Straight Up Chicago Investor

Episode 23: Breaking Down South Side Neighborhoods with Chicago's Highest Producing Broker, Noah Birk

Aug 27, 2020

Our guest today, Noah Birk, is the highest producing multi-family broker in Chicago since 2014. In this episode, Noah provides great hyper-local insights on MFH investing in neighborhoods like South Shore, Auburn Gresham, Washington Park and Englewood. We discuss the impact that the Obama Center and Tiger Woods Golf...

Episode 22: Investing and Underwriting the Outer Northside with Matt Fritzshall

Aug 20, 2020

Matt Fritzshall is the President and Founder of Triton Realty Group with over 200MM in transactions under his belt. Matt was highly successful during the Logan Square boom and in this episode, he'll discuss other Northside markets such as Hermosa and Belmont Gardens that have the potential to be the next Logan Square....

Episode 21: Leveraging an Architect for Chicago Permits, Building Violations, & Nonconforming and Illegal Units, with Prashanth Mahakali

Aug 13, 2020

Prashanth Mahakali is the owner of PMPC Architecture firm here in Chicago and an active contributor to Bigger Pockets. He is also an investor and has built his firm under the notion of smoothly handling all headache permits for his clients. In today’s episode, Prashanth talks in depth on handling building violations,...

Episode 20: Great Areas in Chicago To Purchase 2-4 Units with Jake Fugman

Aug 6, 2020

After selling a successful logistics company, and actively investing in real estate, Jake Fugman has carved a niche as a high-performing investor-friendly agent. In this episode, Jake provides a ton of market knowledge and deep insights into many desirable and upcoming Chicago neighborhoods, including Hermosa, Belmont...