Building on a Legacy – CIC Celebrates 50 Years of Impact
Loans
What type of loan do you need?
Flexible financing to acquire, rehab, and refinance multifamily buildings with five or more units.
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Reduce operating costs through energy and water saving retrofits for multifamily buildings.
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Buying or refinancing a group of small buildings? Use CIC’s innovative product for portfolios of 1-4 unit buildings with at least 9 units total.
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Make your equity go further in high cost markets with CIC’s low-cost mezzanine debt product.
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Low-cost construction loans for local owner-developers to rehab or build new homes in Woodlawn.
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Construction loans and grant assistance are provided to purchase and preserve housing for some of Chicago’s most vulnerable residents, with a focus on Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) units that offer essential affordable housing.
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Grants to cover up to 50% of total development costs for eligible properties in designated TIF districts.
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Property Management Training
Whether you own 6 units or 600 units – or maybe you’re just getting started – CIC has a workshop for you.
$50.00
Register for a Workshop
Virtual Property Management Training Course
Now Available!
The Property Management Training (PMT) is CIC’s signature workshop offering. This foundational course teaches landlords to market, manage, and maintain a residential rental property better.
The dates listed on the registration form are only enrollment dates and not actual course dates.
This course is a learn-at-your-own-pace training (no specific start/end dates).
Course Modules
Course Introduction
Introduction to Investing
Residential Landlord/Tenant Ordinance – Chicago
Fair Housing
Marketing and Tenant Selection
Plus lots of supplemental materials you can download directly to your computer!
Testing
Our test is questions of course material in a multiple-choice format.
You must pass the test by 75% to receive your certificate.
Certificate
Your certificate expires after two years of your pass date.
Our certificate program complies with the City of Chicago, HUD Landlord Training, and most Bank/Lender requirements.
$60 per person
In-Person Property Management Training Certificate Class, 10.14.24
$60 per person
In-Person Property Management Training Class, 11.15.24
$60 per person
In-Person Property Management Training Class, 12.11.24
$60 per person
In-Person Property Management Training Certificate Class, 3.15.25
Real Estate
Properties for Sale
2444 W. 63rd St, Chicago, Illinois 60629
$399,000
Residential Occupied, Commercial Vacant 8 residential/ 4 commercial
Neighborhood
Marquette Park
Requirements
CIC: REO Sale Guidelines
4156-690 W. Madison St/ 3-15 N. Keeler Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60624
$1,300,000
Residential Occupied, Commercial Occupied 18 residential/ 6 commercial
Neighborhood
Garfield Park
1426 E. Marquette, 60637
$260,000
Possible 6-unit
Neighborhood
Woodlawn
Requirements
TBI Owned Guidelines
Success Stories
In the community
Santiago Valdez, CIC Borrower
“CIC kept looking at the deal from different angles to accommodate our needs and make sure we were reaching out goals.”
Success Stories
In the community
Geralyn and Glenn Boza, CIC Borrower
“I like to give our tenants a nice place to come home to.”
Success Stories
In the community
Jay Bomberg, CIC Borrower
“I am sure no other lender could have assisted me in so many aspects of my business.”
Success Stories
In the community
Gregory Thomas and Willette Henderson, CIC Borrower
“Through CIC Property Management Training, I picked up new information on maintenance and taxes, even as an experienced building owner.”