Blog | Mary Carlin, Oak Park Realtor

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If you have every had your home listed for sale, you know what I'm talking about. You get an appointment. You rush around like the lady...

We all have things in our homes that bother us. I once had a house where the baseboard moulding in the kitchen didn't match the moulding...

I was showing property over the weekend, and my client was interested in looking at what I will call a "mystery house." A mystery house...

When you are considering making improvements to your home, without a doubt, the best place to make improvements is in your kitchen. If...

When I take a buyer to look at houses, I can tell by watching their faces as they look around that they are trying to imagine what life...

Growing up with a big family in a small house, there was a 2 day a month event that we all looked forward to: the days when the magical...

In my family, we talk about the past by mentioning the address of the house we were living in, "Remember at 633, when Dad dressed up as...

I sell houses in the town where I grew up. I chose to raise my children here for many reasons—my family lives here, there is fantastic...

Although there are ten inches of snow on the ground right now, and temperatures are well below freezing, the spring market is super hot! ...

Here's a secret about being a real estate agent that you probably don't know: we hate any and all irritating administrative tasks,...