Episode 71: The Illinois REALTORS’ Advocacy for Housing Providers and Why Chicagoland Investors Should Care

We all know about the numerous laws either being proposed or already enacted affecting housing providers and investors. Groups like the Illinois Realtors Association, the NBOA, the CAR and others are working everyday to keep laws fair and protect people. Our guest today, Gideon Blustein, is the director of member outreach for the Illinois REALTORS and talks us through some of the current issues at the forefront of everyone's mind as well as how we can all get involved and benefit from these organizations. If you like what you hear today, leave us a review and share us with a friend. Connect with Mark and Tom: StraightUpChicagoInvestor.com Email the Show: [email protected] Guest: Gideon Blustein of Illinois Realtors Sponsor: ChicagoREIA   Sponsor: Appeal.tax Links: Senate passes bills creating affordable housing incentives, expanding telehealth services Links: Why Rent Control Doesn't Work (Ep. 373) - Freakonomics Freakonomics Links: Residential Tenant Landlord Ordinance | CookCountyIL.gov Links: RTLO in Cook County & What You Need To Know Links: Illinois REALTORS® Links: Ninja Selling Links: The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation Links: 7L: The Seven Levels of Communication: Go From Relationships to Referrals Links: Neighborhood Building Owner's Alliance – A Voice for Chicago's Building Owner's Links: Gideon Blustein - Joliet, Illinois, United States | Professional Profile ----------------- Guest Questions What does the Illinois Realtors Association do? 6:15 How do all the associations and boards work together? 8:45 Rent control in Illinois update. 10:45 Expectations for how rent control will evolve? 14:00 Why would people politically be against rent control? 17:15 How is the IAR helping landlords navigate the RTLO? 21:00 Does the RTLO have any effect on the RLTO? 25:15 What’s coming? 27:30 How is affordable housing quantified? 30:15 What does IRA do for individual Realtors? 32:00 Wrap Up Questions Competitive advantage? 33:40 One piece of advice you’d give a new investor? 34:30 Self development activity? 35:50 Network recommendation? 38:15 How can we learn more about you? 39:00 That’s our show! Thanks for tuning in! If you want to make the most of your investment, connect with us at https://www.gcrealtyinc.com/. ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of Straight Up Chicago Investor 2021.