All Forum Posts by: Matthew Krump

@Drew Millard meant to mention you in the previous post but didn't take for some reason. Thanks again everybody! 

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! 

@Drew Millard and @Nnabuenyi Anigbogu I might be reaching out to you guys in the future as it would be great to hear about your experiences in the neighborhoods that we're considering. 

Drew, what you mentioned about the area NW of the city is interesting. My wife is in exactly that situation. She's in Deerfield a couple days a week and in the city the rest of the week and I think the other members of her team keep a similar schedule. 

Thanks again everybody! I'm looking forward to going through all the stuff that you've shared.

Hey everybody. My name is Matt Krump living in Chicago. We've been here a few years. I joined biggerpockets on the recommendation of a friend. My wife and I are looking to buy our first home. We're interested in the idea of buying a small multi-family (2-4 units), which we'd live in as well. Not sure if we'll do it, but the idea is really interesting to us.

We currently live just West of the Loop and really like the areas West and NW of the Loop. I think we're pretty open to all of the neighborhoods in that area, but Humboldt, Avondale, and Irving Park seem the most plausible for what we have in mind (at least for multi-family, single-family would probably include more W/NW neighborhoods). Let me know if there other areas that people have had success with. Our current lease isn't up until next year, but I wanted to get the ball rolling. I’ve really been enjoying listening to the podcast and reading forum posts!