Michael Hobbs's (michaelhobbs) Blog

  It has been a little while since Chicago was #1 in the nation in anything...unfortunately, this time it is not something to cheer about. Chicago was first among the country’s 20 largest metropolitan areas per data compiled by RealtyTrac based on housing stats. The Chicago metropolitan area had...

As an appraiser....we see many things.  Yesterday, we were surprised that it was a house for $306.00 Most of the time, we see normal things, every day life kind of situations...typical house or condo.  And then, we also see things that many people don't see....vandalized houses, wierd configurati...