Illinois Real Estate Buyers: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
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Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
Illinois Real Estate Buyers
Illinois Real Estate Buyers’ overall score is strong. Its excellent customer ratings and good business credentials are strengths.
Overall score
#9 of 22 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Verified
- Avg rating
- 4.9 (30 reviews)
- BBB status
- Not accredited, A+
- Active since
- 2021
About
Illinois Real Estate Buyers buys homes for cash in the Chicago area. It’s been active since at least 2021. Sellers skip repairs and cleaning, leave unwanted items, and can have closing costs covered.
Read the full bioOwner Q&A
“We keep in mind the timeline we will face with whatever issues the home has (like evictions, code violations, or permits)”
Offers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Multifamily Condos Mobile
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs 14-day closings
- Situations:
- Divorce Relocation Inheritance Probate
Score breakdown
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Is Illinois Real Estate Buyers legit?
Yes — our research suggests Illinois Real Estate Buyers is a legitimate business. We found matched BBB and Google business profiles, 30 third-party reviews and review activity within the past year.
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About Illinois Real Estate Buyers
Company bio
Illinois Real Estate Buyers is a property investor buying in the Chicago, Illinois area. Eli Goodman owns the company. It’s been active since at least 2021. The business purchases homes directly with cash rather than waiting for bank financing. It also considers duplexes, condos, mobile homes, commercial properties, and land.
Sellers can skip repairs and cleaning, leave unwanted items behind, and avoid company fees or agent commissions. The company can pay closing costs, too. It presents a no-obligation offer, and sellers decide whether a direct sale works for them. Sellers choose the closing timeline and receive payment at closing.
Owner Q&A
Eli Goodman
Eli Goodman · President · Illinois Real Estate Buyers
Eli Goodman of Illinois Real Estate Buyers discusses the company’s buying process, how it makes offers, closing timelines, and advice for homeowners considering a cash sale.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family Multifamily Condos Mobile Land Commercial
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs 14-day closings
- Seller situations
Ownership
- Owner
- Eli Goodman
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Reviews on record since
- 2021
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Chicagoland
Contact
- Phone
- (773) 305-6373
- Contact address
- 1055 West Bryn Mawr AvenueChicago, IL 60660
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#9 of 22 similar
Illinois Real Estate Buyers has a strong overall score. It ranks 9th out of the 22 Illinois cash home buyers we’ve scored. It has excellent customer ratings, averaging 4.9 stars across 30 ratings. Its strong business credentials include an A+ BBB rating. We have no reviews from the past 6 months, leaving less insight into current customer experience. That doesn’t establish that the company has stopped buying homes.
Illinois Real Estate Buyers vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 80 | 89 | 87 | 85 |
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| Recent activity | None | High | Medium | None |
| Founded | — | 2020 | 2015 | 1960 |
| BBB status | Not accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Local | Multi-state | Local | Local |
| Company page | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Top 50% in IL
Illinois Real Estate Buyers has a strong customer experience profile. Its lifetime feedback was overwhelmingly positive, backed by a moderate review record. The latest 12 months contained 3 5-star ratings. No new ratings appeared in the latest 6 months. Its Customer Experience score of 86/100 places it above the middle of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was strongly positive: 30 rated reviews averaged 4.9/5, with 29 five-star ratings and 1 one-star rating. Reviews dated back to 2021. Our methodology adjusts small rating samples toward the typical company rating, then maps the adjusted rating to a score and applies a small review-depth deduction that decreases as the record grows. Volume credit grows with every rating, with an additional small adjustment that grows fastest over the first few hundred ratings and then slows. It strengthens the distance from the neutral, sample-adjusted 4.5-star signal; this record received a 0.14% adjustment to that signal. This added 0.03 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit. The confidence limit also constrained the score.
Recent ratings. The latest 12 months contained 3 5-star ratings, through October 19, 2026. No ratings appeared over the latest 6 and 3 months.
Rating trends. Ratings improved. The 12-month average rose from 4.87 lifetime to 5.00 — up 0.13 stars, or 2.7%. The five-star share rose from 96.7% to 100.0%, up 3.3 percentage points. The recent sample contained just 3 five-star ratings. It was too small to establish a lasting improvement. The gap in new ratings prevented a more current trend assessment.
Common themes. A smooth process led the feedback, appearing in 19 of 21 detailed customer reviews (90%), followed by good communication in 9 (43%) and fast closings in 8 (38%). Reviews could mention multiple themes.
Review relevance. We classified 27 of 30 reviews (90%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. Another 1 concerned a neighboring property and 1 concerned property buyers. The remaining 1 review had too little text to analyze. All 30 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% in IL
Company activity · As of October 19, 2026 — our latest collection date.
