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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...

By Mark Ainley

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...

By Mark Ainley

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...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 25: Out of State Investing Mistakes in the Chicago Market and How to Avoid Them with Kathy F...

Today’s episode provides great insights for anyone investing in Chicago, specifically for those unfamiliar with the area. Author, coach, and entrepreneur Kathy Fettke has been featured on The Wall Street Journal, ABC, CNBC, NPR, MarketWatch, among other major media out...

By Mark Ainley

Episode 24: The In's and Out's of Chicago Real Estate Transactions with Attorney Chance Badertscher

Chance Badertscher from Lavelle Law, specializes in Commercial and Residential real estate as well as business formation in and around Chicagoland. In this episode, Chance provides nuggets on how to properly interview a real estate attorney and how an attorney should quarterback ...

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...