Meet Irais Torres

Born in Illinois but spent the majority of her foundational years in North Hollywood and Mexico, Irais Torres returned to the states and settled into Chicago. She began several businesses including pastry catering and dog walking services that covered a myriad of Chicago neighborhoods and surrounding suburbs. This not only granted her the integral insight to neighborhood nuances but also honed her entrepreneurial expertise and small business management. Irais then went on to ideate, manage and fine tune operational and tech systems for a local real estate investor. Through her work with the group, Irais gained integral insights into the industry and investing as an opportunity for passive income. She became hooked. Now driven to develop and diversify her own investment portfolio, Irais loves helping her clients do this as well, especially those new to the idea. She maintains rentals and single-family home sales but is invigorated most by investment opportunities, like flipping, buy and hold properties, and multi-unit properties.

Irais is passionate about real estate investing and has become a co-host of the InvestHer -Chicago Chapter Meetup Group, that provides a space for women investors both, new and seasoned. Her constant need to continue to become the best agent possible has her always studying different panoramas of the real estate industry. She has completed multiple certifications including: Short-Sale Foreclosure Specialist (SFR), Military Relocation Profesional (MRP), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR). She is also a recipient of the Appraisal Institute's Diversity Initiative Scholarship where she is currently working on getting her Appraisal Trainee license.

When not studying the real estate landscape, you can find Irais diving into a new self-help book, eating out with friends, and likely trying a new workout class.