Midwest

All cities change, but for those of us who have been in Chicago real estate for a long time, the changes have been dizzying. I got into it in the early ’90s—when the South Loop was still a no-go [...]

Becoming a real estate investor takes dedication. It takes drive. It takes hustle. And it also takes funding. This is a fast-paced business, and you will rarely, if ever, have the liquidity to [...]

If you’re looking to invest in Illinois real estate, chances are you’ll find yourself having to conduct a Cook County real estate investing records search. It can be overwhelming. This huge, [...]

If you’re from Chicago you know that when telling a fellow Chicagoan where you grew up, you have to specify which parish you lived by. It’s not enough to say you were born in Bridgeport, for [...]

In Chicago, we tend to be critical of so-called “bandwagon” fans. They’re the ones who only start rooting for the Bears or the Sox when the season’s going good. But I don’t mind them, maybe [...]

The first time I went to register my fix-and-flip business as an LLC in Chicago, I was up all night worrying. Did I have all the right paperwork? What kind of questions was I going to get asked? [...]

As an entrepreneur, I’m always on the lookout for any new business opportunities, especially right here in Chicago. While I enjoy the idea of starting a new business from the ground up, it can be [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]