New member from Chicago

[Travis Weldon]

Hi BiggerPockets,

My name is Travis and I am from Chicago, IL. I've been listening to the podcasts for the past few months, reading the forums and decided it was time to get involved. I purchased my first property in Chicago (which is now my residence) back in November of last year. Since then I've been reading and learning a lot about real estate. I've decided that it's time to start networking and learning from others as I get ready to start looking for my first rental property. 

I currently work in Tinley Park, but do a lot of business in NW Indiana. I have grown to like the NW Indiana market vs IL due to manufacturing/industrial companies moving across the border, landlord friendliness of IN, cheaper taxes and it will also give me the opportunity to get started sooner with the price of homes. I'm going to be a buy and hold investor, leaning towards multifamily. 

At this point, I want to connect with other real estate investors in the NW Indiana/Lake County market. I am working on learning which areas of NW Indiana would be best to invest for cash flow, finding a realtor and potentially a property management company. Any recommendations would be appreciated! I'm also willing to grab coffee or lunch to learn. Looking forward to learning a lot more and getting stared!

Travis 

[Adrien C.]

hi- welcome to BP. NWI is a great area to invest. I'm connected with several wholesalers so plenty of inventory if you're interested. 

[Jonathan Pliszka]

@Travis Weldon Welcome to BiggerPockets, Travis! I too am pretty bullish NWI. The reasons you listed above, plus the shift of telecommuting. Why live in Naperville and pay 15K in property taxes when you can live in Munster, be the same distance from the city and cut your tax bill by a third. 

[Account Closed]

Hey Travis, we have been working in the NWI market for almost two years now. I actually live here in crown point. If you have any questions I would love to try and help all I can! Reach out give me a call. Thanks! 

[Ned Carey]

Welcome to BP Nation @Travis Weldon You can network here with "Keyword alerts" or some of the tools under the network tab above.

[Mark Ainley]

@Travis WeldonWelcome Travis!

[Travis Weldon]

thanks everyone for they responses back.

@Adrien C. thanks Mark. I've seen a lot of your odors posts and the blog you posted yesterday. I look forward to reading more.

[Jerry Stanford]

@Travis Weldon...Welcome to BP!!

[Mark Nolan]

@Travis Weldon

BP is full of useful resources such as forums and blogs. Welcome to the Bigger Pockets community-be sure to check out all the awesome BP blogs under “Learn.”

[Lindsey Simpson]

@Travis Weldon

Welcome to BP, Travis! Let me know if I can be of any help to you in Central Indiana.