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How To Build A Chicagoland Empire

How To Build A Chicagoland Empire

Andrew Holmes is one of the most well-known names in Chicago Real Estate Investing. Andrew explains his incredible journey, from his early days as a hustling agent, to how he structured his first few investment deals. Andrew dives into specifics on how he finds deals, what attributes he looks for in an investment property, how he underwrites properties, and how he teaches others to scale. There is so much to break down here it’s an episode you’ll need to listen twice!

Podcast key points:

  • How to pivot from real estate agent to real estate investing
  • Single Family vs. Multi Family properties in Chicago
  • Andrew Holmes’ philosophy for cash flow
  • Best cash flow strategy for long term holding
  • How to handle lending when scaling in Chicago
  • Chicago REIA


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