Real Estate
A-Squared Homes is a full-service real estate team, serving Cook, DuPage, Lake and McHenry Counties. Our agents assist clients with all manner of residential real estate needs. From first time buyers to retirees looking to downsize, A-Squared is your partner at every step of the way.
We are also highly focused on working with investors. Team Leader, Alison Aviles, specializes in helping investor clients identify and analyze potential acquisitions, underwrite large-scale renovation projects and ultimately assist in stabilizing each asset for a successful exit via disposition or BRRR method.
Creative Finance
Many property owners find themselves in a situation where a traditional MLS sale is not the right fit for their needs. Properties in financial distress or physical disrepair often leave sellers with low or no equity, which makes a traditional sale almost impossible.
Creative finance strategies can help distressed homeowners move on from a property with discretion and dignity. While these properties are not the right fit for the traditional housing market, they may be perfectly suited for a creative option like seller financing or subject-to. We believe in empowering sellers with the education and resources to understand all available options.
Insurance
"Homeowners insurance is a key part of the homebuying process and is typically required before closing if you are using financing. Our team can help connect you with trusted insurance professionals who can assist not only with homeowners coverage, but also with auto, landlord, umbrella, and other insurance needs along the way."
Credit Repair
Establishing, growing and maintaining excellent credit is not easy. Many prospective homebuyers and investors become discouraged when a poor credit score stands between them and their real estate goals. Lending criteria are strict for a reason and the options for renting or buying will be very limited for those with "bad" credit.
We are pleased to offer credit counseling and credit repair services through one of our preferred service partners. Multiple plans are available to help meet borrowers where they are. Within a matter of months, a professional credit counselor can help buyers significantly increase their credit scores with the three major credit bureaus.
Funding
A-Squared Homes is proud to be part of a massive network of private money lenders. Private money lending decisions are based on the asset (property) and the borrower's reputation or experience level, not their credit score. Private funding is especially helpful for investors who need operational cash flow while managing a renovation project. Private loans are also an option for investors who need to quickly secure earnest money or proof of funds in hours or days, not weeks.
Our private lending partners help bridge the gap between the "before" and the "after."This allows rehabbers to focus on completing their project, versus scrambling to provide mountains of documents to secure a bank loan."