by John Casmon | Feb 9, 2021 | Chicago|Illinois|Podcast
Anthony and Anton Downing are Chicago residents, serving their community as firefighters. They began investing in real estate in their spare time and now share their insights on their own TV series. The Downing Brothers are known for their HGTV show, “Double Down” and...
by John Casmon | Oct 3, 2018 | Chicago|Illinois|Podcast
More often than not, we wear many hats in our lifetime, but only a few can say that they have worn the hats of an Olympian, coach, entrepreneur, and investor, but one person who can is Bob Berland. In the 1984 Olympic Games, Bob brought home a silver medal, which...
by John Casmon | Dec 5, 2017 | Chicago|Illinois|Podcast
Ben Walhood is the President of the Chicago Area REIA, the largest non-profit real estate organization in Illinois. He is also an investor operating predominantly in the western suburbs of Chicago. He fixes-and-rents residential properties in working class...
by John Casmon | Nov 14, 2017 | Chicago|Illinois|Podcast
Looking for a new contractor? Well, today’s guest explains why you’ll never find that “A” contractor and why it’s you that actually needs better training. Ryan Garcilazo is the Founder of The Garcilazo Group and Rehab Depot. He has flipped nearly 600 homes, worked...
by John Casmon | Aug 29, 2017 | Chicago|Illinois|Podcast
As the co-founder of Elite Invest, Alex Al-Sabah’s efforts to improve the housing stock within the South Side of Chicago were recently profiled by Crain’s Chicago Business. Though Alex is a California native, he discovered an opportunity to fix up homes in...
