Wicker Park

The Real Chicago Seen as a Pedestrian

A lesson learned from international travel is to let go. In Rome letting go means taking to the “vias” as a pedestrian. We did so with gusto. And at times we bring our lessons learned abroad to our home in Chicago, walking from here to there without the pressure of a task or an errand hanging over our heads.

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An Early Morning Rain and Rescuing Damp Patio Furniture

Dark? Yes. But frantically rumbling thunder and buckets of rain managed to wrest me from my slumbering mood and urged me to retrieve the now soaking patio furniture. Note to self, next time plan ahead and put it away. But such admonitions do nothing now that I am awake and making a bee-line into the rest of my day amid the Chicago real estate market.

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Finding a Real Cup of Coffee in Chicago, but not a Working Outlet

So the lances have been drawn and the steeds mounted as the coffee battles are being waged.
In billboards and full-page ads in income-deprived dailies like the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times we are witness to the skirmishes as grinding teeth of corporate titans have been supplanted by grinding coffee and lots of lattes [...]

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Chicago Real Estate – Bucktown Condo for Sale at 1611 Bell

Mitch mounted a hog to celebrate his birthday. And now that he’s back we are pushing the pedal to the medal to market our new Bucktown condo for sale at 1611 Bell. As with all listings that we take, we are threading the needle with internet muscle, gaining page one google ranking straight away.

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Patience Pays Dividends – Hosting a Child’s B-day Party and Finding Chicago Real Estate

One of the best things about “Plan B” is when you don’t have to use it. A week ago we hosted a puppet show and though the forecast was wet and the skies gray, plan b was not needed. Good thing, too, since we didn’t really have a plan b. Our patience paid off. Just as the patience of my clients did the same day as we worked out a deal for newly listed home.

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