and use the proceeds to pay down the debt on the 1031 property to gain accomplish a lift in NOI and a drop in mortgage risk.

This would give you a more standard metric to compare apples to apples.