International Investor looking to build rental portfolio in Chicago

[Yash Mirchandani]

Hi all, I am a real estate developer based in Mumbai, India. We mainly do residential apartment building construction from ground up. Currently working on a 200,000 sqft residential community apartment building targeted at the luxury market of mumbai. 

My wife is from Chicago & Philadelphia. With that in mind, I am considering expanding the business to the US, starting by building a rental asset portfolio here. 

Currently am in Chicago for a week and looking to build a network of agents, lenders, cpas who are interested in working together. 

My goal this week is to understand the Chicago market, understand financing options I would have, and also review the tax implications and business formation as an International investor. 

Looking forward to connecting with people within the BP community. 

[John Warren]

@Yash Mirchandani welcome to the forums! Chicago is a great market for long-term investing in so many ways. What size deals are you looking to do/ Since you are in the development space, I would assume some larger commercial deals?