One of the pictures in the original post was in the kitchen and that's where there is newer white oak wood, whereas the rest of the flooring is red oak.

Like you, I was with Citizens until I was moved to Southern Oak.  

I work in a very competitive market in the Chicago west suburbs near Oak Park, and I was able to close 9 transactions in my first year and 17 transactions in my second.

The kitchens are dated with tile counters and ceramic sinks that are chipped and worn.  

@Darren Horrocks I am pretty familiar with all these areas as I currently live in Moorpark and grew up in Thousand Oaks.

I have a meeting with a new offer from Keller William here in Sherman Oaks California, who is going to share with me a part-time program that they are putting together.

Get money off the table every chance you can so you're only playing with the chips in front of you and the rest is secure.Nows the opportunity for you to shelter almost $80K of tax if you sell and take advantage of the primary residence exclusion! 

@Douglas Harris I invest in my local sub market of Chicago in the Berwyn/Oak Park area, and have been very pleased with my investment returns.

Since we are mid-progress, still have a lot to go including: Drywall (half the house needs it), painting throughout (neutral light gray tones), kitchen put back together, recessed lights installed (all LED), floors re-sanded and stained (original red oak on 1st & 2nd floor), etc etc. 

At that price it was only this pattern of light oak.