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By Mark Ainley

Episode 348: Sam Patterson Is All In On This Western Suburb W/Property Taxes Going Down

Sam Patterson is a successful Commercial Real Estate Broker, Investor, and Restaurant Owner with vast experience in renovation and property management!Sam opens with his experience in commercial real estate receiverships and his start in investing! He touches on structuring and l...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 347: Solving Housing Affordability With Josh Bandoch

Josh Bandoch is the Head of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute where he works to spread awareness on improving housing policies to promote affordability and social mobility.Josh starts by describing how he got into housing policy and the mission of the Illinois Policy Instit...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 346: Three New Laws Illinois Investors Need to be Aware of in 2025

What IL rules changes do investors need to be aware of in 2025?=============If you enjoy today’s episode, please leave us a review and share with someone who may also find value in this content!Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.comEmail the Show:&nbs...

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Episode 345: Multiple Logan Square 3-Flats With Less Than $10k Down…Hear How with Joey Turano

Joey Turano is real estate broker and investor who has leveraged partnerships and low down payment loans to quickly build his multifamily buildings portfolio!Joey starts by describing his “soul searching” journey in Europe and realizing that real estate would be his c...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 344: Finding Success in Sourcing and Renovating Deals with Seasoned GC Boyan Salha

Boyan Salha is a seasoned General Contractor and the leader of his company Best Fit Homes. He joins us to share how he learned to source and renovate deals from working with a large investment group.Boyan starts by explaining the investing lessons learned by working with a large ...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 343: The IL 2025 Tenant Credit Report Law

What do investors need to know about the new tenant credit report law?=============If you enjoy today’s episode, please leave us a review and share with someone who may also find value in this content!Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.comEmail the Sh...

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Episode 342: Building and Selling a 7-Figure Property Management Company and Leveling Up with Virtua...

Pete Neubig joins us to discuss how he built and sold a 7-figure property management company and started VPM Solutions; a platform designed to help property management and real estate professionals with staffing to improve efficiencies and profits!Pete starts by explaining how he...

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Episode 341: Cracking the Code to Large Scale Developments with Susan Tjarksen

Susan Tjarksen is the Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield and has led the development of residential and commercial across the country!Susan discusses her time in hotel management and shares some funny/horror stories! She explains how receiverships work and how investors...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 340: You Might Be Exempt From Paying Sales Tax on Your Materials

What is an enterprise zone and how can investors benefit from these areas?=============If you enjoy today’s episode, please leave us a review and share with someone who may also find value in this content!Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.comEmail the Sho...

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Episode 338: Skills Earned On The Floor of Wall Street Become Secret Power In Moving Apartment Build...

Andy Friedman is a Senior Director at Kiser Group and has a proven track record of success in Chicago Multifamily Real Estate.Andy shares his experience as a stock trader and brewery owner, including how the skills he obtained in those endeavors translated to real estate! Andy ex...