Run weekly · 26 Chicago-area suburbs
The Investor Target Screen
Every week I screen the MLS across 26 suburbs for the listings investors actually want: homes aging past their band's days-to-contract, price cuts that signal motivated sellers, and the motivation stories that make a lowball defensible.
Aggregate numbers are public. Addresses go to clients.
What a Weekly Screen Contains
Qualified Lowball Targets
Active listings sitting past their band's days-to-contract with a defensible offer range on each: list price, the range a data-backed lowball supports, and the motivation story behind the seller. Resale underwriting stays yours.
The Bench
The watch list: listings aging but not yet cut. The day a price cut lands, they graduate to the target list. Clients see them a week before they qualify.
Exit Windows
When renovated homes actually sell in each suburb: median days to contract and sale-to-list by month, so your hold math runs on real local speed instead of a national guess.
The Overpricing Penalty
What overpricing costs sellers in each area, in extra days and eventual cuts. It is why the target pool refreshes every single week.
A Real Screen, Addresses Redacted
Oak Lawn, one recent weekly run. This is the client deliverable with the address column masked. All figures are estimates.
| Address | Profile | List Price | Offer Range | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Ave | 3-bed detached | $339,900 | $249K–$294K | Aging 207 days, as-is |
| ▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓ St | Client-only | Client-only | Client-only | Client-only |
| ▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓ Dr | Client-only | Client-only | Client-only | Client-only |
Offer ranges are estimates from comparable sales, never promises. Resale underwriting is yours. Active-listing specifics are shared only inside a client relationship.
How Addresses Flow
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Bring a buy box and proof of funds
Target suburbs, price band, rehab appetite, plus proof of funds or a hard-money pre-approval. The screen gets filtered to what you can actually close.
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Sign representation at a flat fee
A representation agreement at a flat $1,995 (Standard) or $2,995 (Contender), never a percentage. $595/$995 paid at signing, credited toward the fee at closing. Once you're signed and the upfront is in, the deals hit your inbox.
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Get the screen weekly, with addresses
Your suburbs, every week: targets, offer ranges, the bench, exit windows. When a number works, we write the offer.
The Round-Trip Math
Net Gain Realty represents Chicago investors at a flat acquisition fee, $1,995 Standard or $2,995 Contender, and lists flip exits for a flat $1,995 with full service. Round trip on Standard, your total brokerage is $3,990, while a traditional 2-3% listing on the exit alone runs $11,000-$13,200 on a $441,000 sale. Never a percentage in either direction, and your offers ask the seller for a flat balance instead of one, which is exactly what a lowball needs. Every flip you exit flat-fee puts the difference into your next deal.
See the Full Cost-to-Flip BreakdownQuestions Investors Ask
What is the Investor Target Screen?
A weekly screen of MLS listings across 26 Chicago-area suburbs that fit investor lowball criteria: homes sitting past their price band’s normal days-to-contract, price cuts that signal motivated sellers, and condition verified from remarks and photos. Each run produces qualified targets with offer ranges, the motivation story behind each seller, a watch list, and the exit window for each area. Every figure is an estimate.
How do investors find flip deals in Chicago?
Most flip deals in Chicago are not hidden off-market; they are sitting in plain sight on the MLS as overpriced listings aging past their band’s days-to-contract. Finding them means screening every suburb weekly for aging listings, price cuts, and condition signals, which is exactly what the Investor Target Screen automates. Off-market channels exist, but the MLS aging pool refreshes every week and comes with full listing data.
Why do the addresses require a signed agreement?
Two reasons. Publishing other brokerages’ active listings flagged as lowball targets would be unfair to those sellers and their agents, so specifics stay inside a client relationship. And the screen is the work product of weekly analysis; it goes to investors we represent. Aggregate counts and market data stay public.
What does representation cost?
Net Gain Realty represents Chicago investors at a flat acquisition fee, $1,995 (Standard) or $2,995 (Contender), never a percentage, and lists flip exits for a flat $1,995 with full service. You pay $595 ($995 on Contender) at signing, credited toward the fee at closing. Your offers request a flat balance from the seller instead of a percentage, which nets the seller more at the same price and helps a lowball land. Round trip on Standard, total brokerage is $3,990.
What do I need to get the addresses?
Three things: a buy box (target suburbs, price band, rehab appetite), proof of funds or a hard-money pre-approval, and a signed representation agreement with the upfront fee paid ($595 Standard / $995 Contender, credited toward the flat fee at closing). Deals hit your inbox once the agreement is signed and the upfront is in. Apply below, and the screen for your target area comes with the conversation.
Does the screen tell me what a flip will resell for?
No, deliberately. The screen supplies condition-verified targets, offer ranges from comparable sales, the motivation story behind each seller, and how fast homes actually sell in each suburb. Resale projections are your underwriting, not our product: the exit number and the profit call stay yours. Every figure we do publish is an estimate, never a promise.
Apply for the Screen
Tell me your buy box. I'll reply with this week's aggregate for your area and what's needed to open the addresses.