@George Fitz Yeah, prices have had a general downward trend over the last decade with the end of CAMP (the semi-militarized air raids on outdoor grows) in the area, as well as a ton of a ton of cheap, low quality marijuana grown by Mexican cartels, mostly on public land flooding the market.

Otherwise, you could buy a house with extra rooms and could use air BnB to also pay your house down very quickly.

@Tunji Ogunmefun With your rehab experience you have a better handle on costs that I would - Hamilton is one of those hot areas - you may find a private lender/partner/mentor if you post in the Marketplace, especially if the house has potential to appreciate. 

His building needs a roof, air conditioners & interior renovation.

Agent advised not to lower current offer price due to hot location but will have to see about that. 

She is currently a medical student and obligated to serve 8 years in the Air Force starting next year.

I'm Steve, I currently live in Bangkok, Thailand and am a pilot in the US Air Force.  

I run into radiator/ forced air conversions all the time.I call my scraper- he removes all radiators, boilers, supply/return lines, oil/oil tanks for free, then I get my HVAC guy start running duct work--- Some of the boilers I've taken out were the size of a small car- not worth my time to deal with the little bit of scrap $$ in return.Find a good/clean scraper- they are an essential part of the team.

And started right about 1920, which is when residential air conditioning was introduced, according to wikipedia."

@Atul Mohlajee - this is what I found online about itIt is that time of year when Christmas is in the air and tenants across Cook County get a respite from eviction in the form of an eviction moratorium.