Ibn Abney is a buy and hold real estate investor in Chicago and is the host of the fastest growing real estate meetup in South Chicago (South East Chicago Real Estate Club).

In this episode Ibn discusses how his tax bill motivated him to get started investing in real estate, how he leveraged live-in flips to grow his portfolio AND lower his living costs, and how he makes his real estate meetup stand out.

Level Up Lightning Round

What is your Next Level Goal?

Looking to invest in a 20-60 unit apartments

What advice helped you level up?

Keep your eye on expenses

Favorite tool that helped you level up?

Quickbooks Mileage Tracker

Most recent book that helped you level up?

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How can you be reached?

South East Chicago Real Estate Club

Facebook

Biggerpockets

Meetup.com