
Straight Up Chicago Investor
Hosted by Tom and Mark · Straight Up Chicago Investor
5.0from 426 ratings
- 487
- Episodes
- 194
- Transcribed
- 426
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 306K
- YouTube views
About Straight Up Chicago Investor
Are you a real estate investor in Chicago or someone looking to invest in the Chicagoland Market? If so, this podcast is for you! We break down the neighborhoods, different sides of the city, and surrounding suburbs so you can understand the uniqueness of investing in Chicago real estate. The hosts and guests are Chicago investors and Property Managers who are making it happen in and around the Windy City. We share information, winning strategies, obstacles, success stories, and most importantly, lessons learned. If you are looking for ground level information and want to learn what has worked and not worked in Chicago, you are in the right place.
- Publisher
- Straight Up Chicago Investor
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
194 of 487 episodes have a transcript.

8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 483: Screening Pets in Rentals with John Bradford of Petscreening.com

1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 482: The Future of Pilsen and Chicago's 25th Ward with Miguel Chacon

29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 481: Multiple Financing Options For Your Next Investment With Chris Puleo
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Episode 483: Screening Pets in Rentals with John Bradford of Petscreening.com
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And this was something from day one. We give property managers the opportunity to report pet incidents. These could be a dog bite. It could be dog damage, cat damage. It could be an unauthorized pet that you found. And that follows not only the pet, but the pet owner in perpetuity so that the next property manager sees, OK, there was a past event. So we've built a database of incidents. And it's not about trying to put a spotlight on bad incidents. Because, you know, if there was no incident, we know it's then it's good. But the point is, if there was a dog bite, then if you report it, then the next property manager could use that as grounds to maybe say no. […]
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- John Bradford
- Miguel Chacon
- Chris Puleo
- Mark Myers
- David Shifrin
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- YouTube views
- 305,893
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 301 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 125 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 100
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 93
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