Chicago has some of the strictest and over-the-top codes in the country, so it will be much different than other's numbers you get from here or read about online unless they are also in the Chicagoland area.

Also can they call out other parts of the house for not being to code while they review my addition?

Which means when taking off the wallpaper, we are likely to encounter lead paint.While we were scraping the wallpaper off, we started to wonder about the lead paint underneath...How strictly do you follow the guidelines for lead paint when removing wallpaper?

We’ve found Brandon Turner’s free Wednesday webinars to be helpful and he’ll usually offer a discount code for newbies who want to sign up for a premium membership.If that doesn’t interest you, I’d recommend downloading or buying a hard copy of Brandon’s “The Book on Rental Property Investing”.

@Talha Parvaiz  Chicagoland area is such a GIANT market that its hard to make blanket statements w/out focusing on a certain zip code and/or asset class. 

My father a previous contractor was able to get it up to code and make it a solid place to rent.

I am working with clients in San Diego and Florida and I need to hire the equivalent of a Town Planner (Australian professional) who will work with the client and walk them through the subdivision, zoning, code, property appraisal, residential building options, etc.

If your looking around Inglewood the 90047 zip code would be the next best thing, however I do not see any on market listings near that $500k price point.

A property of interest has 5 open code violations in reference to complaints made by a former tenant (rats, faulty electric, open walls etc) and 1 violation is due to incorrect carport setback and no permit.

It has several different zip codes and 06708 has been the favorable one.