Podcast

By Mark Ainley

Episode 23: Breaking Down South Side Neighborhoods with Chicago's Highest Producing Broker, Noah Bir...

Our guest today, Noah Birk, is the highest producing multi-family broker in Chicago since 2014. In this episode, Noah provides great hyper-local insights on MFH investing in neighborhoods like South Shore, Auburn Gresham, Washington Park and Englewood. We discuss the impact that ...

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Episode 22: Investing and Underwriting the Outer Northside with Matt Fritzshall

Matt Fritzshall is the President and Founder of Triton Realty Group with over 200MM in transactions under his belt. Matt was highly successful during the Logan Square boom and in this episode, he'll discuss other Northside markets such as Hermosa and Belmont Gardens that have...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 21: Leveraging an Architect for Chicago Permits, Building Violations, & Nonconforming and Il...

Prashanth Mahakali is the owner of PMPC Architecture firm here in Chicago and an active contributor to Bigger Pockets. He is also an investor and has built his firm under the notion of smoothly handling all headache permits for his clients. In today’s episode, Prashanth tal...

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Episode 20: Great Areas in Chicago To Purchase 2-4 Units with Jake Fugman

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Episode 19: Top 10 Mistakes We See From Chicago Investors - with Eric Workman of Renovo Financial (P...

Last week we got into the top ten mistakes borrowers make with Renovo Financial. This week, Eric Wo rkman continues counting down the top 10 with numbers 5 all the way down to #1. Eric has a long background in real estate with experience in construction, brokering deals, fl...

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Episode 18: Top 10 Mistakes We See From Chicago Investors - with Brandon Moulton

You've heard their name tossed around on earlier episodes, and now we have Renovo Financial here to address some of the biggest mistakes they see when dealing with Chicagoland investors. Brandon Moulton is the Senior VP of Lending at Renovo Financial and has been featured on ...

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Episode 17: Legal Pitfalls to Avoid As A Chicago Real Estate Investor - With Bibek Das

Local real estate and commercial litigator, Bibek Das, has spent the last 20+ years educating and protecting Chicagoland investors and landlords. In this episode, Bibek drops a ton of knowledge (and NUGGETS!) to ensure you are running your real estate business appropriately.This ...

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Episode 16: Northside Property Manager/Investor Breaks Down Types of Investors and Receivership Oppo...

After a successful career in corporate finance, Eric took his skillset (which he originally honed at THE University of Illinois) and transitioned full-time into real estate. Eric is a co-founder of 33 Realty, a vertically integrated company that has the ability to takes its clien...

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Episode 15: From Househacking in North Center to $90M in Real Estate Holdings with John Casmon

John Casmon is a successful Chicago househacker turned syndicator and the founder of Casmon Capital Group. In addition, John hosts the Target Market Insights Podcast, heads up the Chicago Multifamily Club Meetup, and is the co-creator of the Midwest RE Networking Summit (coming u...

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Episode 14: Multifamily Investing in the Southwest 'Burbs with Brian Kochendorfer

One doesn't accomplish $600,000,000 in real estate transactions without thoroughly understanding the ins and outs of the business and which neighborhoods are primed for sound investments. Our guest today, Brian Kochendorfer, has a ton of nuggets to drop from his experience as...