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Updated about 5 years ago on . Most recent reply
Looking for multi families in Chicago !
Looking to invest in the South side of Chicago. Interested in multi family homes. Would love some advice on where to start.
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Hi Chris,
Bronzeville, South Shore, Washington Park, and West Pullman neighborhoods are gaining traction. I would focus on transit-oriented properties within walking distance of an elevated train station (The "El"). Be very conservative with respect to RE tax underwriting. City of Chicago is up for re-assessment in 2021 and new assessor is taking an aggressive approach to new fair market value assignments - particularly for apartments. I would underwrite taxes based on a fair market value assignment that is no less than 80% of your purchase price. Cook County has a convoluted formula for determining RE taxes from the assigned fair market value, so I would definitely get familiar with how to calculate. Best of luck!