Category: Real Estate
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Goodbye Mr. Zee, Hello New Helen Plum Library
The Helen Plum Library in Lombard, Illinois (my home town) has asked me to tell stories during construction of their new library. Yesterday they began demolition of the vacant Mr. Zee grocery store. It’s hard for the town because the family owned grocery was an important part of the fabric of Lombard. The Library Board…
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RTO Property FixNFlips
Bill Powers from RTO Property asked me to help him document the process of “flipping” a residential real estate property. Flipping is a term used to describe purchasing a revenue-generating asset and quickly reselling (or “flipping”) it for profit. RTO is a property consulting company based in Waukegan, IL. They manage 200+ units, mostly single…