I'm looking to get an idea of other peoples insurance premiums in the Chicago area. My premium was about $2800 the past couple of years with State Farm but recently jumped to almost $3200. That seems a bit high and I'...

With an expanding rental portfolio and next step to focus on Multi-family, it seems to be a better idea to hire a professional Property Management company to mange my rental units. Most of my rental units are in Weste...

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I've been toying with the idea of real estate investing for many (4) years now. I've browsed all the forums and read most of the recommended books. After requesting guidance from a friend who had previous ...

I have been searching for meet ups and real estate events outside of Chicago, however I have been unable to discover any. Is there any interest out there for investors to attend a meet up in the North West burbs? My w...

Hello, my name is Patryk and I am a recent graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I have been reading a lot of material on real estate investing, listening to various podcasts (including BiggerP...

Hey fellow suburban Illinois BPers - 
Not sure if this has been sent/shared previously, but thought it'd be good to recap - Chicago Agent Magazine recently reported that suburban Chicago was ranked the second-hottest...

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I'm an architectural draftsman from the northwest suburbs of Chicago. I stumbled across this site while searching the internet for any kind of real estate investment info I could find. There seems to be a w...

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First time posting here - as a landlord who has been renting my condo in the City of Chicago for the last six years to the same tenant, things were going ok until this year, but now they are behind an...

It looks like downtown condos did not appreciate much this year. Would it be wise to buy one in a range of 200k-300k? I always liked lofts in Printer’s Row area, but I am not sure this type of property will generate t...

Hi. I am looking into purchasing a cash flow property in West Pullman. Actually, I'd like to be in Pullman, however, inventory appears to be low. Can anyone that knows the market please suggest best areas to invest in...