303 Wilmette Avenue, Glenview

Hi Guys!

I wanted to use this page as a private space for you to see how the house looks before and after cleaning, fixes, painting, etc.  Only you two can see this page because of the password.

As far as renting it out vs. selling it - here is my suggestion.   Go talk to Betsy to get a guesstimate of your closing costs for selling.   She & I have a great title person to speak with as well if you want.  After that, speak to your accountant about your tax picture.  It might make more sense to sell or rent  because of your taxes.    

Before you scroll down, remember that the house is amazing.  The photos will only show the negatives but the house is really amazing.  Really.   We are going to get it to shine and look even better.

My suggestions below are based on two things: 1.  You are selling & 2.  You have a big bucket of cash just sitting around to pay for these suggestions. 

Let's say that I am wrong and there is no bucket, then no worries.   Just look at the list as a wish list and you can pick the items you feel you want to spend money on.
Sarah

Current things the cleaners can take care of:

I am meeting the ServiceMaster estimator tomorrow morning at 10am at the house.  Let me know if you want to join us via phone or messenger.

Work for a handyman to fix:

Things I will be glad to do:

With your permission, I'd like to buy (and get reimbursed by you at your convenience) these for the handyman:

For the kitchen cabinets and the bathroom vanity if it is going to be painted. - Ikea
For the pantry, the closet in the carpeted den & any other kitchen cabinet that has a single knob. - Ikea
For the 2 kitchen ceiling fixtures.  If you do this, the ceiling would/should be repainted.
Paint like this for the kitchen cabinets, the pantry & closet doors. - This is an Ikea photo.
New shower head for hall bath.
New wall plates to replace stickered ones.
For bathroom floor.  I will measure 1st because this might not be the right size.

Things I'll bring over to stage the home:

(Which you don't have to pay for as I will use them in the future in my other listings.)
To light up living room for evening showings.
To light up carpeted den for evening showings.
One at each exterior door.
For full bath's floor.  (May be too big.  I'll measure 1st.)
For kitchen floor on west side of room.
I already have 3 of these.  I'll put in kitchen window.
I already have something like this.  I will fill it with ice & drinks and place it in the backyard with my patio chairs to stage it for the photos.

Theoretically when we're done the home's palette will be something like this: