As a top-producing investment sales duo for Chicago-based Kiser Group, Birk and Sklar dominated Chicago's South Side multifamily market, with Gonzalez as the brokerage's COO. In 2021, following a historic year for the broker pair in which they closed 73 sales totaling $146 million in overall sale volume, the trio came together to form BSG to focus on their investment purchases they've made on the side of their brokerage business.
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