All Forum Posts by: Samuel Pavlovcik

Hey @Eddie Maynard, welcome to BP. I'm a licensed Architect in Chicago, feel free to reach out if you have any Architectural questions for Chicago or surrounding suburbs. My company does a lot of remodeling work with about a 50 mile radius of the City. I've dealt with a lot of different building departments...

Anybody still purchasing properties and using this time for rehab? To me it seems like it would be a good opportunity to try to do a remodel during the slowed economy so that the property is complete and ready to hit the market as soon as things start to pick back up... 

Any thoughts? Anyone actively purchasing new properties?

@Eudith Vacio, Still unsure on the exact area, and I am planning to remain pretty flexible to try to find the best deals. I would love to collaborate with your realtor who does fix and flips. Send his info over via Message!

Thanks in advance

@Artem Shum Bronzeville has been great for us. Neighborhoods are constantly improving which is increasing values even with the whole COVID crisis going on. My only wish is that I could have bought more than the 1 property I currently own! I had an opportunity to puck up a few more units last year but unfortunately timing really didn't work out for me as far as everything else I had going on in my life. One of the two properties could have been an easy 30-40K in a flip within only a new months time!

The deals are out there... Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the area, I have lived in this part of Chicago since 2008 and have definitely learned how fast locations can change. I am also a Licensed Architect so don't hesitate to reach out with any architectural questions or services you may end up needing.

BP Community,

I'm looking for some advice from local Fix & Flip investors working in Chicagoland (suburbs), or even downtown Chicago. I want to learn more about how to find a good Residential Property. What type of things do you look for as far as location, price, schools, taxes, etc. and what makes a property a "Good Find". I am a Local Architect who specializes in Residential Remodeling and have a lot of experience working with various municipalities within about a 50 mile radius of Chicago, so I believe I have a good understanding of what to look for a far as the structural integrity and necessary upgrade/work for the properties to be flipped, but I know there are a lot more factors to consider in addition to the construction side of the Fix & Flip.

Thanks in advance!

@Kevin Bennett Feel free to reach out if you have any Architectural questions when you are looking into properties to flip or to house hack. I do a lot of Residential remodeling work throughout Chicagoland and may have some helpful input for what to consider in terms of the remodel.

@Andrew Lake, @Patrice Boenzi, and @Dennis S. Gelbart,

Don't hesitate to reach out with any Architectural questions or needs. My company specializes in Single Family & Small Multi-Unit Residential construction (New & Remodeling) throughout a 50 mile radius of Chicago. We are licensed in Indiana as well!

@Zach Gring 

Sounds good, i look forward to seeing your message. 

I am thinking West suburbs, but my timeline is still likely about 9-12mo. our before purchasing the first property. I just figured I would get started on my education and research ahead of time!

Hey @Zach Gring what I'd really like to get into would be a foreclosure/wholesale purchase in need of some remodeling, and then either rent or flip depending on the project.

Feel free to reach out if you are ever in need of an Architect for any remodeling/addition work. My architectural firm has been dedicated to providing efficient, cost-effective designs over the past 3 years on over 250 residential projects throughout Chicagoland, so I've gotten to know the inner-workings of a lot of the building departments stretching from Chicago, to Joliet, to Elgin, to Gurnee...

Welcome @Brandon Smith,

I am new to the BP family as well, but I am a Licensed Architect in Chicago and have specialized in residential construction (New construction and remodeling) over the past 6 years, and plan to embark into the real estate investment world in the near future. Feel free to reach out if you ever need an Architect in Chicago or the surrounding Chicagoland; I've realized my experience has provided me with some great insight into the construction side of when projects would be viable to persue.