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Gil Ganz Why is Cook Country, IL mentioned as a bad place for notes?
28 April 2019 | 5 replies

I keep hearing on content i listen/watch that i should watch out from investing in Cook country, Illinois. Trying to understand why is that, what's "special" about that county. Does anyone have some insight?

Chad Maghielse Can anyone recommend a done for you service for fighting property tax increases?
21 March 2023 | 20 replies

Hi everyone, I'm getting very tired of ridiculous property tax increases every year, but I don't have time to fight them.  I own 8 single family rentals, can anyone recommend a good done for you service that can fight...

Account Closed Help with a Chicago tax lien property
9 September 2015 | 7 replies

I need help with someone familiar with Chicago ill tax lien properties. A commercial property I was interested in purchasing went unsold at the tax sale this past August. Since the tax sale happens every other year an...

Wanda Cardenas Chicago Foreclosures - Beginner
17 November 2019 | 7 replies

Can anyone fill me in on the Chicago Foreclosure Auction process?

I know that the Notice of Sheriffs Auction is put in the paper 3 week prior to the auction. I've looked on the Cook County site, I've tried looking u...

Elizabeth Joiner Multifamily residential rental properties in Chicago - Expenses and Cash flow
18 February 2014 | 6 replies

I have a few questions about investing in Multi-families in Chicago. What are the monthly expenses when owning a multi family in Chicago. I know you have to pay mortgage, taxes, home insurance, and utilites. Im lookin...

Alex Tokmazeyskiy Received Complaint for Not accepting Sec 8, How do i respond?
6 July 2020 | 29 replies

I posted an ad stating "No Section 8" and received a discrimination complaint for it. Ad has been taken down already a few weeks ago. Due to long process and apartment being vacant i just did not want to deal with lon...

Chrystian Tapia My first REI property, but its OCCUPIED, how to evict?
16 October 2019 | 2 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets Family,
I have a question regarding evictions in cook county Illinois. I recently purchased a property at the Judicial auction. I received a court order with the following title," ORDER APPROVING...

Mario Morales Cook County Evictions-Why so long?
27 March 2023 | 2 replies

I can't figure this out or know enough of the real estate ecosystem in cook county but why hasn't the long eviction process been shortened, especially when it really hits the pockets of landlords? I heard somewhere th...

Bonnie Clark MySmartMove says it does not do background checks for Cook County
21 June 2022 | 6 replies

Hello,
After reading recommendations on this site for tenant screening, I decided to sign up for Transunion MySmartMove. But in the process, it says that it will not run the criminal checks on Cook County residents. ...

Tyler Cook Self Directed IRA Funds Available to Experienced Investors in Need of Capital
25 September 2023 | 11 replies

Hey BP!I am interested in lending IRA funds for real estate projects to interested investors. If you have taken private money or hard money loans before, I am happy to hear about your experiences and any feedback you ...