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House in Oak Park for Sale
Asked by N. from Chicago
on March 6, 2006
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We are selling our house on the 900 block of Oak Park Ave. (just north of Division) by owner and are having an open house this Sunday, 3/12 from 1:30 - 4:30. Details a...
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- Hello N.- COuld you let me know what you are selling this for and send me some pics? Thank you, Sara
- Hi, I would like more info on the house - price, taxes, approx sq ft... Can you send pictures? ____@____.com Thanks!
- Hi, Is this home in the MLS system? Please send me more info, I am an agent and may have clients relacating from downtown to Oak Park. My e-mail ____@____.com T...
To Buy a New House or Not To???
Asked by B.O. from Great Falls
on January 28, 2008
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I am a mom of 5 living in a small 4 bedroom house. We are considering upgrading to a larger house but it would completely blow our budget for what we need. We are ou...
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- Are you a Savings Angel member? If not you will save HUGE. It is a website that has already began to change my live. (Local folks, originated in Holland, MI) I've only...
- Hey B., Go for it; I would do it. I am a firm believer of the family should sit together during dinner...
- I'd like to think there are more options than those two you listed, I would never put my self straped to a house, Maybe if there are some creative ways you could remod...
Fighting over the Doll House
Asked by D.R. from Kansas City
on March 4, 2008
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I have 4 daughters and one doll house. (the loving family twin time house) As you can imagine, there are plenty of fights over who gets to play with the doll house. ...
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- Make a doll house schedule or set a timer for the girls. Have them play together 2 at a time and then rotate. Then maybe the next day switch partners. We have to do...
- Hi. I don't know how old your girls are but I would maybe suggest a system that works for you. Here are some options: 1) tell the girls that if they want to play in th...
- Hi D., Why not try to split the time they play with it. 2 go play with the doll house and 2 go with you to read a book or do some other activity and then switch. ...
Does Santa Wrap His Gifts at Your House?
Asked by ☆.A. from Pittsburgh
on November 23, 2011
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I know Santa wraps some people's presents and leaves some people's unwrapped.
What's the norm in your house?
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- Santa wraps at our house with special wrapping paper which is hidden in the far corner of the storage room. I was sort of indifferent but my husband thought it was im...
- Nope, Santa doesn't wrap-- and for some reason all of the hard to wrap presents are from Santa....
- Some of both, back when we did it. And Santa always had his own special wrapping paper hidden high up in the closet.
Small House, Happy Home
Asked by S.H. from Kansas City
on December 13, 2011
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Article I was reading. What do you all think? Do you think this is true? Or do you think a small home would drive your family crazy?
One day, I discovered that a sm...
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- So she is saying she needs a small house to make the decisions she should make anyway? No one should buy too big a home because the expense will make them misera...
- A year and half ago we lived in a home half the size we currently have. It took just as long to clean, the neighborhood (although decent for the area and small homes)...
- I love it. We, on purpose, purchased a much cheaper and smaller house than we qualified for due to many of the reasons listed here. Low and behold, 2 years after we ...
What Did You Learn from Selling Your House?
Asked by N.W. from Eugene
on April 25, 2011
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Has anyone had their house on the market recently? If so, how did it go? What did you learn from the experience?
I'm getting ready to sell my house. My realtor s...
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- The buyer will always ask you for favors, but never give you an inch. Don't be too inclined to grant the favors unless you get something in return. Things like sto...
- I haven't sold a house recently, but I can tell you what we liked about houses when we were looking to buy. We looked at over a dozen houses. The one we bought was...
- We really lucked out and ours sold in about 2 weeks. There was a house down the street that sold the same week, but it had been for sale for 8 or 9 months. Things our ...
Buying a Home and Changing Mind, What to Do
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on September 21, 2011
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Hi moms,
I am hoping you all can help me decide. My husband and I saw a spec home that we liked which is close to our childrens school and so we put an offer on th...
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- If you do have the option to back out of the contract (which I am not sure you do at this point), just back out. Use the back out as a negotiating tool for getting th...
- Have your realtor ask the builder to convert the room or to convert it at cost. Building is stressful. We paid cash and the little things kept adding up to the point...
- You would have to check the laws of your state for specifics about whether you can get out of it or not. It also depends on if you are under contract or not (which...
Weekender Lake House
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on August 15, 2008
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I am interested in buying a weekender house on a lake big enough for boating and jet skiing. Does anyone know of any spots that might be of interest within a couple of...
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- Hi J.~ We have friends that own a Lakehouse on Lake Livingston which is about an hour and a half from Houston so closer for you. Their house directly overlooks the ...
- You could try Lake Sommerville or very recently we went to Lake Limestone before Dallas. Very nice lake that had a some nice houses in the area. It doesn't seem to b...
- Richland Chambers lake is about halfway between The Woodlands and Dallas, near Corsicana. It's a big lake in the country with some pretty nice houses around it.
Renting a House That Is Being Foreclosed On
Asked by R.J. from San Francisco
on May 12, 2008
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My oldest son is renting a house and he received a notice about the house being foreclosed on and put up for auction. The bank told him not to pay rent as the bank now...
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- go to www.caltenantlaw.com or just Google California Renter's rights - that's how I found it. If your son meets income requirements he may be eligible to get help fro...
- Rhonda, I work for a state Agency and here's what you should do... The Deptartment of Consumer Affairs has an entire handbook on line that is called the Tenant/Landl...
- My friend is also in a home (renting) that has recently been foreclosed on and is not paying rent. The previous owners are not the owner's now so they are under no obl...
How to Have the House That Everyone Wants to Play At?
Asked by C.P. from Houston
on January 24, 2011
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Hello! My twins (boy and girl) will be entering Kindergarten next year. I am a stay at home mom, and will probably continue that for a while. I have never hosted a ...
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- I think if you are social with the parents that helps as well. I know for me - I have to be comfortable with the parent before I start sending my kids anywhere. As...
- The secret is to be relaxed. A true great hostess is comfortable in sharing her house. A few rules but is ok with kids running through the house. Also a clean house bu...
- IMO it's not the toys so much as the overall atmosphere of hospitality and the temperaments of the kids. Fortunately my twin daughters' friends love to do creative pl...
