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The Best Ever CRE Show

The Best Ever CRE Show

Chicago Beats Tertiary Markets for Small Multifamily Investors ft. Cody Ray, and John Warren

The Best Ever CRE Show · Oct 2, 2026 · 41:54

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Matt, Cody, and John talk about advice on how to avoid big-city multifamily that is missing the real opportunity. In Chicago, Cody Ray and John Warren have built a model around small apartment buildings, vertical integration, and local control that lets them compete where others see only red tape.

What starts as a broker-client relationship turns into a partnership, a business plan scribbled on the back of a napkin, and a platform built to buy, rehab, manage, and stabilize scattered-site buildings across Chicagoland. Cody and John break down how they found each other, why John added a GC license, and how Forte Properties turned recurring contractors into a more controlled, scalable operation.

John Warren

Operations Manager and Managing Director of Forte Properties

Based in:

Riverside, Illinois

Where to find them:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-warren

www.fortepropertieschicago.com






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