The ruling may be overturned.I do hope that this act is struck down. 

The amount of equity I call pull is less than the cash I have but not significantly less.When doing this analysis it struck me that it may not be worth using a HELOC for the simple fact that the interest rate is ~9%* while the funds in my high yield account are only yielding ~5%*.

You are more likely to be struck by lightning twice.

Today, the injunction was struck down.

Struck out

Based on your post, it's probably best for you to simply not invest in Cook County for your own peace of mind.Sure, any tenant could stop paying rent and that risk is never zero.

The rehab was complete, and we were ready to refinance when disaster struck—a car crashed into the property the week we were scheduled to refinance.

However, we have a higher end market so it always struck me as strange that we'd only provide such a small amount since it doesn't cost that much more to provide more.

By the way if I see the same proposition that was previously on the ballot and got struck down, I automatically vote against it on principle regardless of how I voted for it when it was initially on the ballot.  

My friend stepped in, struck a deal, and got the property at a fantastic price.Targeting Heirs Directly: Probate attorneys are great, but another angle is reaching out to heirs directly.