CW 485: Real Estate Investing in Chicago Illinois with Local Market Specialist John and Jason Hartman

In Jason's Creating Wealth introduction, he answers a listener question as well as shares an important tip to listeners who are currently experiencing vacancy issues or property manager issues. On the show itself, Jason invites local Chicago market specialist John to the show. John addresses Chicago's crime rate issue, landlord unfriendliness, and his company's screening process for tenants, plus a lot more on today's episode. Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Jason's new Longevity and Bio-hacking show is doing great on iTunes. 4:40 – Jason plays a listener question on the show and he answers his questions. 11:10 – You can own a much larger portfolio when you use leverage right versus the free and clear way. 15:20 – Jason shares an important real estate tip for those who are having vacancy issues. 18:30 – Jason introduces John. 25:30 – Crime in Chicago suburbs consists of petty thief and vandalism. 30:50 – John's company will redevelop a distressed house and bring it up to current construction code. 34:50 – John looks for A residences and address the topic of Chicago state being more tenant friendly. 38:10 – Out of 1,600 homes that John's company manages, less than 2% of those go through the eviction process. 42:50 – John breaks down some of the specials and offers his company gives to their clients. Tweetables: " Leverage is a very good thing when used properly. " " If you're thinking about investing your money in something, what better than something that is tangible? " " Chicago is not necessarily the most land lord friendly, but we combat that by working in the Chicago suburbs versus Chicago downtown ." Mentioned In This Episode: JasonHartman.com

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CW 485: Real Estate Investing in Chicago Illinois with Local Market Specialist John and Jason Hartman is an episode from Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing - Archive Episodes 401-500 by Jason Hartman.

This episode is 47:27 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2016.

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