The holiday shopping season is upon us and we are all looking for values wherever we shop. Retail stores hold a variety of sales throughout the season, from Black Friday doorbusters to cyber Monday or cyber Week deals to special discounts throughout the season. These creative ploys attempt to lure the customer by leading […]
View PostJoin Rich and a panel of other appraisers at this year’s appraisal fair event at The Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest. The event will be this Saturday, February 8th, from 10am to 3pm at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL 60301. For more information visit […]
View PostThis is the first piece of advice we give clients when they ask us “where do we start getting rid of the contents of a house.” This story from AOL.com tells of a lucky find that could be worth a quarter million dollars! The heir had no idea of the value. Granted, finds like these […]
View PostToday’s record cold temperatures across most of the nation sparked our recollections of how people stayed warm during winter cold spells before the invention of super insulation for homes and high efficiency furnaces. “Pot Belly” small cast iron stoves were often placed in rooms as a source of heat and as a warming surface for […]
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