All Forum Posts by: Ben Wilson

@Christopher Leon Thanks for reaching out.  I'd like to make it out to the CAREIA sometime. 

@Christopher Mendoza Hi Chris, I'm looking at the north side of Chicago/suburbs, particularly Avondale, Rogers Park, and Evanston.

@Josh Bryan Patience is a virtue...Hope the property works out!

@Jerry Padilla @Paul Timmins Thank you both for the kind welcome and advice.  

Paul, I especially appreciate your tips about the HUD route for an owner-occupied multi and possibly looking to rent to students. With students, are the higher rents offset by higher turnover? Also, do you recommend only allowing 12 month leases for students, or are you willing to shorten the lease term and bump up the rent to cater to the academic calendar? I will likely be investing in a university town, so these are questions I am weighing.

@Andrew Cordle Thanks for all the great tips - Have you found a particular REIA in the Chicago area to be especially helpful?

@Josh Bryan Thanks for the link to the meet-up.  I'll be out of town this time but certainly intend to try to make things like that.  What stage are you at in the buy and hold deal, and what sort of property are you going for?

@Christopher Hunter @Lauren Apicella  Thanks!  Long term, my wife and I would like to focus on buy and hold investing and flipping.  For our first investment, we are looking to purchase a multi-unit property where we can live in one unit and rent out the rest.  

What do you think will be your niche?

Hey, I know this thread has been dead for a while, but I was wondering how your search for a club turned out.  Did you attend any clubs?  Was it helpful?  Have you gotten started investing?

I'm a new investor in Chicago, and I'd definitely be interested in connecting with some experienced investors who know the ropes.

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,

Just a quick note to introduce myself:  I'm a new investor in the Chicago area, and I'm eager to connect with folks on BP, learn from the forums, and jump into the world of real estate investment.  

Looking forward to interacting!

Ben