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Nicholas Falbo
  • New to Real Estate
  • Palatine, IL (Chicagoland)
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Hello Chicago RE Investors and Enthusiasts

Nicholas Falbo
  • New to Real Estate
  • Palatine, IL (Chicagoland)
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Hello All, just introducing myself to the community as I am brand new to real estate investing and live outside of Chicago in the Suburbs!  I worked previously in IT Quality Assurance for 16+ years in the Financial Sector.  Not long ago I took a step back to focus on family life and care for our now 4 year old daughter.  I've always had a passion for investments & financial markets and would love to diversify into RE investment for my family.  Our short term goals are to obtain single family or multi family assets for long term rentals.  Ideally these properties will have positive cash flow + buy and hold potential (probably goes without saying).  I'm more of a long term investor so fix and flip is not something I'm targeting at the moment.  However, I love a project and can be handy so I will not shy away from properties that require some TLC.  I'm family focused and an outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking/backpacking, playing golf in my (very little) free time.  One day a passion project of mine would be to own a campground property that can introduce people to the great outdoors.  I digress...

Just wanted to say hi and look forward to networking and growing throughout this journey.  Thank you!

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John Warren
  • Real Estate Broker
  • 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546
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@Nicholas Falbo welcome to the forums! You are in the right place to meet folks for sure! The Chicago suburbs offer a lot of great opportunities to invest, so you also live in the right place too! 

I would recommend looking for local meetups to attend to get more connected with the local investing community. I run one in Berwyn, but there are so many great ones in the Chicago area you can attend. You can find some good ones here at the Neighborhood Building Owner's Alliance website. 

About / Members – Neighborhood Building Owner's Alliance (nboachicago.com)

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