Lyn Sims on the Schaumburg Area

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2012 

Lyn Sims | RE/MAX Suburban | (847) 230-7324 51 Gromer Rd, Elgin, IL LOOKING FOR PRIVACY? LOOKING FOR GREAT WOODED LOT? 1 ACRE WITH PLENTY OF ROOM! 4BR/2+1BA Single Family House offered at $300,000 Year Built 1978 Sq Footage 2,510 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecifie...
03/29/2012
How to wrap text around your videos - a tutorial! Ready for this!  Take a look at this one post that I did for the most popular subdivisions in my area.  Insert a video of any size and then the text magically wraps around it.   It's called a 'Div tag'.  What it does is add a box with an interior ...
03/28/2012
Independent Foreclosure Reviews Underway - Will it really get to bottom of things? Will it really be good for consumers? John Walsh, acting Comptroller of the Currency, offered an update and clarification on the foreclosure reviews taking place at 14 major lenders as part of the consent orders es...
03/28/2012
What's an appraiser to do?  There are always conflicts in a declining market on whether or not to use foreclosures as comparables.  I plan on putting this guide notice in my 'little tool pouch' for an unfortunate occasion when my listing does not appraise.  I just feel that buyer agent feedback c...
03/25/2012
IL House having a hard time putting that bottle cap on taxes! Legislators are trying to keep your property taxes from getting out of control but they are having a tough time against opposition from within their own ranks.  If you feel that your taxes have gotten 'out of control', please send a me...
03/23/2012
SCHAUMBURG RECYCLING EVENT 2012 The village’s annual recycling event will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10am to 3pm at the School District 54 office located at 524 East Schaumburg Road. Residents are invited to recycle electronics, computers, televisions, batteries, CFL bulbs, oil, ant...
03/22/2012
Need help with a Down Payment? Here is a new program that I found that can help some households become homeowners! Here's how this works - as a buyer needing help with downpayment or closing costs you must get pre-qualified by a lender that is participating.  Not all lenders do this program!  The...
03/22/2012
Fly on over to check this out in Hoffman Estates! The Northern Illinois Raptor Center will discuss and display live birds of prey on Saturday, March 24, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sunderlage Farmhouse, 1775 Vista Lane. This free program is sponsored by the Village of Hoffman Estates Historical ...
03/19/2012
DO YOU KNOW HOW YOUR ASSOCIATION STANDS ON THIS TOPIC?  You should because it could be costing you money personally!  The way your association is run & the rules it enforces has a direct impact on your wallet!  FIND OUT WHERE THEY STAND ON THIS! This is really an interesting point of view. With t...
03/18/2012
So you can't find the front door? A buyers agent yesterday seemed not able to find the front door of my listing.  Usually the front door of a home is the most decorative of the many available and this one is no exception.  There is also a lockbox located to the left of the front door (another clu...
03/15/2012
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Lyn Sims offers market observations, housing industry updates and real estate news about the surrounding communities near Schaumburg IL in the Chicago Northwest Suburbs.