Newbie in Chicago

[Sharlisa Elzy]

Hey everyone,

I am just getting started on my real estate investing journey. I want to start out wholesaling. However, all of the information I gathered up until this point have been from individuals who are not in Chicago. The Chicago market seems pretty intimidating.

I have gone out and built a list of vacant homes without any luck finding the information on the homeowners. I was sitting home with a yellow note pad, envelopes and stamps stuck in a rut until I came across this site. Can someone give me advice on this issue? I also found a rei club here in Chicago and I'm checking it out this Thursday, so I'm super excited.

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@Sharlisa Elzy You didn't find that information because Kyle gave you the wrong place to go. Even in Lake County, IN, the Assessor takes years to update their mailing addresses. The TREASURER is what you want. The Treasurer is the one that sends the bills, so they need to have the correct address.

If you are using the Assessor you will never get the name, just the assessed value in Cook County. Get the PIN and go to the Treasurer's site.

As to Lake County, IN, countless people are getting info from Kyle for homes they no longer own. They are doing a better job of integrating the two, but still slow. Not as slow as they used to be however.