- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- 1: Getting Ready
- 2: The Costs of Space
- 3: Understanding Credit
- 4: Professional Services
- 5: Finding Space
- 6: Residential Leases
- 7: Commercial and Industrial Leases
- 8: Buying Real Estate
- 9: Types of Mortgages
- 10: The Mortgage Application
- 11: Ownership Models
- 12: Purchasing Alternatives
- 13: Chicago Zoning Ordinance
- 14: Chicago Building Code
- 15: Chicago's Neighborhoods
- 16: Property Taxes
- 17: When You Find a Property
- 18: Inspections
- 19: After Moving In
- 20: Insurance
- 21: Utilities
- 22: Rehabbing Your Space
- 23: Safe and Healthy Spaces
- 24: Green Practice
- 25: When Disputes Arise
- 26: Space Emergencies
- 27: Facility Development Planning
- Bibliography
Other
Below is a list of additional federal government agencies that sell a variety of property, including real estate.
- Department of Agriculture (USDA): Information on government-owned real estate and potential foreclosed properties such as farms, ranches, single-family homes, multi-unit buildings, lots and other real estate. This site provides detailed information about each of property.
- Department of Customs: offers real estate and other items for sale that has been seized and confiscated for a variety of reasons, including illegal activity.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): has single and multi-family properties for sale. For more about how to purchase a FDIC property.
- General Service Administration (GSA): Sells a variety of real estate ranging from commercial and industrial buildings to residential properties and vacant land. GSA also manages the lighthouse program, and sells excess federal lands for public use such as cultural institutions and parks.
- Department of Treasury: offers real estate and other items for sale seized for a variety of reasons, including use of the space to conduct illegal activities. Search Treasury property for sale.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Provides assistance to eligible federal employees who were stationed at or near an installation scheduled for closure (i.e. military bases). This site lists real estate properties (primarily residential) being sold by federal employees. Search ACE property for sale.
- U.S. Marshal’s Office: offers residential and commercial property, seized due to illegal activity, through the National Seller’s List. Property. Also sells personal property such as motor vehicles, boats, aircraft, jewelry, art, antiques and more. The National Seller’s List is a list of contracted service providers and federal agencies throughout the U.S. that are authorized to sell USMS-seized property. More information and to view the USMS’s National Seller’s List.