60+ personally owned deals
Investment Properties Metro East IL
Chris bought his first foreclosure with $15,000 after the 2008 crash — including a $1 East St. Louis home he later auctioned for $23,000. He underwrites your deal the way he underwrites his own.
Operator, not just an agent
Rental Property Realtor Belleville IL — the full deal cycle
Underwriting before emotion
Rent comps, taxes, insurance, vacancy and capex modeled on the actual address. If the deal doesn't clear, Chris tells you to walk.
Rehab scope and real numbers
Chris has renovated foreclosures since 2008. You get a line-item scope from contractors who actually answer the phone in Madison and St. Clair County.
Off-market and distressed sourcing
Auction inventory, pre-foreclosures, tired landlords and estate sales — the deals that never reach the portals.
Financing strategy
Conventional, portfolio, hard money and seller financing. Chris started with $15K in capital and knows how leverage behaves here.
Property management referrals
Vetted local managers with real fee schedules, plus the self-manage playbook if you'd rather keep the margin.
Exit and 1031 planning
Hold period, refinance point and disposition timing planned at acquisition, not five years later.
Current inventory
Cash-flowing listings on the board now
No investment listings published right now
Most investor deals never hit the site — they move off-market. Get on the buyer list and Chris will send them directly.
Where the yield is
Troy IL and Collinsville: the growth corridor
Troy is Chris's priority growth market — I-55/I-70 access, strong schools and price points that still support rent coverage. Collinsville offers older stock with value-add upside for hands-on investors.