I told Mark not to worry,
that we'd find a home. We walked into the very first place we looked at and
Mark fell in love with it. It's a big, solid brick building, with intact architectural
elements from the time it was built in 1922. It did smell like an antique store
when we walked in, and there was a strange and creepy room in the basement, but
all in all it checked most of our boxes. The fact that I promised Mark that
we'd gut the kitchen and give him an all new gourmet kitchen helped seal the
deal. There are still a lot of hurdles. Inspections, bank assessor, that sort
of thing, but we have a contract and we'll soon be Chicagoans. Just click this
link to see the place.
Looks great Alan. Keeping our fingers crossed. You can walk to the best little Fondue restaurant--just a block away on Peterson. (It's abit pricey but fun for a special occasion; they seem to be family owned and ever so European, not to mention a throwback to the 1970s.) Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Beautiful place. Be sure to tell us about the creepy little basement room; these handsome old homes always have character to them.
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