I own a real estate company in the Chicago area specializing in land and tear downs such as yours.  

Oh, and if you're in Chicago, I recommend Kinzie Street Chop House for steak.

RCG is doing a workshop in Chicago this month for Lonnie Dealers on that subject.

And this was their reply:To address your concerns with appreciation, you'll experience the same in [Market 1] or [Market 2] as you will with Chicago...In a buy and hold strategy, it's all about the cash flow.

Ryan Dossey  a lot of it is a west coast perspective IE cash flow is not necessary or not my number one goal most of the time.. of course there are many ways to skin a cat and many very successful cash flow investor out west.. with me I am more of an in the moment investor... my very best investment has been in bear land... path of progress pay cash and hold for 25 years but make 100 times my money.. not sure if its right  but when they cook off they are big checks.

I am interested in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago and Dolton and South Holland.

We are currently looking for single-family and multi-units in California and in the Suburbs of Chicago.  

Hello,I just wanted to take a moment and say hi to everyone.  I am new to REI as well as biggerpockets and am quite enjoying both.  Looking to network and get learn as much as I can and give as much information as I c...

I'm actively working as a commercial real estate broker in the Chicago market. 

Newbie Alert - I've been scouring the MLS ever since I bought my condo two years ago, just keeping an eye on property values in my neighborhood etc. I recently came across a 3 Flat in my neighborhood (Lakeview) that's...