Chicago Property Management Blog

When you spend more than two decades managing properties in a neighborhood, you develop a perspective that goes far deeper than market reports or MLS data. I’ve been on the ground in Avondale for over 20 years, long before it became a neighborhood investors talked about on podcasts, and long before people started using words like “emerging” or “hot.” In that time, I’ve managed dozens of buildings on b...

When conversations come up about the Northwest Preservation Ordinance, most of the online chatter misses a crucial perspective: what’s actually happening on the ground in Avondale. And the people who see it most clearly are the professionals who work these blocks every single day.GC Realty & Development manages more than 60 properties for over 30 clients in Avondale alone, making us one of the most deeply embedded, street...

You're sitting at your kitchen table, running the numbers on a two-flat you’ve owned for decades in Humboldt Park. You’re finally ready to cash out, retire, maybe head somewhere warmer. But your agent calls, and suddenly the plan comes to a halt. "We’ve hit a roadblock with the 606 ordinance. Title's not clean, lender’s pulling back, we may need to delay."This isn’t fiction. This is the re...

One of the most important allies to an investor is the broker they work with. Gloria Weikert runs the X-Plus team and has a specialty in helping clients buy investment properties. In today’s episode, Gloria gives some insight on what it takes to win deals in a competitive market that go past just offering more money; breakdowns of different neighborhoods; tenant and rental profiles in varying neighborhoods as well as plenty more.K...