Chicago Property Management Blog

The Big Myth Every Chicago Landlord BelievesMost landlords in Chicago think this: If I charge the highest rent, I make the most money.It sounds logical. Higher rent = more income, right?  Wrong.In our 23 years at GC Realty & Development, after leasing over 5,000 rental units across Chicago and the suburbs, we’ve seen this mistake cost landlords tens of thousands of dollars. The truth? Your rental price isn’t just a...

Investing in DuPage CountyAn earlier video we talked about investing in DuPage County and how it's tough to really go wrong, having investment there. And I want to dive in a little deeper into certain things I like about DuPage County or certain areas, more specifically. You have a lot of very expensive towns that almost make investing not realistic. The numbers don't work, but there's a lot of towns that surround those citi...

Where's a good place to invest in DuPage County?Hi, my name is Mark Ainley from GC Realty and Development. We are a property management company located Roselle, Illinois.  Now, Roselle is in Dupage County, which if you're familiar with the Chicagoland area, it's made up of six counties, DuPage County kind of falls in the middle consists of mostly the western suburbs, far west and near western suburbs. Now, a lot people ...