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When I first started investing in real estate, I focused on cheap old houses in NJ that could be easily renovated and flipped quickly. I was able to keep my up-front investment low by focusing on [...]

Chicago Heights may not be as trendy as other real estate markets in the area, but there are plenty of opportunities here for those who are willing to look for them. My first fix-and-flip [...]

Building a business in Newark takes a lot of grit and determination. My friends thought I was crazy to move here and go into business for myself for the first time, but I fell in love with the [...]

I’ve been investing in New York City real estate for decades and if I had a dollar for every time someone asked me “How is the real estate market in NYC?”, I’d be able to afford multiple [...]

When I first became interested in real estate investing, I was surprised to learn about the many real estate investment strategies out there. I was familiar with the traditional fix-and-flip [...]

Whether you grew up in Queens or came here looking for investment opportunities, you’ve likely noticed that our borough’s real estate market has been a bit of a rollercoaster lately. However, [...]

The concept of “house hacking” has been around for a very long time but the term was coined by BiggerPockets podcast host Brandon Turner a few years ago.  When I was just starting out and [...]

The Cook County Scavenger Sale has been a uniquely Illinoisan tradition for more than 80 years. Tens of thousands of properties with large unpaid tax bills go up for auction at bargain-basement [...]

To me, Chicago has always been a city for underdogs. When people think of the biggest and brightest cities in America, they always jump to New York or Los Angeles, completely neglecting our [...]