Mitir Patel/Buy
Buy a Chicago apartment building.
Most of the two- to twelve-unit deals worth doing never sit on the open market long enough to find by browsing. Tell me what you are looking for and I set up the search on your behalf, send you what fits as it lists, and show you the off-market and pre-market buildings a public search never will. Every building you get serious about, I underwrite before you offer.
Buyer-side closings from my MLS record; counts update on every build. The buildings I own are on the projects page.
How buying with me works
Criteria, not a portal
Unit count, neighborhoods, budget and whether you want turnkey or a building with work in it. I set up a saved MLS search under my name so matches come to you the day they list, and I add what I hear about before it lists.
Underwriting before the offer
Rent roll against market, taxes against the reassessment, expenses against what the building will actually cost to run. You get my number and the lender’s likely number, so the offer is one you can close on.
Contract to keys
Inspection, attorney review, appraisal, estoppels and the tenant hand-off. I have bought and renovated these buildings on my own account, so the problems are familiar and most are priced in before you sign.
Buildings I recently bought for clients
Buyer-side multifamily closings from the MLS record. Every address links to its own page.
| Property | Side | Price | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4050-52 N Central Park5+ unit apartment building | Buyer | $979,000 | October 2026 |
| 840 N Damen5+ unit apartment building | Buyer | $1,501,000 | June 2026 |
| 4335 N Damen2-unit building | Buyer | $1,067,500 | May 2026 |
| 3801 N Albany4-unit building | Buyer | $570,000 | October 2025 |
| 2607 W Haddon5+ unit apartment building | Buyer | $1,100,000 | September 2025 |
| 2232 W Irving Park5+ unit apartment building | Buyer | $1,437,500 | August 2025 |
All closings → · Current listings →
Where I buy
The North and West Side neighborhoods I know block by block, because I own buildings in them. Each page shows every closing I have had there.
- West Town30 closings
- North Center27 closings
- Avondale23 closings
- Irving Park21 closings
- Lower West Side18 closings
- Logan Square15 closings
- Lincoln Square14 closings
- Near West Side9 closings
- Lakeview9 closings
- Portage Park8 closings
- Humboldt Park7 closings
- Albany Park5 closings
Questions buyers ask
Do you charge the buyer?
No. On an MLS listing the seller’s side pays the commission; on a private deal the terms are set in the contract and you see them before you sign.
How do I compete when there are several offers?
With a clean contract, proof of funds or a lender letter that matches the price, and an inspection period the seller believes. Price matters, but a seller picks the offer most likely to close.
Will you tell me not to buy something?
Yes, and I do it often. The underwriting is the same whether the answer is yes or no.
What about the buildings you buy yourself?
I buy through Petir Capital, the holding company I co-own. That is separate from brokerage: when I represent you as a buyer I am not bidding against you, and I tell you if a building is one Petir looked at.
Own a building like this one?
Send the address and the rent roll and you get a written opinion of value — real underwriting, not a rule of thumb. Buying instead? Tell me the criteria and I’ll watch the market for it.
What is my building worth?I’m buying