Friends ... According to the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs ... "Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dea
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05/28/2016
How Do You Turn Your Dream of Buying into Reality? Through Preparation “Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.” - Sun Tzu Who doesn't like looking at beautiful homes? Who can resist the temptation of imagining themselves living in those
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05/23/2016
Choosing Your Neighborhood When You Buy Not too long ago, my wife received a call from one of our neighbors. The neighbor was asking Marilyn to come over immediately, as she had cut herself and needed help. She wanted to know first though ... could Marilyn see blood, apply a but
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05/21/2016
O Say Can You See ... and Read Your House Numbers? Over the last year, I've been lucky enough to work with some great clients. And quite a few of them added to their family via the birth of a new baby ... or even two. Yep .. twins! For those with new babies, Mother's Day has
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05/10/2016
Can I Sell and Buy a Home at the Same Time? What You Need to Know Back in the late 70's when I started in mortgages, it was fairly commonplace to have "domino" closings take place. That meaning multiple buying/selling transactions, each de
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05/07/2016
Info & Payment Due Dates for Taxes in Chicago/Chicago-area Counties For property owners in the Chicagoland area, Spring means tax bills ... Tax Bills (or info) are now online for viewing and payment for the following counties: Will County DuPage County Kane County Kan
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05/03/2016