Useful perspective before capital meets property.
Practical guidance for evaluating Chicago opportunities, understanding the operator’s role and making informed decisions from across town or across the world.
Clear information for serious decisions.
Each article addresses a question prospective investors should consider before evaluating a property or working relationship.
Start with our investment options and investor diligence process, or explore guidance for medical professionals and international investors.
Five Years In. Too Confident to Listen.
Overconfidence, three painful projects and learning to listen through a changing market.
A New Chapter. A Rental Rebuilt.
A client’s search for rental income, an unexpected neighboring fire and the work to complete 24th Place.
Investing in Chicago Real Estate From Abroad
How to evaluate a property, define the local operator’s role and stay informed when you are investing from another country.
How to Evaluate a Chicago Real Estate Operator
What to review in the records, construction process, communication plan and responsibilities before committing capital.
How Busy Physicians Can Evaluate a Real Estate Investment
A practical framework for understanding the property and the operator without taking on daily construction or property management.
Chicago Real Estate Investing for UK Investors
What investors based in the United Kingdom should examine before considering a Chicago residential opportunity.
Can International Investors Own Chicago Real Estate?
A plain language starting point for understanding Illinois ownership, transaction structure and the eventual sale.
Chicago Real Estate Investing for China Based Investors
How to evaluate ownership, the property, local execution, reporting and United States tax considerations before capital moves.
How to Evaluate a Chicago Property Auction Opportunity
What to review about sale rules, title, occupancy, capital timing and the exit before bidding.
A Difficult Project. A Protected Outcome.
How we handled a stop work notice, county engineering review and an extended exit without losing project capital.