Getting up to speed on Chicago's many neighborhoods

[Svend W.]

Hi all

Chicago has so many neighborhoods!

Does anyone have particular tips on getting up to speed on this from a REI perspective? Are there any particular resources that you'd recommend to newer investors trying to educate themselves?

Thanks in advance.

[Svend W.]

Thanks @Tan Su. Thats great to know. My current property is in Evanston, so I'm definitely interested in those neighborhoods.

@John Warren That's a great point. Driving time is likely to be such an important factor in your success long term.

I wasn't aware of Niche.com, @Paul De Luca. Thanks!

I will check out Months Supply, too. Thanks, @Crystal Smith!

Yes, @Jonathan Klemm I suppose if you need to ask this question in the first place the most important part will probably be finding a good REI-savvy realtor who knows the market.

I know this is a small part of it, but for those interested in neighborhood maps, here are some decent printable color ones that I found. I especially like ones that include street boundaries.

https://www.chicago.gov/conten...

http://afp-cv.blogspot.com/201...

https://chicagomap360.com/chic...

https://lucidrealty.com/images... [add '.jpg' to the end of the URL]