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By Mark Ainley

Episode 35: Diving into Belmont Cragin, North Austin, and the Northwest Side Building Coalition with...

Jon Womack of Third City Properties has been investing in the Chicago market for four years focusing on the northwest neighborhoods of Belmont Cragin and North Austin. Jon dives into what the investment landscape looks like in these areas, including tenant expectations of finishe...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 34: Hustling From a Househacker to over 40 Units in the Western Burbs in 2 Years!

With the right mindset, anything can be achieved. Shantanu Kamra is living proof, having moved to the US 8 years ago and Chicagoland just about 2 years ago, he’s been able to scale his portfolio in the western suburbs to over 40 units. In today’s episode he talks abou...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 33: Block by Block in Bronzeville and Kenwood with Ted Stratman

Are you interested in multifamily buildings in the southside of Chicago? Are you looking to know the ins and outs of Bronzeville along with some of its adjacent neighborhoods? Ted Stratman is one of the leading brokers in Chicago and in this episode he lays out invaluable block b...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 32: The Streets and Boulevards of Logan Square and Its Surrounding Neighborhoods with Luke B...

Luke Blahnik of Flor Blahnik, is a true real estate entrepreneur (and owner of Avondale Bowl!). In this episode, Luke provides block by block insights investors need to know to successfully invest in Logan Square. He explains what attracted him to the area as well as the future p...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 31: Understanding and Appealing Property Taxes in Cook County

“You have to watch out for your property taxes,” has been said in numerous episodes. On today’s episode we bring a tax appeal expert to explain how to proactively protect your investment against increasing property taxes. Tim Jacobs of KSN Law dives deep into th...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 30: What You Need to Know to Successfully Invest in Aurora

In this week’s episode, Sean Morrissey of Chicago Realty Group LLC breaks down investing in and around Aurora, focusing on the downtown redevelopment taking place to bring the old riverboat city back into the spotlight. Aurora is full of diverse opportunities, including tax...

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Episode 29: Revitalizing Pullman with Chicago Neighborhood Initiative (CNI)

Ciere Boatright is the VP of Real Estate and Inclusion at CNI and has managed the planning and development of over $350 Million in new investment in southside neighborhoods. Today, Ciere walks us through several of those projects, with a focus on CNI’s successful revitaliza...

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Episode 28: How to Buy Bank-Owned Properties in Chicago

There are over 125,000 RE/MAX agents in the US, and in 2019 not one of them sold more properties than REO expert Ryan Smith. That’s right, our guest is #1 out of 125,000. In this episode, Ryan Smith and his partner Mike Harvey discuss REO properties, how to work with R...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 27: Taking It Down to the Bricks in Pilsen and Little Village

Jason Marcordes, owner of Landmark Property Management, provides insight into how Pilsen has evolved and why he thinks it still has a runway for growth. Jason dives into tenants expectations and several nuances that come with investing in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the ci...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 26: Neal Bawa's Thoughts on Chicago, Opportunity Zones, and Current Economic Conditions

Neal Bawa, the founder of Grocapitus, has built an immense empire of 3,000 units with nearly 40,000 students studying his data driven approach. On today’s episode, Neal dives into the key advantages and disadvantages of investing in Chicago compared to other major metros. H...