Bill Bein

"Arm-Chair" Investors are those who do NOT want to live in the property they buy (a more precise term for this would be "NON-owner occupied"). The question we ask here is: Where have ‘arm-chair' investors like that been concentrating their investments?

Our work with arm-chair investors has led us to believe that SEVEN Chicago neighborhoods are particularly popular for those buying non-owner occupied, cash-flow property. For instance, Bill Bein, Chicagoland2to4Flats.info's founder, owns property in Grand Crossing (a south side neighborhood)-and he has now helped many different buyers buy in all of these areas.

• The west side neighborhoods are: Humboldt Park (census tract 23), East Garfield Park (census tracts 27), West Garfield Park (census tracts 26) and North Lawndale (census tract 29)
• The south side neighborhoods are: Woodlawn (census tract 42), South Shore (census tract 43) and Greater Grand Crossing (census tract 69).

We will look at each of them in previous and future posts. In this post we look at the third one: West Garfield Park

• East and West Garfield Park (census tracts 27 and 26) have a joint article on the city's official site at http://www.chicagoneighborhoods.cc/neighborhoods/garfield.html

A major cultural asset nearby, and shared with East Garfield Park, is the Park District's Garfield Park and Garfield Park Conservatory, which is set up for both adults and children who want to spend some time with wonderful plants.

The Encyclopedia of Chicago, compiled by the Chicago Historical Society, has an article on it:

"... Before 1873, most people who saw the farms scattered on the square mile west of the future Garfield Park were on their way somewhere else. ..."
See more at http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1338.html

The Chicago Park District's Garfield Park Conservatory, which lies exactly between the East and West Garfield Park neighborhoods. This is a marvelous greenhouse which brings the rainforest to Chicago and provides places for children to climb and play, among other things.

See the East Garfield Park post for the map of this area.

Did you know that the City of Chicago maintains a database on all reported crimes? Citizen ICAM enables you to search the Chicago Police Department's database of reported crime. You will be able to see maps, graphs, and tables of reported crime. The log-in screen can be found at:

City of Chicago Citizen ICAM Crime Data

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Here are some sites with useful data on specific Chicago neighborhoods:

School Data

For school boundaries in Chicago:
http://schoollocator.cps.k12.il.us/

Zoning Data

If you want more details about any one property, you may want to check the Cook County Assessor's office or the City of Chicago online zoning map:
w28.cityofchicago.org/website/zoning

Tax Assessor

Finally, if you want more details about any one property, you may want to check the Cook County Assessor's office:
http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/ccao/startres.html

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Census Data

The Federal Government provides amazing information about any address you want to check out. Click below:
> Explanation ("FFIEC geocoding")
> Link to FFIEC web site

The first screen you find shows this info (with income level scored as low, moderate, middle, or upper). But note at the bottom-there are three tabs (Income Data, Population Data, and Housing Data) where you can learn a lot more of the detail.

And this is just the start of what you'll find at http://www.chicagoland2to4flats.info/!!!

"Arm-Chair" Investors are those who do NOT want to live in the property they buy (a more precise term for this would be "NON-owner occupied"). The question we ask here is: Where have ‘arm-chair' investors like that been concentrating their investments?

Our work with arm-chair investors has led us to believe that SEVEN Chicago neighborhoods are particularly popular for those buying non-owner occupied, cash-flow property. For instance, Bill Bein, Chicagoland2to4Flats.info's founder, owns property in Grand Crossing (a south side neighborhood)-and he has now helped many different buyers buy in all of these areas.

• The west side neighborhoods are: Humboldt Park (census tract 23), East Garfield Park (census tracts 27), West Garfield Park (census tracts 26) and North Lawndale (census tract 29)
• The south side neighborhoods are: Woodlawn (census tract 42), South Shore (census tract 43) and Greater Grand Crossing (census tract 69).

We will look at each of them in previous and future posts. In this post we look at the second one: East Garfield Park

• East and West Garfield Park (census tracts 27 and 26) have a joint article on the city's official site at http://www.chicagoneighborhoods.cc/neighborhoods/garfield.html

A major cultural asset nearby is the Park District's Garfield Park and Garfield Park Conservatory, which is set up for both adults and children who want to spend some time with wonderful plants.

The Encyclopedia of Chicago, compiled by the Chicago Historical Society, has an article on it:

"... East Garfield Park was annexed to Chicago in 1869, but a quarter century elapsed before it was thickly populated. ..."
See more at http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/404.html

The Chicago Park District's Garfield Park, which lies exactly between the East and West Garfield Park neighborhoods.

And, remember, at http://www.chicagoland2to4flats.info/, you can see all the ways we are prepared to support you in the purchase of your investment property.