Illinois Property Taxes: The Number That Changes Everything in the Chicago Suburbs

I have a friend, I will call him Perry, who bought a home in a Chicago suburb that had not been reassessed for property taxes in quite a while. His first year of ownership, two things happened at once: his individual property got reassessed, and the entire county went through a reassessment at the s

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Tapping Your Home Equity

You've been building equity for years. Maybe you're finally looking at a kitchen remodel, a high-interest debt you want to eliminate, or an investment opportunity that needs capital. And your home is sitting there with $80,000, $120,000, maybe more in equity. So the question becomes: should you tap