Why Rockford Is Next for Commercial Real Estate Investors (with Broker Rosalind Astorga)
Some markets are already crowded, overpriced, and picked clean. Rockford, Illinois, isn’t one of them—at least not yet. In this episode of the Bow Tie Podcast, Mahmoud Faisal Elkhatib, The Bow Tie Attorney, sits down with Rosalind “Rosalyn” Astorga, a commercial real estate broker and property manager with Realty of America, to talk about why […]
From Renting to Realtor: Esmeralda “Esme” Gonzalez on First-Gen Homeownership
From Renting to Realtor Buying a home is never just about numbers on a page—especially for first-generation families in places like Chicago and Aurora, Illinois. It’s about identity, sacrifice, and finally being able to say, “This is ours.” In this episode of the Bow Tie Attorney podcast, Mahmoud Faisal Elkhatib, a Chicago real estate and […]
Family, Protection & Purpose: Francesca Sarmiento on Life as a Family Law Attorney
Episode Overview In this episode of The Bow Tie Podcast, The Bow Tie Attorney sits down with Francesca Sarmiento, a Florida family law attorney and founder of Sarmiento Law Firm, for a grounded conversation about protection, dignity, and the purpose behind practicing law. We compare Florida injunctions and Illinois orders of protection, unpack a recent […]
How to Legally Pay $0 in Taxes with Real Estate
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