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Hello everyone! New to the Bigger Pockets site.Looking to get started in the real estate game in Chicago. Trying to find a multi family home to house hack, where I can live for free or close to it. 755 credit score, $...
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Hi BP - I am a commercial RE developer in Seattle by day and will be moving to Chicago this summer. I am looking to do some personal projects that include light rehabs to full teardowns in Wicker Park, Ukrainian Vill...
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Hi everyone! I am Henry Massey, coming to the group from Chicago, IL. with 15+ years of software implementation experience as a Solutions Architect. Though that has nothing to do with Real Estate, it is a skillset tha...
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I enjoy working with real estate and have made a decision to obtain my broker license. I have over five years of experience working in operations for an alternative investments custodian (hedge funds, private stock of...
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Hey Members,Hopefully everyone is having a great weekend. I'm looking for some feedback from investors, agents or other real estate professional in the Chicagoland area. My wife and I met with a real estate agent i...
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Of all the major cities in the US, Chicago seems to have MF listings that have numbers that look better, at least on paper. I can find multiple listing in the 300-500k range and have 9-12% net cap. No other city has ...
Wondering what property management companies you would recommend for Chicago Ukrainian Village/Lincoln park small properties? Have 3 properties, 10 units. Properties are in decent shape, but have had one tenant evic...
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Anyone have recommendations for zip codes to look at that are close to the Chicago center? Maybe 15 minutes away? I want to be near social life as I am coming from out of state and want to make friends ASAP.
I'm thin...
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Hello BP community!I have been lurking in the forums but wanted to finally make an introductory post. I moved to Chicago this past January, a city that I absolutely love, where I would like establish myself and land m...