Dave Hill PhD,ePro,SFR,CIAS,BPOR,CNE,CSC Chicago Real Estate Agent's Blog

Return on investment is top of mind for every investor, and savvy investors are always seeking the greatest return in the shortest amount of time.Those looking to invest in commercial properties are no different. So, when faced with several alternative investments, one of the best ways of compari...

Everyone knows social media is a must when marketing a home, however did you know social media platforms can be the perfect place to promote your rental properties?If you are using the services of a commercial real estate agent to find tenants, one of the best ways to support his or her efforts i...

For us, Halloween is all about kids, scary costumes, and candy - lots of candy. But, in fact, October 31 has a somewhat sinister past. By looking back at the history of this annual scare-fest, it's easy to see how ghost and zombie costumes are everywhere on Halloween night.The last night of Octob...

Our neighborhoods are where we spend a majority of our time and where our kids first learn about the outside world. So, isn't it important to make them everything they can be?A lot has been written about improving neighborhoods - a recent Google search yielded almost 13 million hits - so there's ...

Flat Fee MLS Listings are fast becoming a popular way to sell your home by owner with the help of a Realtor®. With a flat fee listing, you get the same multiple listing service (MLS) exposure and your property appears on a multitude of popular internet websites just as it would with traditional c...

Below is a new real estate market analytics tool for Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. This is very useful for evaluating real estate trends and statistics, check it out:

Fernandina Cancanon CSC,SFR · Midwest Premier Realty, Llc · (847) 987-7668 1234 Asbury - ELGIN, Illinois Type Residential Rental Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2.1 Year Built 2004 Total Rooms 8 Basement Yes Subdivision PRINCETON WEST Township HANOVER County Cook Offered at $1,800 [see additional photos be...

As reality programming continues to dominate the television world, real estate shows have proven to be a real hit among viewers. Shows such as Million Dollar Listing, Love It or List It, House Hunters and Property Virgins all depict the experiences of real people looking for real homes.As it turn...

Dave Hill from Midwest Premier Realty  was recently recognized as a Certified Staging Consultant (CSC) by the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS. This certification is currently held by fewer than 800 agents in the state of Illinois.   This certification educates students in recognizing other at...

Remember when you put a hotel on Boardwalk, even though you couldn't really afford it? And remember losing the game? To be a Monopoly winner, you had to start small: First the property, then the house, then the hotel.Investing in multi-family properties requires a similar strategy: Start by renti...