Sure Chicago has a reputation and each neighborhood has a reputation but that is still not detailed enough to make a decision about whether a property is desirable or not..

Give us a few more details and we'll be happy to point you in the right direction :-)

Some of the reports are a short tax assessment and others with a much more detailed description of property, several years of sale history, tax appraisal history, sketches of square footage, road conditions, a current picture, owner history, and comments made by last assessor.

BiggerPocket's "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" goes into significant detail on the screening process.

I won’t go into all the details of that deal but after 2 years of hard work I finished the shell I bought that I called a flip.  

Has anyone done this before if so can you tell details on how it worked, how much your profits were, what is the risk factor, and how long did it take.

He said just having that option contract makes evictions more difficult, and that I will be challenged to return the option fee.Do you mind sharing some details on evictions you've done where you had a lease option?

Be sure to get a really good sense of what would need to be done and do as much detail as you can projecting that rehab cost. 

Thank you @Kim Tucker and Account Closed The person I spoke to seemed very knowledgeable and gave me great details of the property and the process we will proceed with.

I am documenting everything from start to finish in detail to help create a basis on which to start our own deals.