There’s good news regarding your dream to open a Chicago area sober living home is that you would not be the first to do so, & there are literally hundreds of smaller mom & pop style SLH’s in the area that are currently operating & would be more than willing to help guide you through the process so you don’t have to go at it alone (now I sound like a sponsor), also there are numerous Federal, State, City, County, & private grants, benefits, & tax deductions you can receive to help you get started & operating. 

.- This will not work nearly as well with a direct lender or mortgage banker, mortgage brokers have a far greater ability to be promiscuous and disloyal to lenders than someone employed directly by a specific single lender or bank, obviously.Front page news stories often cause rather large inter-day interest rate swings.

On pretty much every post where someone is having a problem with a tenant our advice seems to be cash for keys which leaves the tenant with a clean record, money in their pocket, and not a single repercussion for their actions. 

It’s all about systems, consistent focused action and follow up and follow through.

I think monitoring it is good for now and once it becomes an issue if it does then take action.

The Governer Of OR has taken the following actions  "On Monday, the governor said through a new executive order, residential evictions for non-payment and other no-cause evictions will be on hold until December 31, 2020.

Great news to hear!

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/new-laws-taking-effect-oct-1-in-dc-maryland-and-virginia/2431910/

One of the first calls to action in the book The House Hacking Strategy by Craig Curelop is to find a lender.

After researching the property I discovered that the owner is in jail for a 90 year sentence, and a news article stated that the residence was permanently taken by "the police and prosecutors" Could someone please help me and point me in the right direction?