I think it still snows there. 

Traditionally in Chicago apt the living is in front and bedroom in rear.  

In order to focus your search, you should determine what your investment goals are and which type of program will best suit your needs.IRA Custodians (generally with the word trust in their name) are essentially doing the same thing as a brokerage, but have the staff training and paperwork to document non-traditional assets such as real estate, mortgage notes and stock of privately held companies.  

I remember as a traditional student in business the Gale publications allowed people to purchase their directory for different purposes (starting or expanding one's business). 

For myself, given that my job takes me away from home for months at a time, having a condo allows the HOA committee to handle issues such as lawn maintenance, snow removal, garbage, etc.

The HML's i've contacted need more than I have to put down on the purchase and 20K is not enough to pull off all of these with traditional lending.

Anyone who wants to preserve value must look somewhere besides traditional savings to do so. 

Then its like a traditional fix & flip/rent as it will need minor to major rehab. 

In fact most investors start out with traditional banks.

In addition, you don't have to worry about outside maintenance issues like cutting the grass, snow removal, etc.