Chicago West Suburban Real Estate Investors

[John Warren]

The Chicago West Suburban Real Estate Investors Meetup is a group dedicated to bringing fantastic, free information to investors in the near southwest suburbs of Chicago. Every month, we meet at a local restaurant to network and to have a local real estate expert in to discuss different aspects of real estate investing. Please RSVP if possible so that the restaurant can provide adequate staffing.

Our guest this month is Mark Ainley who was featured on the bigger pockets podcast show 72.  Mark Ainley is the founder GC Realty Investments. Mark Ainley is an investor, managing broker, and property manager with almost two decades of experience in real estate. Mark has been a speaker at numerous events across the country including investing summits in Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Chicago. His extensive experience allows him to share his knowledge and experience on many topics like property management, scaling a business, rehabbing and flipping, out of state investing, asset stabilization, market analysis, and more.

Mark found his way into real estate by purchasing and flipping condominiums prior to the great recession and since he has built his own portfolio of rental portfolio alongside the creation of GC Realty & Development LLC (GCR&D) and GC Realty Investments (GCRI). He has rehabbed and stabilized over 480 properties and currently manages over 900 investment properties throughout the Chicagoland area. Mark is the co-founder of GCR&D, a full-service Real Estate Brokerage, Property Management, and real estate investment firm in the Chicago Market that consults with both local and out of state investors on the acquisition, stabilization, and management of their rental property portfolio. GCR&D recently made the influential Inc. Magazine list of one of the top 5000 fastest growing companies in the United States. GCRI has become one of the premier turnkey companies in Chicago, working with both US and International investors. In recent years, both companies have grown to include over 38 full and part-time employees running the management & development divisions with 27 additional brokers getting deals done.

He was featured on CNBC's TV show The Deed chronicling one of his rehabs. He has also been featured on podcasts like Bigger Pockets, The Real Estate Mogul Podcast, Joe Fairless, REI Diamonds, and Positive Phil. In 2017 he was featured on the cover of Top Agent - Property Management Edition.

Mark loves to give feedback to beginners, out of state investors, or less experienced entrepreneurs on what steps not to take or what steps to take sooner in growing a younger business.

Sincerely,
John Warren, Realtor®
[email protected]
C 847.894.2433
Second City Real Estate - Broker Associate
4000 W Montrose Suite 537
Chicago IL 60641

[Mark Ainley]

@John Warren thanks for having me out and look forward to seeing a good crowd there. 

Keywords: Chicago / Berwyn / Cicero / Dupage / Norridge / Portage Park / Jefferson Park / Edison Park / Oak Park / Riverside / Elmhurst / Kane County