Better Than Your Average Joe

  The Darien Lions Club is planning for its 39th annual Food Basket Program this holiday season. Last year with the support of several local businesses, organizations and schools we were able to provide hams, turkeys, dairy products, produce and canned food along with gifts  to  200 families in ...

  It's Christmas time in the Windy CityAnd finishing a year that sure was pretty.   Started the year in my old neighborhoodA Clearing condo did my pocketbook good.   A February referral was a total thrillOnly seventeen days on in East Naperville.   Zero in April but three closings in MayA succes...

  This morning I filled out a Movoto.com profile about my real estate services in DuPage County and thought I would share my answers here.   Real estate professional that has been helping people buy and sell homes in DuPage County since 2001.   How do you help buyers to find the right properties...

  The Cellar Door Wine Shop and Bistro in Downers Grove is hosting a wine tasting this Saturday August 31 from 1pm-4pm.  The Cellar Door is located at 5150 Main Street in the heart of the Downtown.  The following bottles will be open.   Dibon Cava 2011 Chateau Landereau Bordeaux Blanc 2010 Chate...

I think I’m just going to keep this post short, sweet and to the point.  I hosted my very first ActiveRain Meetup this week and must say I was a little disappointed in the turnout but with everybody being as busy as they have been the past year I’m not surprised. Linda DiBenardo from Re/Max Impa...

  I have had a severe case of writer’s block over the past year or so and Kerry La Guardia’s email in my spam folder helped to dust off the cobwebs.  She had the Summer Meetup Schedule listed and good old Illinois, the state where our past governors make are license plates was not listed.  Being...

  The lovely world of multiple offer situations creates the question of how mortgage lenders should write a pre-approval letter that doesn’t compromise their clients’negotiating power.  One school of thought is to state how much the buyer is approved for, while another says only list what your cl...

I was excited to receive a call last night wanting more information on my listing that is for rent in Downers Grove.  I would have been more excited had the home actually been for rent.  I received three inquiries in a matter of an hour and knew that something wasn’t right.  Did something go hay...

A not so funny thing happened on my way to my companies lead generation system a few weeks back,I found a lead that was actually a referral and for whatever the reason I missed it.  At first I thought about just letting it go and chalking it up as a lost opportunity.  I would eventually call the...

Did you ever buy a gallon of milk at Winn Dixie only to find that the person behind the register was working for Krogers?  How about calling up Ace Hardware and asking how much are nails at True Value hardware store on the corner of Fifth and Main?  Crazy right?  But that’s exactly what happens i...