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Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Selling my condo

Finally pulled the trigger on putting my place on the market. Just went live today. here is a link if you want to see it. We did some renovation work 6 months ago including re-painting the whole place and re-finishing the floors and all new sod in the backyard.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3637 ... 0736_zpid/


My first time selling property, very nervous about this whole thing. While the place is on the market we now have to go find a new place to buy. Looking for a house in the northern suburbs so I can be closer to my office. Something with a nice yard and hopefully a finished basement.

Gonna lose money on my condo since I bought it mid crash in 2008, but should come out with some cash in hand since I've knocked a lot of the principle down through mortgage payments.

Author:  Seacrest [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Selling my condo

shakes wrote:
Finally pulled the trigger on putting my place on the market. Just went live today. here is a link if you want to see it. We did some renovation work 6 months ago including re-painting the whole place and re-finishing the floors and all new sod in the backyard.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3637 ... 0736_zpid/


My first time selling property, very nervous about this whole thing. While the place is on the market we now have to go find a new place to buy. Looking for a house in the northern suburbs so I can be closer to my office. Something with a nice yard and hopefully a finished basement.

Gonna lose money on my condo since I bought it mid crash in 2008, but should come out with some cash in hand since I've knocked a lot of the principle down through mortgage payments.


JORR can walk to work.

He may not want to give up his penthouse though.

Author:  doug - evergreen park [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Selling my condo

move?

Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:17 pm ]
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Can't get more neutral than that.

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:21 pm ]
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Jaw Breaker wrote:
Can't get more neutral than that.


yea, when we renovated we let the realtor pick all the colors. We went from more of a beige look with lighter floors and light brown cabinets to this more modern look with greys and whites.

Author:  doug - evergreen park [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:27 pm ]
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the stripper pole in the bedroom has quite the girth.

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:31 pm ]
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doug - evergreen park wrote:
the stripper pole in the bedroom has quite the girth.


multi-purpose. Lay it flat and you can use it for log rolling.


That pole definitely sucks, but I think its holding up the entire building.

Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:38 pm ]
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Now that I have shakes home address, I am signing him up for every catalog I can find!

Author:  Cashman [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:41 pm ]
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shakes wrote:
doug - evergreen park wrote:
the stripper pole in the bedroom has quite the girth.


multi-purpose. Lay it flat and you can use it for log rolling.


That pole definitely sucks, but I think its holding up the entire building.


So, not load barring.

Author:  doug - evergreen park [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:45 pm ]
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butt, load bearing!

Author:  Nas [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:46 pm ]
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Which neighbor are you watching while they're nude?

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:47 pm ]
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Frank Coztansa wrote:
Now that I have shakes home address, I am signing him up for every catalog I can find!


hopefully it won't be my home address for long!

Author:  Furious Styles [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:03 pm ]
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Has the rat been made aware?

Author:  Telegram Sam [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:07 pm ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
Has the rat been made aware?


Yeah, I think you have to inform him in writing or something.

Author:  GoldenJet [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:08 pm ]
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Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.

Author:  Telegram Sam [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:13 pm ]
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GoldenJet wrote:
Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.


There's quite a few good restaurants within a half a mile where shakes is.

Author:  GoldenJet [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:14 pm ]
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Telegram Sam wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.


There's quite a few good restaurants within a half a mile where shakes is.


Not all that far to Portage Park, either.

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:16 pm ]
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Telegram Sam wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.


There's quite a few good restaurants within a half a mile where shakes is.


including a few blocks away from the top rated restaurant in Chicago and the entire midwest, Parachute.

Author:  doug - evergreen park [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:22 pm ]
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I ate at Parachute for my sister's birthday three years ago according to Google, but I have no memory of it.

Author:  Seacrest [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Selling my condo

shakes wrote:
Telegram Sam wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.


There's quite a few good restaurants within a half a mile where shakes is.


including a few blocks away from the top rated restaurant in Chicago and the entire midwest, Parachute.


Walking distance to JORR's office.

Author:  billypootons [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:25 pm ]
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is the exposed HVAC common in these types of condos?

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:30 pm ]
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doug - evergreen park wrote:
I ate at Parachute for my sister's birthday three years ago according to Google, but I have no memory of it.


I ate there once around the same time and also have little memory of it. Remember it being good and some stuff was great, but was surprised to find out it won the James Beard for best restaurant in the midwest.

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:31 pm ]
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billypootons wrote:
is the exposed HVAC common in these types of condos?


yea, it goes towards the loft look.

Author:  Brick [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:33 pm ]
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Congrats on working hard, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and getting yourself out of the slums shakes!

Author:  Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:34 pm ]
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shakes wrote:
Jaw Breaker wrote:
Can't get more neutral than that.


yea, when we renovated we let the realtor pick all the colors. We went from more of a beige look with lighter floors and light brown cabinets to this more modern look with greys and whites.

Yeah, when I sold my townhouse, I let my realtor pick out paint colors and replacing some light fixtures and bedding. She had a little too much purplely-blue for my taste, but the place sold in 8 days to a single mom so she must have known what she was doing.

Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:38 pm ]
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shakes wrote:
Telegram Sam wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.


There's quite a few good restaurants within a half a mile where shakes is.


including a few blocks away from the top rated restaurant in Chicago and the entire midwest, Parachute.


Grant Achatz might have a claim on that...

Author:  T-Bone [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:38 pm ]
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Love the golf bag stand :lol: I have two of those. One in the basement and one will go in the garage this spring.

Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:43 pm ]
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shakes wrote:
doug - evergreen park wrote:
I ate at Parachute for my sister's birthday three years ago according to Google, but I have no memory of it.


I ate there once around the same time and also have little memory of it. Remember it being good and some stuff was great, but was surprised to find out it won the James Beard for best restaurant in the midwest.


Those awards are probably like Peabodys...they have to pay to get them.

Author:  shakes [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:49 pm ]
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Jaw Breaker wrote:
shakes wrote:
Telegram Sam wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
Walking distance to White Castle?

Tough to give that up.


There's quite a few good restaurants within a half a mile where shakes is.


including a few blocks away from the top rated restaurant in Chicago and the entire midwest, Parachute.


Grant Achatz might have a claim on that...



not anymore. He wasn't even nominated in the category of Great Lakes region best chef. Parachute won that.

Author:  Seacrest [ Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Selling my condo

I like the kitchen.

Just like the one I miss from our old house.

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