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Matt and Michele recently moved back to Chicago after having lived in Los Angeles for several years. Tired of working in the corporate realm, they wanted to try their hands at buying, renovating, [...]

The other day, while at the bookstore with my wife, I overheard a couple discussing uncommon real estate investing marketing ideas. My wife always teases me that I like to stick my nose in where [...]

When out for a walk the other day, I noticed that a rehabbed house in my Glendale Heights neighborhood had yet another “For Sale” sign out front. I was surprised to see the house wasn’t flying [...]

When hopping off the train at Rockaway Parkway Station the other day, I ran into my old pal Len. Len had moved out of Canarsie years ago for a job in Manhattan, and he’d done quite well for [...]

When I ran into my old friend Charles the other day, he mentioned he was thinking about adding a multi-family property to his real estate investment portfolio. His in-laws, he said, were retired [...]

My daughters are constantly teasing me about my old school ways. They’re all about Snapchat; I like to chat on the phone. They send “Thank You” texts, whereas I send actual cards. They get their [...]

When I started investing in New York real estate many years ago, I made the typical rookie mistake or two. But it was after buying my first distressed home for sale in Brooklyn–without performing [...]

All it takes is one costly misstep or miscalculation to turn you into a cautious, research-driven real estate investor. And as an experienced investor myself, it’s something I’ve witnessed too [...]

While standing in line at my favorite 80’s themed coffee shop on Milwaukee Avenue the other day, I overheard two young men discussing how to find the best real estate investment in Chicago. They [...]