Sunday August 16th 2026 - zoom meeting

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CCIA Meeting Sunday August 16th, 2026

5:30-8:30pm CT

William Powers - RTO Property

Bill Powers, of RTO Property, will be sharing how he built his portfolio focusing on lease options, fix and flips, and furnished rentals. He is an investor with roots in Lake County, IL where he still invests. Bill is a serial entrepreneur, real estate developer, and educator who at one point served on the Board of the Lake County Property Investors Association. Come prepared to listen, ask questions and learn as he shares!

Key Takeaways:

• How he built his rental portfolio
• Differences between standard rental property and rent to own
• Pros and cons of shifting from standard rental property to rent to own
• What he’d do differently to speed up his success if he had to start all over again
• How he transitioned from rent to own to Airbnb
• Upsides and downsides of running an Airbnb business
• His fears about Airbnb
• His ultimate business goal

BIO William Powers / RTO Property

Over the past 8 years, William Powers and RTO  Property have identified, purchased, renovated and sold/leased over 300  properties in the Chicagoland area.  We have provided consistent returns  for our stakeholders and clients, while at the same time, we have  limited their risk through extensive due diligence and market  knowledge.  RTO Property has built a strong team of contractors,  attorneys, accounting staff, property management staff, material  suppliers, and real estate agents which enables us to deliver returns  year after year.

RTO Property offers  clients with the opportunity to invest in residential real estate as a  passive investor while teaching them the “flip” process.  We have  consistently delivered returns of 20% or more on funds invested 6 to 12  months, while providing the security of a lien on the assets during the  investment period.  During this investment period, RTO Property educates  the investor on the renovation process so they can learn how to invest  in property on their own if they choose to do so.  Rather than paying  for a “program”, clients can learn how to flip while actively investing.

MEETING AGENDA

5:30PM - Informal Networking

• Informal Networking - open discussion and Q/A

6:00PM - Main Meeting

• Benefits & Updates - with Jane Garvey
• CCIA Announcements
• Brief Educational Segment
• Have/Want and Property Presentation

6:45PM:  Main Presentation

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