Newbie Chicago Investor Looking 2 Network, Help A Brother Out?

[DeVante Hill]

Hey BP Family! 

The names DeVante Hill and I am currently located in Hazel Crest, IL (South Suburb of Chicago). I always frequent the Big City and will hopefully be staying on the Northside in 2017. I went to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and majored in Poly Sci. I currently am studying to be a licensed realtor in the state of Illinois and that's the extent of my real estate experience. 

I got attracted to real estate because I like the flexibility of the industry and the myriad of ways to make money from real estate (liens, rentals, flips, etc). I also wanted a job career doing something I can be passionate about while also not having my financial security being dependent on me getting up at 5am, 5 days a week, for the next 30 years of my life.

In addition my grandfather has various real estate holdings in the Chicago and surrounding suburbs (vacant lots in up and coming areas and affordable housing) but unfortunately he's old fashioned and operates under the "fix it myself and save a dime" mentality. This has caused him to work for his property instead of allowing the property to work for him. Which leads me into my next topic.

My goals for real estate are simple I want to network with local Real Estate Investors who can help me learn as much as I can about investing so that I can get off to a quick start. I truly believe that once I get started, the sky's the limit!

~DeVante

[Larmon Cummings Jr]

DeVante Hill

Welcome to the BP community. There are a lot of great resources here for you to utilize, so keep participating in the forums and ask plenty of questions. I'm a local investor in the Chicago market, and I focus primarily on the south side of the city and surrounding suburbs. If you're looking to network, Jeff Valentino hosts a great meet up every first Tues in the month out in Orland Park. Reach out to him and he can give you more information. If I can help in anyway I'm here-reach out if you have any questions. Good luck