We now have another studio listed for sale at 918 W. Winona in Chicago which is delightfully located just a block from the park and Lake Michigan! The unit has hardwood floors, new windows and a remodeled kitchen & bath! In the basement are bright and convenient laundry facilities, storage and a bike room! Enjoy easy living while close to recreation, stores, restaurants and convenient bus to the city!

Today we want to take you through our sharp 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath rental at 1005 Valley Stream in Wheeling, IL! This home is a delight with hardwood floors, brand new carpeting in the bedrooms, remodeled baths and country kitchen with huge walk-in pantry! Outside is a 2.5 car garage and a lovely, private yard that is totally fenced! Possession is immediate so you can move right in!

Every now and then we enjoy taking you to one of our favorite restaurants in the area and this time it is to the Big Bowl in Lincolnshire, IL! Late this past January the Big Bowl celebrated the Chinese New Year with many special events, including their Dumpling Making demo or class led by their corporate chef. Please join us for this fun occasion where we watching the demostration and then went on to make our own dumplings, which were great!

We’d like to show you through our listing at 2311 Somerset in Mundelein IL where the owners just put in a fabulous dream kitchen in their 4-bedroom, 2.2 bath home! Complete with 42″ wood cabinets, granite counters, new hardwood floors, stainless appliances, designer hood, designer lights, hi-end faucet, new Pella windows & Pella sliding door and tumbled marble backsplash, this kitchen will make you never want to leave home! The 2-story entry and high ceilings in the living room & dining room make an elegant statement in this bright and sunny property! Newer finished basement complete with powder room and exciting wet bar make this one a winner! Add to that the main floor den/5th bedroom, fireplace in family room, fenced yard, 1000 S.F. new wood deck & beautiful above ground pool and you have a fabulous place to call home! Located in the very popular Fremont school district!

Gorgeous 4-bedroom, 2.5 bath home at 2852 White Oak Dr. on the Arboretum Golf Course in the Woodlands of Fiore in Buffalo Grove, IL is a definite winner! Impressive 2-story entry, new hardwood floors on the main level laid on the diagonal, cathedral ceiling and palladium window in the living room, bay windows in the dining room, breakfast room and family room and main floor den! Also, family room with brick woodburning fireplace, huge gourmet kitchen with greenhouse window and stainless appliances and 2 main level decks overlooking the golf course! Upstairs is a large master suite w/balcony and luxurious master bath with double vanities, soaking tub, shower and walk-in closet! Finished basement with 5th bedroom and bar! This home shows like a model! Don’t miss it!

Here’s a really sharp 3-bedroom, 2.5 bath home at 1537 Fallbrook in Lakewood Grove, located in Round Lake, IL that shows like a model! Upgrades includes hardwood floors, wainscoting, crown moldings, 42″ cabinets, corian counters, a paver-brick patio and a fenced yard! Loft upstairs could be the 4th bedroom but now serves as an exercise room or upstairs family room! Full basement has roughed in plumbing for bath. Popular Fremont school district! Gorgeous neighborhood of picturesque ponds includes use of pool and clubhouse! Don’t miss this one!

One of our favorite things to do is show you how one of our clients has taken a handman special and transformed it into a wonderful home! This is a risky venture, to say the least, but when one of our clients gets a great value on a home and can then turn it around, we love to give them the credit for their great endeavor! Liliana bought the home we will show you in November of 2010, against all odds, and then we visited the home that we hardly recognized! The home at 3830 Rugen in Glenview is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level with a 2-car garage in the sought-after Glenbrook South School District. Here is how it looked before she bought it when it was occupied by racoons!

Now, see the home after she put in the elbow-grease to turn this handyman special into a home!

Frequently we like to share some events with our friends, family and clients so you get to know us a little better. This video is a surprise 70th birthday party for our friend. Located at Moretti’s in Bartlett Illinois, Don expected about 15 people not 70 or so! Want one of your parties or special events posted on the Internet? We’d love to do it for you for free! Don and his wife, Lyn, are both friends of our mother as well as recent clients of ours. We sold their home in Barlett earlier this year and are happily in their new place!

We already took you to Kevin’s Place in Deerfield for breakfast. What we didn’t mention was how kid-friendly it is. Kevin has taken the time to add those little and big touches that every kid loves from places to display their artwork, baskets of toys and clever decor to a personal visit to take the order of each of every child who comes there to eat. It’s a definite treat!

People are always asking us which restaurant to go to, especially those from out of town. So, we decided to take you where we love to go and this time we’re bringing you to Kevin’s Place in downtown Deerfield, IL! Aside from great food, it has a nostalgic 50′s atmosphere and, of course, Kevin! It’s also a great place to celebrate a birthday! So come along with us and enjoy the trip!