All it takes is one inspector to be perticular about the measurement, and it could cost you your entire basement, or add the cost of trying to lower the slab After you completed your remodel, which means a lot of rework...One additional bit of information related to the City of Chicago Building code which I hope will help someone in a tight situation down the road.

Building cost has almost doubled in the last 4 years taking B and definitely C markets out of the picture for new builds.  

At the end of the 14 day period it would be my choice to fix the door and charge him or to take other measures.When i asked her if she would send me a copy of the noncompliance letter to the tenant, she said she wouldnt do that unless this goes to court.

If you try to take shortcuts, you'll wind up in trouble.

After he was successful in being more profitable than his neighbours (one thing he's done well with is driving traffic to his direct booking sites to cut out the host sites that take so much in fees) he started taking on investors that put the 20% down for say a DSCR loan.

But the seller is not willing to fix it but asking of we can take credit.

To all those that have replied,I wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you for taking the time to provide me with valuable advice.

The response I received from the PM was that it's due to recent legislation where she's seen "professional" tenants take advantage of recent tenant protection laws that allow them to stay in the property without having to pay rent for the term of the lease. 

Taking the leap today and making this "one day" mentality into "Day one" mentality.

Most people will take a solid cash offer over financing.