I am from Keller Williams Boston South West (westwood/Needham)

My husband and I live in the south west suburbs of Chicago and are getting started in real estate.

My team is a real estate investment fund with a focus in emerging markets in the southwest.

You can head Southwest (where I invest) in Berwyn, Oak Park, Brookfield, etc.

There are true 8%+ CAP rate properties on the south, west, and SW side of the city, but you will find more often those #s are very hard to hit in the suburbs due to higher tax rates (compared to Chicago). 

The parts of the Midwest and Southwest are good for cash flow but you'll see a big difference among these markets.

I'm in the southwest corner where all the cashiers ask if you are a WA or OR for sales tax.

Hi Everyone,By way of introduction, my name is Tami, I live in NYC and have place in southwest Florida where I do most of my investing.

I'm generally not interested in a RE market I have to jump on a plane to visit in the first place, and even if I did Southwest Airlines would be closer to the way I roll.

If you come across any properties in the western/southwest or northwest suburbs of Chicago, let me know!