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I am a young female looking to invest in multi units in the Chicago land. I was wondering if anyone had any contact info to some good realestate agents, CPA's, leaders, LLC cites, contractors, property mangers, or any other resources that would be helpful in setting up a team for my realestate business. I would also love any advice on anything to do with the home buying/investing process. I will gladly take any suggestions like meet ups, learning websites, books, podcasts, or even meet with other people who started real-estate investing to talk while I buy them coffee or dinner.

My question for you is, how did you get started in the real-estate buisness?

Jonathan Klemm · Answer

Hey there @Jenniffer Nosenko - Its awesome to another woman joining the Chicago Real Estate/BiggerPockets community!

I've got a great cpa who isn't on the forums other wise @Steven Hamilton II or @Aaron Zimmerman are well known here.

Property managers connected with @Jared Kott, @Jason Marcordes, and @Shea Murray

Real estate agents you already have @Eudith Vacio (above), @Jake Fugman, and @Henry Lazerow!

I am of course happy to connect to talk renovations and general contracting.

Jennie Berger · Answer

Hey Jennifer!

Welcome to the club. :) I'm always excited to see more ladies getting involved in real estate investing. There are many many places to start-- and I'm sure you'll get a thousand recommendations from various people. One of my top recommendations is to attend a local real estate meetup event so you can connect in real life with various people who share your ambitions. I am not allowed to recommend specific groups on BP, but if you DM me, I will share some of my favorites. We have a ladies specific REI group that meets once per month that may be a good place to start.

Happy to help be a resource as you move along your journey.

Jennie

Dave Kush · Answer

One more thing....

The agent and lender locator tools on this site are very good. I've been VERY happy with the referrals I received from BP.

Dave Kush · Answer

I'm in Chicagoland, but south burbs.

I read and researched a lot, but ultimately I got started by following the steps in this book: The Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real Estate: How to Become Wealthy in Your Spare Time https://a.co/d/gLYA4Sj

They give you the step by step. It works. Other methods do too, but I can personally vouch for this one.

David Greens BRRRR book is the perfect follow up. A little more updated and detailed.

Savannah Remkus · Answer

Hi Jenniffer! I am in Chicagoland and a well connected industry professional myself. As a young woman in real estate, I can assure you there is an incredible community of women in the investing space in the city! I would check out RE InvestHER Chicago and also am happy to connect you to the women involved. I am a lender myself and my team specializes in multi-family investing and I would love to be a resource for you!!

Eudith Vacio · Answer

Hey @Jenniffer Nosenko 👋🏽

I'm so happy to hear about another women coming into the real estate space! You can definitely find some great information on this website and I would be happy to meet up with you and chit chat about real estate. I invest in Chicago and guess what? I'm also a realtor 😃 anyway, here to help if you are open to it!

Chris Van Dinther · Answer

Jenniffer,

Welcome! All good advice above. I would also recommend tuning into the Straight Up Chicago Real Estate Investor podcast. They have great advice for new and seasoned investors. Further, I specialize in working with newer investors looking to house hack and acquire their first deal. Happy to connect!

Best of luck

Michael Dumler · Answer

@Jenniffer Nosenko, without any doubt, one of the best ways to get started in real estate is to house hack your first deal. Attend local meet-ups and try to find someone who has house hacked to see what works in your market. Moreover, read, "The House Hacking Strategy" by Craig Curelop to get a general scope of the investment strategy.

Jonathan Klemm · Answer

@Jenniffer Nosenko - I for got to mention one other awesome Chicago property manager @Ran Fridman....I love this guy and super sharp on the PM tech stuff!

Shea Murray · Answer

@Jonathan Klemm thanks for the shout out Jon.

Jennifer, always happy to connect and talk about what strategies and how property management plays a part! I'll send you the connection request now!

Congrats on getting in the game!

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