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Listing Your Chicago Rental Investment or Property

June 5th, 2014 · No Comments · chicago downtown rental, chicago real estate investment, real estate investing, Uncategorized

When Listing Your Chicago Rental Investment or Property, here’s What We Do: Put the listing on MLS and all major websites Arrange all showings with current tenants, check current tenants schedule and make sure shoes off, lights off and lock up the door for each showing. Explain to potential tenants what is included and what […]

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Buying Can Cost $300 Less Per Month Than Renting Right Now

August 21st, 2013 · No Comments · chicago downtown rental, chicago real estate investment, chicago real estate market, real estate investing, rental buildings

In a recent article by Alby Gallun that appeared in Crain’s Chicago, renting can cost about $300 more than owning in one River North tower. While there are a lot of variables including the terms of the mortgage and neighborhood, rents have certainly gone up quite steeply in the last few years, mortgage rates remain […]

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Over One Hundred Chicago Properties Sold or Rented

July 8th, 2013 · No Comments · chicago real estate market, real estate investing, what's on the market

I noticed on my new FindHomeChicago.com real estate search engine under “Properties I’ve Sold” it lists 101 properties. This also includes rental listings. Note that I frequently work on the buyers (or renter’s) side, so in terms of total number of deals completed, it’s probably more like 300 or 400 satisfied clients. Looking to make […]

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Chicago Downtown Developers Switching Back to Selling Instead of Renting

June 20th, 2013 · No Comments · chicago downtown rental, chicago real estate investment, chicago real estate market, real estate investing, rental buildings

A couple years ago, it was quite common to see projects being switched from all Condos to all Rentals or a mix. Now, the pendulum is swinging back the other way. Inventory of condos available for sale downtown is quite low, less then 800 units are for sale right now, down from a peak of […]

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