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By Mark Ainley

Episode 169: How To Leverage Chicago’s Transit-Oriented Development Incentives with Chicago Citysc...

Return guests Casey Smagala and Steven Vance of Chicago Cityscape join us to discuss the revised Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) ordinance and other development trends in Chicago!Casey and Steven start off by explaining the TOD ordinance and the changes resulting from the rece...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 168: Breaking Down Bridgeport Block by Block with Ada Li

Ada Li is a Chicago-based Developer with over 20 years of experience. Ada shares her experience with her family’s construction business, which includes dealing with Chicago Inspectors, zoning changes, and other lessons learned over the years. Ada dives deep into Bridge...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 167: When Should I Lock My Interest Rate, and What Are The Different Rate Lock Options?

When should I lock in my mortgage rate in a volatile market, and what is a float-down option?

By Mark Ainley

Episode 166: BiggerPockets J Scott Breaks Down the Economy, Our Debt Crisis, and the Real Estate Mar...

Entrepreneur, investor, and best-selling author J Scott of BiggerPockets and Bar Down Investments joins SUCI and drops tremendous wisdom! J shares the mindset and adaptability required to become a successful real estate investor. He draws on his past experience to break down the ...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 165: From Chicago Househacker, to Out of State Investor, to Leaving Her W2 Job with Kory Die...

Kory Dieter is a Chicago-based is a house hacker and professional out of state investor with a portfolio mix that includes SFRs and small multi-families across 5 markets. In today’s episode Kory shares with us how she started her real estate journey with a house hack in And...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 164: Replacement Cost vs Actual Cash Value

What is the difference between actual cash value and replacement cost?

By Mark Ainley

Episode 163: From Listing Agent to Acquiring and Managing Hundreds of Units on Chicago’s Northside...

Are you looking to learn about acquiring and managing multifamily properties in Chicago’s Northside? If so, you’ll get great value out of this show!John starts by talking about his military background and how that has served him in his real estate career. He provides ...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 162: Property Management in Chicago’s Southside with Tim Harstead

Looking for insight on the nuances of acquiring and managing properties on the south side of Chicago? If so, this episode is for you!Tim starts by talking about his start in real estate and how he identified a need for quality property management on the south side. He provides in...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 161: How financing for Chicago Non Conforming units just got easier

What are the recent changes within Freddie Mac that now allows for financing the rehab of an ADU project?

By Mark Ainley

Episode 160: Why you need Builders Risk insurance for your Chicago rehab

Brian Kochendorfer returns to the show after 2 years! This time around Brian provides an objective analysis on how his investment properties in Indiana and Ohio compared to his Chicago portfolio. Brian kicks things off by sharing his investment parameters and how he ended up...