This is my personal take on down payments, and some real examples with the numbers. I hope this helps make your decisions to buy and how much… Read more “Down Payments… All or Nothing is the Way to Go”

I’ve had several situations where people have reached out to me to help them find a home or sell their home, but they are looking or buy/sell… Read more “Draft a Trustworthy Agent onto Your Team Regardless of Your Location!”

The internet throws things in your face that pertain to you as a consumer. And it follows you around. You may have noticed when you were shopping… Read more “Is it a Buyers’ or Sellers’ Market??? Neither, Here’s Why…”

Quick post this week. There are not signs of another bubble like the 2007-2008 situation… well, I can’t make guarantees… nobody can since then–but that’s not why… Read more “Rising Assessments Causing Affordability Issues”

Open Houses are a huge marketing farce. You might understand this already or this might be a revelation for you. I’m sure “open house” is a familiar… Read more “Open Houses Market your Agent… Not Your Home”

“You” being the Victor in the quote “to the victor belong the spoils.” Which means in a war or a contest, the winner also gets the booty… Read more “Sellers are Panicked in Lake Forest, to You go the Spoils…”

Since the first installment of Chicago 2015 property taxes has come out, many are upset about the increases. And they’re not finished increasing yet! Read this if you need to… Read more “Property Taxes by Suburb… You’re Welcome”

  Property tax calculations can seem convoluted, but our friend, the Government, isn’t doing it on purpose… it’s just that they don’t want it to be too… Read more “How to Calculate Your Property Taxes”

Many buyers I work with have questions about the process. To help them stay one step ahead, I’ve created a simple guideline. Let’s get to it! Pre-Approval… Read more “Home Buying Steps”

I’d like to articulate something that hopefully resonates with you. It has to do with huge paradigms instilled in peoples’ minds from their parents and their parents’… Read more “You Need to Change Your Paradigm”