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We're Moving down from Illinois, and I Have Some Questions.
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on May 12, 2008
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Hey moms, My husband's work is moving us down there. He starts work on June 16th and we're getting everything ready to move and he's going down next week to find us a...
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- Hey there! Congrats, I know you'll love it here. I am a former teacher turned Realtor and would love to chat with you and help you find the best house in the best scho...
- I agree with far north Carrolton... LISD is better. Depending on where he works in Farmer's Branch you could do Irving off the 635 too... If he has flexible start...
- You've gotten an awful lot of comments that run the spectrum here. Many of the comments talk about traffic issues. Living in a huge metropolitan area, change happen...
Pricing Garage Sale Items...lots of Questions!
Asked by A.B. from Fayetteville
on August 31, 2009
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I'm having a hard time pricing items to sell, I've never had a garage sale before. (I don't want to violate policy here so I'm going to be careful! I really do need he...
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- I am gonna be completely frank with you ... nobody that yard sales cares what you paid for it... bottom line is you USED IT...and it don't matter how pristen the name ...
- Girl, if you bought things new do not even bother with a yard sale. People want stuff really cheap there. For a high chair people will not pay more than $10 at the yar...
- I've never had good luck at running my own yard sales and came to the conclusion that no one ever wanted to pay what items were tagged at, so what's the point of taggi...
Seeking Advice on Moving from St Louis City to the County
Asked by S.M. from St. Louis
on March 3, 2009
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Over the weekend we took a family outing to the Chesterfield/Wildwood area to look at houses for sale to see what was "out there". We were amazed at the choice and spa...
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- Greetings! I moved from the city to the county in September 2007. My experience has been positive. Although I miss my big older home, my new home doesn't need the k...
- We moved from the city to Illinois. About 20 minutes from Downtown. I really like the quiet and no random people walking up and down the street. Also, rarely is som...
- As a compromise you could move to the county, but not quite so far west. We used to live in Chesterfield but now we live more east, but still the county schools. The...
Losing Hope About Selling Our House
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on September 12, 2011
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We've had our townhouse up for sale for over 2 years now and have had very few showings. Our price is listed $30,000 less then what we paid for it. We have two child...
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- Hi J., Look at it this way.... unless you are downsizing, you'll get a "break" too when you buy your next place because those sellers are going to be in the same "boa...
- Change real estate agents professionally clean replace all dingy, broken items that stay, blinds, wall outlets, stovetop drip pans every day have a clean up m...
- I'd consider renting it and moving out. It can be risky but if you find good renters it could be the way out.
Have You Ever Moved?
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on August 9, 2011
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My husband broke the news last night that he maybe getting transfered to another location. We will be required to move to that new location as it is three hours away....
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- I would give anything to br 3 hrs from my family instead of moving across the country! 3 hrs isn't really far is still scary. We rented our house in phx when we moved ...
- Back in '02 my husband was told he was not going to have a job after the end of the year. The company liked him enough that they offered him another job in KC. We go...
- I've moved way too often. All I can say is take it one step at a time and try and relax. It will all get done. I didn't have to look for work right away. I operate...
Real Estate Agent
Asked by C.W. from Chicago
on January 31, 2011
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Can anyone suggest a good realtor for the south Romeoville/Crest Hill area? We are looking for someone who knows how to move a home quickly in this tough market and c...
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- I highly recommend Nancy Boehm of Prudential Elite Realtors in Naperville. She sold my parents' home in Plainfield about 4 years ago and found them another home in Cre...
- I do not normally bring a negative light on anyone, but this woman hurt the sale on our home in Crest Hill so badly by writing a fake contract with a deal she never ha...
- Skydan has great realtors bt they are closer to westchester...i dont know where crest hill is sorry...
School Dist U-46 - Good? Bad?
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on December 5, 2007
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Our family moved to IL from TX in July of '06. We've been renting a nice apartment in Schaumburg, but now it's time to look for a house. We've found nice houses in o...
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- There are areas in U-46 that score low, overall, and quite a few are in Streamwood. However, I'm also of the belief that 95% is the student and not the schools. A fr...
- As a former teacher in Evanston and a current substitute teacher in u46, i've seen mostly good things throughout the district. I also live in bartlett, so my children...
- I considered moving to Elgin and a friend of mine who lived there for a while and who's mother lives there has told me that it really depends which area of U46 you are...
How Much House Does $1,000,000 Buy in Your Neighborhood???
Asked by A.U. from Los Angeles
on April 18, 2011
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I'm just curious. I'm not saying that I have $1,000,000 to spend. But I live in LA and that doesn't even get you that far, house wise, in a nice neighborhood. Maybe a ...
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- haha in Cincinnati, that would probably buy you Carson Palmers house...but it may be cheaper than that..LOL It is for sale I hear..LOL
- I live in a relatively small town, about an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA. $1,000,000.00 in our neck of the woods would buy you the poshest mansion you could imagi...
- I'm in SE Texas. About 3/4 of that could get me about 150 acres, with a 4,000 square foot house, a huge barn, huge pond, very nice fences all around, a nice 2,000 squa...
What's Your Favorite Charity?
Asked by E.M. from Chicago
on January 18, 2012
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What is your favorite charity and why? What made you start giving/volunteering? Do you stick to the same charity/charities year after year, or do you change it up? Do ...
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- Besides buying cookies and candy from various scouts, the longest charity I've helped is WHAS Crusade for Children. For years, the tv donated the air-time for the cru...
- My two favorite charities are the Ronald McDonald House and the American Heart Association. My middle son was born with a complex congenital heart defect. He spent th...
- I support a local homeless shelter and various children's and animal charities. People might be surprised to see how their favorite charities stack up at: www.charit...
Looking for Info on School Districts in West Suburbs
Asked by P.G. from Chicago
on March 15, 2008
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We will be moving to the Chicago area from Michigan in the summer of '08 and we are trying to decide on a school district so that we can start looking at houses. Can ...
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- P., You seem to have A LOT of responses to you question. Here's one more: I grew up in Glen Ellyn, as did my parents, and as an adult, I worked for Glen Ellyn schoo...
- I don't know what you've heard about any of those schools but I was raised in Riverside and raised my kids in Elk Grove Village. The high school has won the Presidents...
- Hi P., I live in th far East Aurora and my kids go to Oswego District 308. The schools are great. Oswego is a nice town to look into too. We are about 40 miles out...
