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Practical real estate books for homeowners, buyers, and investors, written by the brokers and contractors who do the work in Chicagoland.

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Clear answers for the biggest money decision most people ever make.

  • Cover of When It's Time to Sell by Tom Mackrola

    When It's Time to Sell

    A Strategic Guide for Homeowners Facing Difficult Property Decisions

    Tom Mackrola

    For homeowners in a tough spot: a reverse mortgage, an inherited house, a foreclosure on the horizon. Lays out your options so you can choose with a clear head.

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  • Cover of How to Buy a Home in 2 Years by Tom Mackrola

    How to Buy a Home in 2 Years

    And Find Your Way to Wealth Through Real Estate

    Tom Mackrola

    A doable two-year plan to homeownership, whatever your credit, salary, or savings look like today. Then how to turn that first home into family wealth.

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  • Cover of The Practical Investor's Guide to Real Estate Investing by Tom Mackrola

    The Practical Investor's Guide to Real Estate Investing

    Tom Mackrola

    A no-hype framework for people with full-time jobs and limited time. Screen deals fast, favor cash flow, stress-test the numbers, and run properties with systems.

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Three new titles are on the way. Join the list and you'll hear first when each one opens for preorder.

  • Cover of Sell for More by Tom Mackrola

    In production

    Sell for More

    A Seller's Guide to Maximum Proceeds

    Tom Mackrola

    How to prepare, position, and negotiate so buyers compete for your home and you walk away with more.

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  • Cover of Get the F*cking Job Done by Tom Mackrola with Bogdan Stroe

    Coming soon

    Get the F*cking Job Done

    The General Contractor's Guide to Real Estate Investing Project Management

    Tom Mackrola with Bogdan Stroe

    Budgets, crews, schedules, and receipts. How investors keep a rehab on time and on budget, from a contractor's side of the job.

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  • Cover of How and Why to Get Started Investing in Section 8 Rental Properties by Tom Mackrola and George Filippidis

    Coming soon

    How and Why to Get Started Investing in Section 8 Rental Properties

    Build a Cash-Flow Portfolio with Government-Backed Tenants

    Tom Mackrola and George Filippidis

    A step-by-step start in Section 8 rentals, from choosing a property to working with the housing authority.

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The authors

People who list, fix, and manage real estate for a living.

  • Tom Mackrola

    Listing broker at Delta Realty, serving Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.

  • George Filippidis

    Managing broker at Delta Realty and co-author of the Section 8 investing guide.

  • Bogdan Stroe

    Licensed general contractor doing gut rehabs and rebuilds through the City of Chicago on the North, South, and West Sides. A serial buy-and-hold investor who works closely with the Cook County Land Bank.

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