NEAL BAWA'S THOUGHTS ON CHICAGO, OPPORTUNITY ZONES, AND CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

by Neal Bawa | Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast

This podcast interview of Neal Bawa is hosted by Tom Shallcross and Mark Ainley of the Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast.

Neal Bawa, the founder of Grocapitus, has built an immense empire of 3,000 units with nearly 40,000 students studying his data driven approach. On today’s episode, Neal dives into the key advantages and disadvantages of investing in Chicago compared to other major metros. He also provides his thoughts on opportunity zones, including the major benefits of OZs and why some are destined to fail. Being centered on data, he gives a deep dive into economic factors influencing Chicago, the individual investor, and the real estate market as a whole. Lastly, Neal explains how “churn” is the hidden expense you need to be accounting for.