For the first time ever on the show, I had the pleasure to speak to a black married couple, who are not only companions and love partners, but are also business partners. Harry and Crystal Valentine, owners of Eleven 11 Property Management company located in Chicago, IL that not only helps property owners and landlords but also provide education and assistance to tenants in the black community that helps them gain financial independents and stability. Eleven 11 is one in few project management companies that report the rent payments of tenants to the credit Bureau to help them increase their credit scores, which of course puts them in good financial standing that would ultimately helps them in their quest to become home owners.
As business owners over the years they have evolved in the spaces of Commercial Janitorial Services, Project Control, and Property Management, which all has afforded them the opportunity to become real Estate Investors.
Their incredible story of how they started their business together is inspiring. With Harry's experience in janitorial services, to Crystal's project management experience, they decided to go into business together to both expand their reach of clientele, but also pour back into the community from an real estate investment standpoint. With their work with tenants, they also work with the property owners and landlords to assure that they're not just purchasing property in Chicago, but are making their faces known and contributing to their communities in which they purchase property. The idea is to invest back into the community, manage the upkeep of the community to add value to it, to help tenants gain financial momentum that will grant them financial opportunities to becoming potential home owners.
It was an honor to speak with them on such an important matter as it pertains investing in the black community and being the very change we want to see by relating to members of the community by hosting various community outreach programs and events.
If you're in the Chicago area and would like to learn more about the services that they provide within their property management company, be sure to reach out to them directly via Instagram @eleven11propertymanagement for answers to your questions. They will provide great insight and helpful advice.