I agree Lincoln Park. Be careful going to Rogers Park, and Wrigleyville. Both are less expensive, meet your criteria, but have more dangerous elements near by...Many incidents...
Old Town may work too. Wells and east (small area) is good. We love Lincoln Park...especially around OZ park. - Thu Oct 25 2007, 12:48
My advice is to find a few realtors that have well known reputations, then interview them. Ask them about their approach, their support teams, their recommendations that they would make to your house to improve the potential. My expereince is that you will hear a lot of the same answers, and then someone will provide a few suggestions that you will realize are important distinctions...They work for you, are paid by you, are employees of yours...spend the time to find the very best possible...good luck - Thu Sep 27 2007, 20:33
Everything is negotiable. If you think you have the leverage to get something paid by the buyer that usually are paid buy you the seller then you write that in the response to the written offer. The buyers agent may be willing to move some of their commission to cover some costs as well. My only caution is that if your in a market that has plenty of inventory and it is very competitive, you don't want to scare away brokers who are bringing by portential buyers... - Thu Sep 27 2007, 20:01
We just did a bathroom / shower on our main floor in an 1800 sqaure foot lincoln park townhome. We spent $8000 on it...but we really shopped hard to the major items over several months...the best tile deal we found as at mechandise mart: Mistro Mosaic great selection, very good prices..pick up in Skokie. We did 5/8" mosaic tiles in the bath and 12 X 24 tiles on the floor and walls. We bought the vanity at Home depot's Home Expo...and the rest at Home depot. Labor was $5500...we think we paid in the middle of all the quotes we got...lighting from lightology (On Chicago and Wells I think)...can't answer your return question.
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