Most counties have public back ground checks, I think.  Meaning, I can type your name in a counties database and if you have been arrested before I can if you have been arrested and for what.   I know there are backgr...

Hello,I have a bid on a NPN in Cook County IL.I've completed a deal in OH and two in MI, but never in IL.Can anyone give an "oh no!" list? The items that I've already learned - Tenant friendly state- must register as ...

Looking for some help from Chicago / Cook County multifamily investors, regarding a property tax question.  It seems property tax calculations there aren't nearly as straightforward as in other markets...  Free high f...

Hey BP,

I currently live in the south suburbs of Chicago near Crete, IL and own a SFR in Steger, IL on the Will County side. My taxes are not horrible approximately $3,500 a year on a 1100 sq ft 3 bed two bath.

I u...

I currently own a 15 unit apartment building on the southside of Chicago. I will be moving, Lord willing, to the Indianapolis area in the next year. I am looking to do a 1031 exchange for something in Indianapolis. I ...

I'm thinking about purchasing a property in Chicago IL that is already rented out to section 8 tenant. Does anyone have any advise for a first time investor that is out of state?

We have been analyzing 30 to 150 unit opportunity in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky for almost nine months. Made a few offers but the market is competitive. We found a 50 unit (4 building) property in a tertiary market ...

I have questions about tax lien investing in IL and in general maybe someone can help:
1) When you win a tax cert, when is the interest paid out to you?  Does the interest incur per month, 6 months, daily? If someone...

I haven't seen much discussed about property taxes, and maybe it's just a concern to me because of where I live. Cook/Will counties in Illinois of some of the highest property tax rates in the country, the property ta...

A mature couple of Indian extraction have applied for one of my units. I am working on the application at present and have not finished processing it. They are first generation immigrants from India and it is clear th...