The trouble with Moving is. . .

Well, moving poses lots of trouble I suppose. In Chicago, not only do you need a realtor, but you also need a lawyer and everyone hires an inspector and then there are all those city taxes. Don't even get me started on the Deep Tunnel Project's Impact on Northside Homeowners (book I'm working on after the Edens Flood a few years back). But, the thing is, when you're getting ready to move - your house looks sooo good. This weekend, we completed one of several painting projects. This one was mostly some touchup work, but included replastering an area that leaked before we got new windows. We also re-arranged all the wall art - they say you have to get rid of "personality" on your walls. The wedding pictures, the family vacation photos, all came down. More patching, moving around. And, it looks good with all the stuff on the walls, but in some places, it looks better without! (doh - candidate for some reality show here) So, they say to get rid of all that personality, but I distinctly remember looking at a condo that was a tribute to George Washington and at a house that should have had a disco ball given all the 70's-vintage appliances within it - isn't THAT personality?! We seriously considered them both! Anyways, the trouble with moving is that your house just looks sooo good as you prepare for it - you repaint, refinish, refurbish, reject and even actually clean it (haven't gotten to that part yet) - who WOULDN'T want to move into it! And, in this house, unlike the condo we sold to move into, doesn't even have a black ceiling (another topic) - most of the ceilings are even white! So, if you think you might want to live near the river on the city's northside in a darling little community once known as Budlong Woods, look us up. Great curbside appeal; one block from schools; motivated sellers; new paint and we might even give you our house-cleaner's phone number!