Maurice Sanders's (mauricesanders) Blog

Your final walkthru in downtown chicago is the next to last step you'll take before you officially close on the purchase of your home/condo in downtown chicago.  It's your last opportunity to point out any issues or concerns before you officially own the property.  If you don't handle the issues ...

Stage your downtown condo for a quick sale may sound too good to be true; but it's a proven fact that staging your property makes a HUGE difference in getting it sold.  With the market flooded with listings and too few buyers out there; your real estate team needs to separate your property from t...

It Doesn't Matter How Much You Owe or Want For Your 2-bedroom South Loop Condo; saying those words to a seller is the hardest thing I have to do.  I understand your pain; you've owned this r great property for a long time.  It's filled with your memories: 1.)  Your son's first home 2.)  The doorw...

Renting A South Loop Condo; To Take Advantage of the Buyer's Market is a great plan B for those of you who would like to move in to a new property and take advantage of the low pricing; but can't sell their current condo.  This is the way many investors begin their portfolio; leasing a condo can ...

How To Sell Quickly A Condo In The South Loop in 30 Days is a question that is often asked as we have more seller's than buyer's in our current market.  The good news is that condos are selling in the South Loop and they aren't all foreclosures.  Luckily in a recent search of the Mulitple Listing...

Wonderful 4-plus bedroom home in Lake Forest Subdivision in Shorewood that is only home in the area at this price with an additional 5th bedroom and a beautifully wonderfully finished basement and a stone wet bar; with a theatre that will make you forget you're at home, and fireplace.  You can se...

Condos For Sale in Oak Lawn, Illinois Priced To Sell haven't saturated the local market; however one condo in particular is definately the best deal in area; most of the condos priced in the mid-$150's are simplexes (single-level units) with only 1 or 2 full baths.  There are over 100; 2-bedroom ...

Investing in South Loop Real Estate in Chicago is today's focus on part two of our three-part series titled -- "How to Take Advantage of Today's Market".  The second best way to take advantage of the current buyer's market in Chicago.  It has always confused me that in the heat of the seller's m...

Buy A Condo in Chicago's South Loop or Gold Coast!!!!  As I talk to clients and prospective clients about real estate; I'm starting to uncover a scary trend.  People either LOVE the idea of buying real estate or Hate the idea completely.  If you're in the first group...stop reading and call me i...

HOW TO SHORT SALE YOUR CONDO IN CHICAGO'S SOUTH LOOP is a prevelant question as our market continues to correct itself as more homeowners face the realities of our ever shrinking dollar the realities of finding an alternative to foreclosure is commonplace in today's ever changing Chicago real est...