About us
Chicago Real Estate Investors Collective is a community for people actively building wealth through real estate in the Chicagoland area. We connect investors, wholesalers, agents, lenders, and beginners who are serious about learning, doing deals, and growing their networks. Expect practical conversations on finding and analyzing deals, funding strategies, rehabs and rentals, creative finance, and local market insights, plus opportunities to collaborate and share resources.
Upcoming events
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Real Estate Agent Virtual Coffee Mastermind
·OnlineOnlineStart your morning... with a coffee & friends from all over the country. Don't miss out on our live (virtual) networking event every Thursday morning. It's the perfect opportunity to build relationships with Realtors across the state and across the country (sometimes even on the other side of the world) that will serve your clients well when they need a referral.
We have a short educational/informative presentation at the beginning of the meeting and then go into 3 or 4 person breakout rooms where you can get to know the other attendees. At the end there will be time for you to download the contact info of everyone who attended so you can follow up.
If you're not already a member of our fb group, you can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/therealestateagentreferralnetwork
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Building a Rental Portfolio
·OnlineOnlineBuilding a Rental Portfolio
MONDAY MARCH 9TH, 8PM EST 7PM CST 5PM PST
Register Here: SIGN UP HERE
Build a rental portfolio with a repeatable system: buy box, underwriting, financing, BRRRR reality, operations, and scaling without chaos.
Most people don’t fail at rentals because they “picked the wrong house.”
They fail because they don’t have a repeatable system for buying, financing, stabilizing, and scaling.
This session is your blueprint for building a real rental portfolio—whether you’re starting from zero or you already own a few and want to grow faster with fewer mistakes.
We’ll break down the actual operator playbook: what to buy, how to fund it, how to underwrite it, how to manage risk, and how to build a portfolio that doesn’t collapse the first time repairs spike, rents soften, or your lender gets conservative.
### What You’ll Learn- The 3 rental portfolio paths (and which one fits your time, capital, and risk tolerance)
- Buy Box clarity: property type, price band, neighborhoods, and tenant profile
- Underwriting that keeps you out of trouble: cash flow, reserves, CapEx, and realistic rent assumptions
- Financing options that scale: conventional, DSCR, portfolio, private money, and when each fits
- The BRRRR reality check: when it works, when it doesn’t, and what breaks most people
- Stabilization + operations: scope discipline, lease-up, management, and protecting your margin
- Scaling without chaos: how to go from “one rental” to a portfolio with consistency and control
### Who This Is For
- Beginners who want a clear path to their first rental (without guessing)
- Investors with 1–5 rentals who want to scale faster with better financing + systems
- Busy professionals who need a portfolio plan that works with limited time
### What You’ll Walk Away With
- A simple 30–90 day rental acquisition plan
- A clean buy box + criteria framework you can use immediately
- Clarity on your financing path and next steps
- A stronger understanding of what it actually takes to build a durable, scalable portfolio
### Want the Full Deep Dive?
This Monday/Wednesday session is the foundation.
We’ll also be running a full Saturday workshop on the same topic for people who want the expanded step-by-step implementation.Register Here: SIGN UP HERE
2 attendees
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