Illinois Real Estate Buyers has limited recent activity evidence. No new reviews appeared over the past 6 months, and we lack direct business-activity data, including purchase figures. Its Activity score of 53/100 ranks joint #460 of 757 comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Recent review volume. The recent review record is quiet, with no new reviews over the latest 6 months. We counted 3 reviews over 12 months, 0 over 6 months and 0 over 3 months. Similar companies had median counts of 3, 1, and 0, respectively.
Recent review pace. No new reviews appeared over the latest 6 months, so we leave its pace classification unassessed. Its 6- and 3-month rates were 0× its lifetime average pace, compared with 0.5× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0 reviews per month over 6 months, 0 over 3 months and 0.3 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.5. The record contains 30 reviews dating back to 2021.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was March 25, 2026 — about 7 months old as of our last data refresh. No reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 2.5 years.
Other business activity. We have no claimed directory profile, completed enhanced screening, business interview, or reviewed purchase figure on file.
Credibility signals
Top 50% in IL
Illinois Real Estate Buyers has a strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership, business structure, and buying model, supported by a broad online presence. The main limits on its score were 4 years of documented review history, website depth and transparency, and limited company-history information. We found no specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags in the retained source material, so there were no deductions.
Verification. We identified Google, BBB, and Facebook profiles. The BBB records we reviewed list the profile as not accredited. They list an A+ rating. Its Google Business Profile was verified. Illinois Real Estate Buyers has not claimed its directory profile or completed enhanced screening with our team.
Website assessment. We do not have a website availability check on file. The website scored 85/100 for depth and transparency. It includes team information, buying and service information, the process and terms, and customer testimonials or work examples.
Business details. We identified Eli Goodman as the company’s owner. BBB lists the business as a corporation. The business information we reviewed identifies it as a direct buyer. No related businesses or DBAs were identified. A reviewer describes subject-to and seller-financing expertise.
Track record. BBB lists October 27, 2023 as its profile-opening date. Reviews on file date back to November 26, 2021. Reviews appear in 22 of the 60 months covered by our records. The longest period without a recorded review was 7 months.
Complaints and red flags. No specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags were identified in the retained source material.
Verification checklist
5 of 5 baseline checks are supported by the evidence in our records.
Baseline checks
- Business identity: Confirmed through Google Business Profile and BBB profile
- Current business presence: Matched business profile and published phone number
- Public feedback: 30 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2021
- Recent activity: 3 reviews in the recorded 12-month window; latest 6 months before collection
Additional verification
- BBB status: A+
Meeting these baseline checks is not a guarantee of current availability or a particular experience or transaction outcome. Compare offers, read reviews, and have a professional review any offers and contracts before moving forward.
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What reviewers say
Notable findings
- 19 of 21 analyzed reviews (90%) mention smooth process.
Reviews analyzed
30 public reviews
− 3 too short, irrelevant, or duplicate
− 6 relevant, but too general
21 detailed reviews with clear themes
Excluded: 2 outside the seller experience (e.g., home buyers, neighbors or third parties); 1 with too little text to assess.
Review themes
Positive feedback
19 reviews describe the process as easy, smooth, or straightforward.
9 reviews praise communication or being kept informed.
8 reviews mention a fast or on-schedule closing.
5 reviews say the offer or overall deal felt fair.
Next steps if you’re considering Illinois Real Estate Buyers
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How we researched and scored this company
Methodology
We research each company using its website, business profiles, and third-party customer reviews. We use company sources to understand its services and terms, and distinguish those claims from independent evidence. When available, we also draw on interviews with company representatives and sellers, and relevant public records.
When there is enough evidence, we calculate an overall score out of 100 using 3 categories:
- Customer experience (67.5%) reflects customer satisfaction, based primarily on average customer ratings and the number of reviews supporting them.
- Recent activity (20%) reflects recent review volume, how recently the company received a review, and how its recent review pace compares with its history. Reviews are a signal of activity, not a count of completed home purchases.
- Credibility (12.5%) considers business verification, website transparency, public engagement, and documented operating history.
Use the company or location identified on this page when interpreting the evidence. A broader company record may not describe every local office. Review history is separate from the company’s founding date.
Limited evidence can restrict what we can assess. A company may appear without a score, and a small review sample may not represent a typical seller’s experience. Scores summarize the evidence available to us; they do not predict an offer price or guarantee a sale or service quality.
Sources
- Better Business Bureau, profile information up to date as of September 3, 2026; complaint data up to date as of September 3, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of October 19, 2026; review data partially collected on April 13, 2026; reviews checked for updates on October 19, 2026 (no new reviews).
- Eli Goodman, Eli Goodman · President · Illinois Real Estate Buyers, written interview.