What's your deal breaker?... from MORALES!

		Jan '11		Feb '11		Mar '11		Apr '11		Averages
St Charles
# Active		440		453		469		497		465
# Sold		25		30		32		40		32
MKT Time		276		262		237		247		256
Med Sold $		$385,000		$279,750		$311,500		$307,250		320875
Geneva
# Active		183		185		219		231		205
# Sold		9		10		17		16		13
MKT Time		177		202		216		152		187
Med Sold $		$259,000		$268,000		$315,000		$367,500		302375
Batavia
# Active		171		173		177		188		177
# Sold		12		7		14		12		11
MKT Time		218		279		119		195		203
Med Sold $		$233,250		$220,000		$227,500		$251,250		233000
Elburn
# Active		108		106		99		101		104
# Sold		3		2		9		7		5
MKT Time		188		89		218		198		173
Med Sold $		$240,000		$252,500		$255,000		$288,000		258875
Sugar Grove
# Active		89		82		82		90		86
# Sold		6		3		7		13		7
MKT Time		319		129		232		173		213
Med Sold $		$219,500		$240,000		$315,000		$199,000		243375
Maple Park
# Active		37		43		46		41		42
# Sold		2		3		4		2		3
MKT Time		45		586		78		273		246
Med Sold $		$345,000		$195,000		$157,500		$97,500		198750

Is there anything that would stop you from buying a home? 
What if you found the perfect home, but...

Occasionally, I've gone out with a buyer who likes a home, only to find out later that it's been ruled out because of an external obsolescence!  An external what?  What if your ideal home was right next to a water tower?  Is that ok or does it scare you?  What about near a gas station?  Or right next to rail road crossing?  A cemetery?  Each buyer has his own thoughts and concerns about these "neighborhood" features.  Some folks absolutely love the fact that it means privacy for their home.  While others fear the "what could happen" scenarios. 
Ten years ago, when I bought my first home on my own, my home was very close to a train.  Growing up, my grandmother lived close to an airport, so I knew from that experience, that you "get used to it!" ... I knew I'd be ok with the rattle of trains eventually.  Now ten years later, I can tell you that I rarely wake up to their horns.  The good thing is that now I've numbed myself to many other night time noises.  I don't hear loud thunder storms anymore.  Sometimes I go to work the next morning and hear co-workers talking about how they were kept awake all night from the storm.  To which,  I'll reply, "Really?  Did it rain last night?"
I guess it's the glass half-full or half-empty theory.  Is a cemetery scary?  Or is it relaxing because it's always so peaceful and calm there?  I'd love to hear what your home deal-breakers are...

PS-- Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful Mothers that I know!! 

            
Diane Morales
Thank you for MOVIN' WITH MORALES!!
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
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