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- Ep 1: Week 1, Day #1: Our Real Estate journey! 🏡AKA… Café con Beto: WEL…
- Ep 2: Week 1, Day #2: Celebrating Labor Day 🏡
- Ep 3: The 10-Step Home Buying Process
- Ep 4: Week 1, Day #4: 10 Key Players in Every Real Estate Transaction 🏡
- Ep 5: The Four Bosses in a Real Estate Advisor’s Life
🏠 Buying Process
- Ep 10: What to Do Before You Go See a House
- Ep 12: Real Estate Timeline After Submitting an Offer
- Ep 13: Strong Coffee & Strong Offers
- Ep 14: Castle in the Sky – Chicago Luxury Real Estate Tour
- Ep 20: Episode 20 – Café con Beto ☕️ -🏠Don’t Wait to Buy Real Estate – Buy…
- Ep 22: Inspections – Chicago Real Estate
- Ep 31: Buying Property in Mexico – The Process 🇲🇽 📱
- Ep 37: Episode 37: Financing Tips for Homebuyers! 🏠💸
- Ep 40: Thinking of selling? – You need a CMA
- Ep 42: Episode 42: How to Close in 42 Days – In Honor of Jackie Robinson ⚾🏡
- Ep 46: Episode 46: How Gen Z Can Buy! 🏠💼
- Ep 60: 🎥 Episode #60: Why Fall Might Be the Perfect Time to buy 🍂🏡
- Ep 83: Closing Time – You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can Buy One! 🏠 📱
- Ep 98: of Café con Beto: “Why Should a Business Buy Their Building
💰 Financing
- Ep 16: 4-unit Finance – Chicago Real Estate – Café con Beto
- Ep 18: The Federal Reserve
- Ep 19: – The Federal Reserve 50 bps Rate Cut
- Ep 21: PITI – PMI – Chicago Real Estate – Café con Beto
- Ep 24: Episode 24: FHA = Santa Claus! 🎅
- Ep 58: Qualifying with My Cousin
- Ep 77: 🎬 Episode #77: Seller Credit Secrets 💰📝
- Ep 99: 🎬 Episode #99: Unlocking Potential with a 203(k) Loan! 🏡🔧
📋 Selling
- Ep 8: Staging – One of the Most Powerful Tools
- Ep 41: Why Your Property Might Not Sell – It’s Not Just the Price 🏡❌
- Ep 64: Episode #64: Handy Tips for a Happy Seller 🛠️🏡
- Ep 74: 🎬 Episode #74: The Seller’s Market Advantage 🏠📈
📈 Investing
- Ep 15: ~109 4-units – Chicago Real Estate – Café con Beto
- Ep 25: Real Estate as a Vehicle to Create Wealth
- Ep 57: Episode 57: House Hacking 🏠💸
- Ep 65: 🎬 Episode #65: Real Estate Investment 🏠💰
- Ep 73: 🎬 Episode #73: HUD’s Impact on Housing Policy 🏠🌆
- Ep 78: Episode #78: Four More Years… of Renting versus Owning☕️🏡💰
- Ep 81: 🎬 Episode #81: 1031 Exchange – Defer, Defer, Defer, Until You Die ☕️🏠💰
- Ep 85: 1124🎬 Episode #85: 10 Tips for Happy Tenants 🔑🏡
- Ep 90: Transcript: “Feel the BRRR: Build Wealth Through Real Estate”
- Ep 93: Wealth Gap
📍 Neighborhoods
- Ep 32: A Taste of Polanco 🇲🇽✨ 📱
- Ep 39: 🎥 Episode 39: Chicago Sept. Market Update – Year-Over-Year Comp. of…
- Ep 53: 🎥 Episode 53: Exploring West Pullman—Chicago’s 53rd Community Area 🏙️🏡
- Ep 55: Episode 55: Clearing! 🚔🏡
- Ep 59: Why Living Near the Loop Is Cool 🚆🏙️
- Ep 61: Café con Beto “Lincoln Park Real Estate—People Are Dying to Live He…
- Ep 69: 🎥 Episode 69:Chicago October Market– This is a YOY Comp. of some of…
- Ep 71: Why Live in the Gold Coast Neighborhood of Chicago?
