Chicago Property Management Blog

GC Realty & Development LLC’s continuous growth year after year has earned the company placement, for the very first time, on the Inc. Magazine’s Influential 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America.  On August 14, 2019, we were delighted to learn that we were awarded the 3,153 spot of the top 5,000 fastest growing companies.  At first I thought that was a mediocre ranking, however, when I found out th...

Dwaine Clarke interviews Mark Ainley, the Co-Founder of GCR&D. Listen to the podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-006-how-to-successfully-manage-your-rental/id1457606006?i=1000437343308

Listen to How Mark Ainley Flipped Over 400 Houses and Manages Over 750 Rental Units from Real Estate Mogul Podcast - Learn How To Leverage Investing Strategies in Your Real Estate Business in Podcasts. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-estate-mogul-podcast-learn-how-to-leverage-investing/id1245797759?mt=2&i=1000413886867

Check out this podcast, Tom Shallcross, who is a client of GC Realty & Development, LLC. On this podcast Tom discusses his investment property growth strategy and how GC Realty & Development has contributed to his success. Tom went from 0 to double digit units in less then 6 months while doing full gut rehabs. Tom talks about GC Realty & Development at 8:30 minutes into the podcast and we are mentioned again at 10:45. We lov...

GC participates/sponsors in multiple education and charitable events each year

Chicago Property Management Software - While most property managers use off the shelf solutions like Appfolio, Buildium, and Propertyware GCR&D has taken that a step further. We do utilize Appfolio for their accounting and reporting system but we have built our own software that has allowed us to customize to our current process and modify as needed. Being able to see areas we can improve and tweak the software at the same time give...

Buying the Wrong House with Mark Ainley |Chicago Property Management | Chicago Real Estate Investing Mark Ainley has rehabbed and stabilized over 450 properties and currently manages more than 900 investment properties throughout the Chicagoland area. He appeared on CNBC and has been a guest on many real estate podcasts. Connect with Mark Ainley: http://www.gcrealtyinc.com Connect with Seth Ferguson: http://www.SethFerguson.org

Working in Chicago with Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) for section 8 tenants can be a very lucrative strategy for your investment portfolio. If you’re specifically a first time landlord to a section 8 program in Chicago, you’ll need to learn more about this process, especially if you are going to take your investment properties and generate income working with a HUD Housing Choice Voucher recipient. In addition, there are m...

I have had the unique opportunity as an owner of a property management company to lead the company’s new business division. That means I am on the front lines, talking every day with property owners and investors about our services. Early on, in the first 10 years of our company's existence, I wore the new business development hat along with about 20 other hats. In 2013, I replaced myself with another team member while I worke...