Crib Chatter

This 2-flat at 1454 W. Wellington in West Lakeview just came on the market. It appears to be bank owned. If you’re interested, you have until Friday, January 25 at 5 PM central time to make your “highest and best” offer. There will be showings on 1/23 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM and on 1/24 […]

This 2-flat at 923 N. Francisco in East Humboldt Park just came on the market. It is a short sale and is listed at just $95,000. Both units are rented for the following: Unit #1: 2/1 with rent of $800 a month Unit #2: 2/1 with rent of $800 a month The building is on […]

First off, the picture sucks (I know!). I didn’t realize how bad it was until hours later but by then I was in another neighborhood so we’re stuck with it for now. But if you’re looking for unique, this original Chicago firehouse at 1357 N. Wolcott in Wicker Park is it. The 2-flat has exposed brick and timber […]

This 2-flat at 1614 W. Roscoe in Lakeview has been on and off the market since July 2006. I actually took the picture above about 2 years ago but just never wrote on the property. But it has remained on the market and has just reduced again to $359,000 so I thought I’d finally cover […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-flat greystone at 1524 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview several times over the last couple of years. See our January 2010 chatter here. It actually originally came on the market nearly 5 years ago in June 2007. The 2-flat has been on and off the market every year […]

This brick Victorian 3-bedroom 2-flat at 2232 W. Lyndale in Bucktown just came on the market for $442,000. I know many of you are looking for 2-flats so you can live in one unit and rent out the other. This building was built in 1891 on a smaller than standard Chicago lot of 24×100. However, […]

This 5-bedroom brick 2-flat at 2701 N. Francisco in Logan Square has been on and off the market since May 2011. Since January of this year, it has been reduced $56,000 to $469,000. It finally went under contract this month. The 2-flat has south and west exposures but you don’t have to worry much about the neighbors to the south since […]

We’ve chattered about this Portage Park 2-flat at 5341 W. Berteau several times over the last year. See our September 2011 chatter here. Back then, it was listed for $450,000 which all of you thought was too high to cash flow. Someone guessed that it would be more attractive around $350,000. Since then, the property […]

This 2-flat vintage row house at 358 W. Wisconsin in East Lincoln Park has been on the market since July 2011. It was recently reduced about $50,000. The row house is on a corner 20×100 lot. It has a 3-bedroom owners unit on the second and third floor with a first floor 1-bedroom rental. There is a 2-car garage […]

This 2-flat greystone at 4032 N. Ashland in Lakeview has been on the market since April 2011. It has an upgraded duplex-down owners unit and an upstairs rental unit with the following features: Unit #1: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths duplex down with master suite in the lower level. Also has central air and gas fireplace. […]