Chicago Dirt is the autobiographical story of Calvin Boender's ascent in the gritty world of Chicago real estate—from the early 1980s through the boom and bust of the real estate bubble. Starting out by rehabbing historic buildings in the DePaul area to high-rise condo developments in Chicago's Loop, Calvin Boender recounts the many invaluable lessons he has amassed, sometimes in the hardest manner, along the way. Each chapter in this fascinating account ends with a detailed approach to understanding and utilizing these real-world examples.