All Forum Posts by: Jennie Berger

Hey Zak- How much ceiling height do you need to gain? We have done 1 dig down thus far and are doing a 2nd shortly. Both SFH on the NW side. Neither require underpinning and we are gaining about 8" of ceiling height or so. We dug down the max allowed before this was required. So our ceilings will be around 7'6, which is a nice height in our market. It's about half the cost of having to underpin.

Originally posted by @Zak Marinko:

Does anyone have any referrals for digging into a basement to make the ceiling height acceptable? Any advice or connections in converting a basement into livable space would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Chicago, Illinois

Hi Zak

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Chicago, Illinois

@Conrad Martin Interesting! Thanks for the 101. :) Why is the house not selling, iyo?

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Originally posted by @Daniel Shafer:

@Jennie Berger It's near Robichaux Park! That's encouraging to hear :D

Ah, that's a different area than Bridgeport. :D I pulled up S Pullman Ave on the map from your initial post and saw there was one in/near Bridgeport. But the park you referenced is quite a bit further South...Hmmmm.

Let's see what the pros have to say. Our areas are mainly on the NW side of Chicago so I'm very curious to see what people have to say.

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Hi Conrad! Which area of NJ? I grew up in Hoboken.

I'm so curious--if the property doesn't need any work, why is the seller not listing it on the MLS at retail with an agent? Really...just curious! :)

Is this what's called a 'wholetail'?

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Hey Daniel- Where on S Parnell Ave are you considering? I'm not overly familiar with all of the details of each 'pocket' on the South side of Chicago. But I know a few people (including a former attorney of mine) who live in Bridgeport and have good things to say about it. I'm also interested to see what others (more knowledgable about the South side) have to say here. :)

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@Ditron Corker Gotcha. I'm no expert, but IMHO, I would never buy a house to live in on a main drag. Especially one as busy as the ones you noted. Again, that's my personal opinion. Now, if it was an apartment rental above some sort of commercial entity--depending on the entity--I may consider.

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Chicago, Illinois

@Ditron Corker So, on the main drag?

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Hey @Allen L.. Curious how this all worked out for you? Right now we are in the process of getting the city to respond for a final inspection on one of our rehabs that we pulled an easy permit for. I scheduled this way back on 12/21/20 and the inspection dept still hasn't responded. Been in touch with about 7 different people in various departments, and needless to say, no solution yet. It is incredibly frustrating! Let us know here if and how you resolved your issue and also how the new GC worked out. Also, I reached out to Martha and am hoping she can advise. Hoping it all went well for you. Happy New Year!

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Hey Ditron. Where in Chicago is your property located? Each area is very specific so hard to answer without that info first.🙏

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