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She doesn’t have to sell: 3813 N. Whipple

Thanks to the tipster who sent me the listing information on Linda Rizzuto’s house.

 She is the woman in the Chicago Tribune article who said:

Linda Rizzuto, for one, said she isn’t inclined to come down from the $444,900 she’s asking for the Northwest Side home where she has lived 17 years, though not one would-be buyer has looked at it since she listed it in January.

“My friends think I’m crazy for putting the house up for sale now because the market is bad,” she said. “If I had to sell, I would be panicking, but I don’t have to sell.”

Kenworthey posted a link to her house.

Here it is and some history on the listing:

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3813 N. Whipple: 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 2 car garage

  • I couldn’t find an original sale price – apparently 17 years ago
  • Was originally listed in February 2006 for $475,000
  • The listing was withdrawn in July 2006 after it was reduced to $449,000
  • Came back on the market on January 4, 2008 for $444,900
  • Re/Max Vision has the listing

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She couldn’t sell during a much better market in 2006. Will she be luckier this time out? 

Stay tuned.

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4 Responses to “She doesn’t have to sell: 3813 N. Whipple”

  1. Um……perhaps a little staging might help? Those lighting fixtures gotta go. And the pink/lavendar carpet in the bedroom? Nice deck, though.

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  2. Eric, I had the exact same reaction. Linda, you there? Do you want to sell your house, really? Then listen up. You do not want your house to look like it was spray painted with estrogen.

    1. Lose all knick knacks (esp. stuff on your kitchen cabinets, fridge magnets, weird thingies hanging in your bathroom, etc.) Also get rid of the lamps.

    2. Get rid of any and all things pink and/or floral. This includes all shades of pinkness: rose, lavender, purple, etc. Paint it out where possible (as in the kitchen). Not much you can do about the carpet without spending some bucks, unfortunately, but maybe a few rugs to break it up.

    3. Also get rid of all lace and all ruffles (pull down ALL those things above the windows. Actually, get rid of all your curtains, full stop.)

    4. This is the big one, and it’s gonna hurt: drop your price by a hundred thousand.

    I know your real estate agent already told you to do all this, and you couldn’t believe it would make a difference. It does. (And if your agent DIDN’T tell you to do all this, fire him/her.)

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  3. That might have sounded mean. Actually, I think the home has lovely bones. You just need to show them better. (And drop your price.)

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  4. Why would anyone want to live at Grace and Whipple?

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