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Real Estate Broker – Development Planning – Consulting various

April 5, 2025November 11, 2025 by wprakes

Also provide Business Brokerage and Consulting services – Let’s talk Phone (708) 358-1700

Core Services: Offer comprehensive development planning services, such as feasibility studies, site analysis, zoning and permitting guidance, master planning, project management, or sustainability consulting.

  • WHAT WE OFFER
  • Access to a large inventory of Commercial Property suitable for your new Investment or Business location.
  • In addition, I drive the neighborhoods looking for those unlisted properties which may soon come to market as well as Sell by Owner so I can become your go to source providing you with what you are seeking. I ALSO ATTEND SELLERS AND BUYER’S MEETUPS AND FIND ADDITIONAL DEALS.
  • The seller pays the commission on listed property.  

HOW TO VIEW SALE BY OWNER PROPERTIES

If the property is for sale by the owner, I will furnish a description of the property to the buyer, and if they are interested in looking at it, we can enter into a short-term buyer agreement and the buyer can view the property. The buyer can pay the agreed commission if the deal goes through.

We can meet by appointment at a Real People Realty office or at your location anytime.

Real People Realty Offices:

Oak Park, Arlington Heights, Mokena

William Rakes, Realtor

 – Sponsoring Broker, Real People Realty, Oak Park IL and Chicagoland

– License No.  475.092221 – Real People Realty License No. 478.010059

LATEST FIND:

For sale by owner (unlisted) $1,500,000 sale price, 14,000 to 15,000 square feet per owner (2/3rds of a block) suitable for retail.

Two buildings for rehab or knock down to return to vacant land.  Per owner, Burger King and Culvers has inquired in the past.

My Consulting services and referrals to other professional:

  • Tax consulting
  • IT and software selection and Functions
  • Business Valuation and Business Combinations
  • Reducing Real State Taxes
  • Real Estate Consulting
  • Lease Consulting (I am a Realtor)
  • Marketing
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans
  • Employee Retirement Plans and Employee Retention
  • Business Expansion and Diversification
  • Dealing with Governmental Agencies and Compliance
  • Purchasing a Business
  • HR Consulting
  • Remote Workforce Coordination and Software and Timeclocks
  • Treasury and Investment Management
  • Risk Management
  • Estates and Trust
  • Cell Phone Management
  • Using iPads in Business
  • Construction Management and Project Management
  • Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP®) Credential

Help with Business Functions:

  1. Planning
  2. Organizing
  3. Implementing
  4. Directing
  5. Controlling
  • Assist with grant applications
  • Assist with completing tax work
  • Assist with dealing with government bureaucracy
  • Assist with selecting vendors
  • Assist with accounting and avoiding double paying invoices
  • Assist with working with Attorneys
  • I helped American House obtain their liquor license
  • National Power Rodding
  • Learning How To Learn
  • WILLIAM P RAKES BUSINESS CONSULTANT and BROKER CALL 708 358-1700

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