- Ep 76: 🎬 Episode #76: Streeterville 🏙️🌊
- Ep 88: Chinatown
🏛️ Taxes & Policy
- Ep 27: – Zoning
- Ep 36: Spooky Truths About Cook County Property Taxes
- Ep 49: Welcome to Café con Beto, Is the City Going to Raise Taxes
- Ep 50: What is a TIF and How Does it Work
- Ep 52: Episode 52: Housing Policy—Presidential Edition 🏠🗳️
- Ep 67: Episode #67: Don’t Tax Me Bro! 💸🏡
- Ep 91: Episode #91: Property Tax Exemptions 🏡💸
🌎 International
- Ep 29: Mexico City… ¡Vamonos! 🏙️🇲🇽 📱
- Ep 33: Episode #33, Engel & Völkers -Mexico City 🇲🇽 🏙️ ✨
- Ep 34: Episode 34: Real Estate & Life Around La Villa de Guadalupe 🇲🇽🏘️ ⛪️
- Ep 35: Episode 35: Farewell, Mexico City – 10 Fun Facts About Living in CD…
- Ep 47: Episode 47: Paradise Found – Panama 🌴✨
- Ep 54: Golden Visas
🤝 Lifestyle & Community
- Ep 6: Chicago Real Estate Market Update
- Ep 7: September 7, 2024
- Ep 9: The Olympics & Real Estate
- Ep 11: Honoring 9/11 & Building Your Future
- Ep 17: September 17, 2024
- Ep 23: Water management – Chicago Real Estate – Café con Beto
- Ep 26: . – Mexican Housing in 2024
- Ep 28: Fall Season
- Ep 30: Dreaming of Your Own Mexican Home 🏙️🇲🇽🏡 📱
- Ep 38: Episode 38: Essential Tips for Natural Disasters 🌪️🏡
- Ep 43: Home Ownership Marathon
- Ep 44: Episode 44: Fall Market is for RE Lovers 🏡
- Ep 45: The Great and Powerful Oz, A
- Ep 48: Welcome to Café con Beto: Episode 48, 48 Questions to Ask Your Real…
- Ep 51: . A day at the park
- Ep 56: Episode 56: La Casa Norte 🏠
- Ep 62: BOTY
- Ep 63: 🎬 Episode #63: The Changing Face of Homeownership 🏡👥
- Ep 66: – The Pride of Homeownership
- Ep 68: 🎬 Episode #68: Veterans & Homeownership 🏡🛡️⚔️🪖
- Ep 70: 🎬 Episode #70: Inflation & Real Estate 📈🏡
- Ep 72: Honoring Veterans Through Homeownership: A Real Success Story
- Ep 75: 🎬 Episode #75: The Market Sets the Price 📈💸
- Ep 79: 🎬 Episode #79: Tierra y Libertad ☕️🏡✊
- Ep 80: 🎬 Episode #80: Mi Casa Es Su Casa: Secrets of Latino Homeownership …
- Ep 82: Episode #82: Be Safe, Stay Warm, Save Money ❄️🏠💵
- Ep 84: 🎬 Episode #84: Michael Jordan Needs a Coach 🏀☕
- Ep 86: 🎬 Episode #86: Christkindlmarket Magic in Chicago 🎄☕
- Ep 87: 🎬 Episode #87: HOAs – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 💥
- Ep 89: Thanksgiving
- Ep 92: 🎬 Episode #92: The Psychology of Homeownership 🏠🧠
- Ep 94: Episode #94: Logistics & Real Estate 🎥🏙️🚛
- Ep 95: 🎬 Episode #95: 2025 Housing Market Forecast 🎥📈🏠
- Ep 96: 🎬 Episode #96: Holiday Fire Safety 🔥🏠
- Ep 97: 🎬 Episode #97: Condo Pros & Cons 🏢🛠️
- Ep 100: 🎬 Episode #100: We Made It! A Journey of Learning, Growth, and Gra…
🎙️ About Café con Beto
Since September 2024, Café con Beto has delivered daily real estate insights — market updates, buying tips, neighborhood tours, and investment strategies. One coffee, one lesson, every day.
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