
Straight Up Chicago Investor Episode 12: Investment Opportunities in The Far Northwest Chicago Suburbs with Joe Mueller
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Guest: Joe Mueller of TANIS Group Realty
Joe's Title Company: https://investorstitleservicesllc.com/
Tom's Tax attorney: https://www.ksnlaw.com/timothy-c.-jacobs
Mark's Tax attorney: https://railapc.com/
Podcast Recommendation: Real Estate Disruptors on Apple Podcasts
Book Recommendation: Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
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Landlord tip from Mark 2:50
Guest intro 5:00
Guest Questions
Why does it take 2 hours at closing with the title company and how does your company address this? 9:10
Why should you have an attorney when you're closing on a property? 12:00
What types of properties are you invested in? 13:40
What does an attractive deal look like to you? 15:55
How do you take rental license requirements and inspections into account when analyzing a property? 19:50
How are you using freedom of information act (FOIA) reports to your advantage? 23:15 Are there specific pockets where you're finding more deals than others? 25:10
Do you have competition with the newer homes in the areas vs your renovated homes? 27:15
How does investing in Kane vs McHenry county differ? 28:20
How are you financing the acquisition of your properties? 30:15
Have there been any people who have come into your life over the past 20 years that have been true game changers? 35:00
What are your top priorities for right now and going forward? 38:12
What experiences from 2008 have you reflected on during the current Covid crisis? 40:15
Wrap up questions
What's your competitive advantage? 42:00
What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone? 43:40
What do you do for fun? 45:16
What's a good self development activity you'd recommend? 45:55
Do you have someone you'd recommend in your local network as a quality resource? 47:40
How can you be reached? 48:15
Thanks for listening! Keep learning, stay hungry, and we'll see you next time.
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