Real Estate Broker & Host of the Straight Up Chicago Podcast

Mark Ainley is an investor, Real Estate Managing Broker, and local Property Manager with nearly two decades of experience in all facets of real estate. Mark is the co-founder of GC Realty & Development, LLC, a full-service real estate brokerage, property management, and real estate investment firm in the Chicago real estate market. Through his brokerage, he consults with both local and out-of-state investors on the acquisition, stabilization, and management of their rental property portfolios. GCR&D recently made the “INC 5000 List” of the fastest growing companies in the United States. He was featured on CNBC’s TV show The Deed, featuring one of his rehab projects. He has also been featured on podcasts like Bigger Pockets(episode 72), The Real Estate Mogul Podcast , Joe Fairless, REI Diamonds, and Real Estate Money School. In 2017 he was featured on the cover of Top Agent-Property Management Edition. He has spoken at numerous events throughout the United States including investing summits in Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Chicago. Mark takes pride in sharing his personal experiences, both good and bad, with new investors, out-of-state investors, or even less experienced entrepreneurs on what steps to avoid when growing a business. Through his years of experience, and having completed over 480 successful rehabilitation projects, Mark is able to share his breadth of knowledge on such topics as Property Management, business scaling, the rehabilitation and flipping of properties, asset management and stabilization, market analysis, and investing.