How to Negotiate When Buying a House (And When to Lowball)

Somewhere along the way, buyers got told that a low offer is an insult. Here's what a low offer actually is: an argument. And arguments are won or lost on the receipts behind them, not on how polite the number looks. How Do You Negotiate When Buying a House? You negotiate from what the property's si

Moving to New Lenox, IL: Should You Buy a Home Here?

There is a lot to like about New Lenox before you ever talk price. Two of the three Lincoln-Way high schools sit inside town lines. Two Metra lines run downtown. There is a hospital campus, a real town center, and enough parks and trail miles to fill a season. Buyers have noticed: homes here sell at

Will County Fair 2026: Dates, Prices, and the $1 Day

For one Wednesday every August, the Will County Fair lets you in the gate for a dollar and puts your kids on carnival rides for a dollar apiece. We just moved to Manhattan, fifteen minutes from the fairgrounds, so this will be our family's first fair as locals. I did the homework before we go, and h

How to Buy in a Seller's Market (And When to Offer Over Asking)

Just this past year I listed my own house at $400,000 knowing it was worth more. I had a full price offer in hand the day it went live. I did not take it. A few days and one open house later, I was under contract at $425,000. I am telling you this as the seller who set it up that way on purpose, bec