Growing up on the South Side, my cousin Eddie lived next door to us. He has always been my best friend, even now that we are both focused on family and careers instead of playing ball in the [...]
When Roberta, one of the other moms at school, approached me about becoming a real estate investor, she mentioned she was hesitating because she didn’t know anything about the market or where to [...]
Just after stepping out of Nutter Hardware and Rental the other day, an old college friend from years back called to ask me about getting hard money loans for investing in real estate. He’d [...]
For many, the New Year is a time of reflection. But it is also a time of planning. While most of us won’t stick to our resolution to go to the gym twice a week or to cut down on those sugary [...]
Last week, I found out that one of my friends is engaged to be married. Nothing out of the ordinary—but this triggered a host of novel aspirations for him. With a fresh MBA in hand, my young pal [...]
It’s been a long-distance run for many investors here in Chicago as recent years have brought turbulence to our local real estate market. Luckily, I saw an opportunity to buy distressed homes in [...]
Carol was shocked when she opened up the property tax bill on her rental holding, and she was still in an agitated state when she came to see me with that bill clutched in her hand. I calmed her [...]
It wasn’t that long ago that I made the rounds to talk at a few different real estate investing clubs around Michigan and met a young guy named Desmond while I was speaking in Detroit. I’m not so [...]
I hadn’t seen Terence in some time when I ran into him over at Harris Tire and Auto while getting a flat patched up. Last time we talked, he said he was interested in buying investment property [...]
