I'm painting with some broad brush strokes here...but basically the City/County/State can't deny you the use or rights to your property without just compensation (your constitutional property rights).

But different strokes for different folks.

I'm not a broker myself, and I admit sometimes stroking that check is a little painful, but that pain pales in comparison to the pitfalls of doing it on your own.

Different strokes for different folks, and if you don't have time to manage a rehab from distance, it makes sense. 

You don't know whether your model will be wiped out with the stroke of a pen.

I have been a Registered Nurse for the past 8 years, working as an ICU trauma nurse and currently the Stroke Coordinator of a major Medical Center located in Northern NJ.

The SF option 2 is pretty broad stroke. 

However, if stroking a check for $15k will help you sleep better at night and give you peace of mind then that is also worthy of strong consideration.

An appraiser is a very defined career that requires specific education and licensing (same format as becoming a broker, but very different jobs).An analyst is a broad-stroke definition often used to define a junior member of a team or organization, the definition / scope / roll of which can very greatly depending on the company or team.

@Bola Williams As @Fernando Angelucci mentioned, Chicago is huge so I'll try to speak in broad strokes.