Archive for October, 2011

3-Bedroom Shepard’s Cottage Sells for 22% Under 2008 Price: 2233 W. Homer in Bucktown

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Shepard’s Cottage at 2233 W. Homer in Bucktown in August 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the property had just reduced another $25,000 to $650,000 and then went under contract quickly. Many of you thought the upper $500,000s would get the deal done. The house recently sold […]

Buy a 3-Bedroom Foreclosure in 2008 and Sell 3 Years Later: 1038 W. Byron in Lakeview

This top floor 3-bedroom at 1038 W. Byron in Lakeview came on the market in May 2011. It had previously been a bank owned property in 2008. Back then, it was a 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath unit with an older kitchen with older appliances. You can see the old listing pictures here. Now, the unit has […]