I got a call from a local family recently. They were in a difficult position because their property tax bill caught them off guard. You see, they were one of the tens of thousands of Cook County [...]

When I was a rookie investor, I made some seriously costly mistakes—and one of the biggest was failing to get an inspection on an apartment in a small building before I signed the purchase [...]

Finding a promising investment property in Chicago can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. We’ve all bought those lead lists and done the lead generation hustle with cold-calling, [...]

Carl pounded the pavement for miles, trekking up and down neighborhood streets, knocking on doors, and inquiring as to whether anyone was interested in selling. He even left notes in mailboxes [...]

Many of us don’t think about our target market when we put an investment house up for sale. But that’s a terrible mistake. Any good businessperson knows his or her audience. We don’t buy and sell [...]

Carol was shocked when she opened up the property tax bill on her rental holding. Taxes had gone up the year before and she knew they would go up again this year. But she was taken aback by just [...]