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  1. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    BIL's house is up for sale. Who wants to live 6-8 minutes away from me? He already has 5 showings scheduled this weekend. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/206-Fairhaven-Dr-Yorkville-IL-60560/4718751_zpid/
  2. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    We bought a house because our apartment rent was more than a mortgage back in 2006.
  3. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    I think my kids have already cost me more than both houses we've lived in since they were born, combined. Someday, I'll be able to sell the house and make money on it. The kids, yeah, not so much.
  4. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    So looks like this house just sold last week for 479k. This is crazy to me.
  5. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    Coworker is selling her condo in Oak Park. Anyone here interested, here's the listing: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Oak-Park/425-Home-Ave-60302/unit-2K/home/12554077
  6. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    Was looking at properties around town, just to see what’s out there and how values are. Saw this house. 99% identical floor plan as ours, same ā€œmodelā€ just with slightly different options. We looked at 3 houses in this same neighborhood when we found ours. This is about 10 min away from our...
  7. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    We stared the process on a refinance a few weeks ago, we finally got all the paperwork done. Going from a 30 year loan with PMI to one without for 20 years, Mortgage goes up $150/month. Rates are about .5 to .75% lower than our current rate, but we're saving over 140k in interest payments...
  8. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    Agreed, high for Plano. But then again it’s 3 individual houses, so about right for each house.
  9. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    I sent the link to my wife and her brother that also lives here in Yorkville. I said we should sell both our houses and buy this. They were not amused.
  10. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    TCG West Headquarters: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/15609-Miller-Rd-Plano-IL-60545/202783267_zpid/ 3 Homes, 3 sheds, a large free standing garage. No emissions.
  11. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    Hard to really tell from the pics, but the side of their house has a large blacktop area from the street to their garage, that might be what we're seeing through the windows. There's also 2 business behind them, so it could be those as well.
  12. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    I also can't imagine that is cost 15M to build this house. Sure, it had to be big bucks, I'm sure they'll make some $ in the end.
  13. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    Went to Naperville to go to the Apple store and Lou Malnati’s for lunch. Drove past the 15M house on the way home:
  14. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    It's a block north and west of the edge of Downtown Naperville. They did buy the neighboring lots and spread it out, IIRC this house sits where 4/6 houses used to sit...
  15. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    wife heard it's a couple with no kids that lives there currently, not sure if that's the weathertech folks or not. Wife works for a billionaire in Naperville and her bosses (CFO) wife does high end real estate in the area. I told her to pitch this house to the billionaire and suggest that we...
  16. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    One of my favorite house just hit the market. We drove past this house while it was under contraction many times. While not the most ideal location, it's pretty fricking nice. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/222-W-Van-Buren-Ave-Naperville-IL-60540/250838636_zpid/
  17. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    you want space and other amenities (NO EMISSIONS HERE IN KENDALL COUNTY) then it comes at a cost.
  18. blue-sun

    Better Homes OFFICIAL real estate bs discussion

    We paid 365K($113 sq/ft) for our house here in Yorkville in May 2020. Houses in this neighborhood are selling for 400-450 for comparable size. A small ranch on my street sold last week for 350k ($148/sq ft) https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1109-Heartland-Dr-Yorkville-IL-60560/68137880_zpid/
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