Yesterday I did some home staging on a home in Palatine that I’ll have on the market next week. The home is vacant which is not ideal for selling. Home staging helps “warm-up” a vacant home.
The first photo shows that the master bath has dark brown cabinets and pink floor tiles.
The second photo shows how I used those colors in the staging to make the room more attractive to buyers.
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Well, this was fun.
The wife and I went looking at open houses today. We really want to be north, but for a brief moment considered moving to Garfield Ridge.
I checked the crime stats for the west end of G.R. I was appalled by the criminal histories of some of the current residents. Forget that. We will suffer and pay more for living safely up north.
Today we looked in Big Oaks and Norwood Park (not The Triangle, mind you). I am well aware that the farther north you go the farther north the prices go, but I was unaware that the sellers were permitted to leave their houses in such horrible conditions. If the houses were updated and well cared for MAYBE they could fetch the prices they were asking, but not the houses we looked at today.
The first house was allegedly owned by a retired CPD. I almost puked when we walked in. The hard wood was creaky and actually worn out in spots. The wood was pulling away from the base boards, which were loose themselves. NOTHING in the house was updated since the 1970’s. The garage looked like it was in a fire or had bad water damage. I’d say there would have to be $50,-75,000 worth of upgrades needed.
We looked at two that were 2 bedrooms. I have learned that there is no such thing as a starter home anymore. If the first three in the Zip code are 606 it’s $400,000+. As a young couple why would I spend $400,000 on a 2 bed house? To upgrade to a $500,000 3 bed later? I don’t make enough to get the $400,000 one first!
The forth house was nice. It was a short range. The dining table was in the basement! Ok.
The houses north of I-90 were jokes. Two has similar make ups. One was an estate sale and the other the old granny was moved out so the kids can try to sell the house. Both had not been updated since the 1950’s! I’m all for nostagia, but these two were just sick. I thought I was back in the burbs walking into my grandparent’s house! I was looking for the framed picture of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
At final open house, a bungalow 2 doors off of Touhy ave, the realtor had to jiggle the stuck screen door several times before he could get it to open. Before we even stepped in, we asked the agent how much they were asking. Without batting any eye, he told us $465,000. We chuckled, turned around and left.
Guess we will continue to rent.
Houseless,
Not that it will make you feel any better, but your experience is not unique. Lot’s of buyers I’ve worked with are disappointed by how much house they can get for the money in the city. Some forgo space for quality and get a condo, others forgo the city and buy a house in the suburbs.
Have you looked in the Hermosa area? I sold 2 houses around $350K last year, one in Norwood Park and one in Hermosa. The one in Hermosa was in much better condition and had a lot more charm.