A NOT SO GLAMOROUS LOOK AT THE UNDERBELLY OF CHICAGO'S HOUSING MARKET


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Showing posts with label scary. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2013

Hard & Firm Snowman Scaring Buyers


Buyers have been reluctant to enter this Avondale single family home due to the imposing snow thing placed near the entry by an agent notorious for expressing his negotiation skills in various manners, including Autumn's previously erected stiff and rigid scarecrow, and last summer's impressively thick and imposing sand castle.
Avondale

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Seller Gives Assurance that Everything is OK

The seller of this aging Pilsen storefront turned artist home and studio gave promising assurances that his unmaintained 123 year old building was "perfectly fine". He claimed the bathtub full of water was for his photo darkroom and the shaking floors were part of the home's charm.
Pilsen

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hermosa Residents Not Welcoming Yuppies

In an effort to prevent outsiders from thinking they can just move in, throw up large fences, and properly maintain their properties, Hermosa residents let their wishes be known today by adorning their homes with ancient deities attributed to Mayan conquests, despite the fact that the "yuppies" won their too.
HERMOSA

Monday, January 9, 2012

Foreclosures Going Green


Riding the wave of Green euphoria sweeping the nation, banks have recently decided to provide green energy to their abandoned dilapidated uncared for properties so that prospective buyers will have solar powered lighting to witness the complete destruction caused by the bank's fine managerial practices.
BRIDGEPORT

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Buyer Still Deciding Whether it's Safe to Go

As of press time, the anxious buyer was still alone in the Avondale basement, staring, deciding if something would come up and bite her if she used the facility. She also debated the functionality, hygiene, privacy, and legal implications of using the commode during the showing.
AVONDALE