If you want to be able to post a deal under the marketplace then that requires a paid membership, but just asking questions or posting general topics does not.

According to the Kane County Tax Assessor http://www.co.kane.il.us/TaxAssessment/Access.aspx your current year assessment would be $7,721.38 with an assessed value of just $66,905. 

A buyer can get a better rounded opinion in many instances by talking with a very reputable PM in the market place  ( caveat being that the PM is not also a TK provider as that would not be truly unbiased in most instances).I think the benefits would be numerous1. you know the areas that are management intensive  ( Hood)2.

Thus, I can quickly get the following from their various sites:From Tax Assessment Office: Current Tax Assessment (and changes to property over last 10 years which points to construction completed with authorized permits), Official Property Sq.

In addition, i might get re-assessed and that my increase my taxes.I want to keep it as a triplex.

Joe Bertolino, great response and I agree with your realistic assessment of what FB represents.

My daughter assessed the cost of college dorms & decided it would be smarter to use the funds (we had put aside) to buy a home, rehab it (me) & rent rooms to fellow college students.

The local Facebook Marketplace was a slam dunk because it allowed me to quickly connect with everyone through messenger to see first if they might be a good fit.

its something that i have thought a lot about seeing as i want to buy my first rental property by the end of the year, and i obviously need to know the marketplace im investing in no matter where it is at...any input would be much appreciated..thanks

My initial hunch based on reviews of the investigation and postings here is that they properly were not set up correctly to do what they were doing, got wind of this, fired their attorney and have decided to change their business model to still offer a good product to the market place.