I also plan to find short-term housing, possibly with a roommate, somewhere until I'm comfortable jumping into the Chicago market.Areas I've investigated so far just via hearsay on here and other forums: Oak Park, Pilsen, Marshal, Mckinley Park, BridgeportAgain, I am completely new to the market so any advice is appreciated,Del

These (not the counters) will probably last 50-100 years and could last forever.Home Depot/Menards/Lowes cabs (off-the-shelf oak-faced w/ particle board sides and backs) would have been about $1500-$1800 unfinished, uninstalled, without any soft-close stuff, and I would have had to fit stock sizes in a non-standard space.

@Ramon VazquezI would enjoy joining a group like this locally, but riverside would be a bit too far for me (I'm in Thousand Oaks).I have experience in the SFD/small multi arena.

I'm looking to update my list for active and trustworthy contractors in the Chicago / Oak Park area.

Especially interested in smoking oaks, the neighborhood east of union between independence and federal, and anything fairly close to OBU. 

I just comped it staying between 32nd St, 36th St, Oak and McDowell.

So I received a violation notice from the city of Royal Oak, Mi for not having my rental registered (shame on me) and as a part of remediating, I need to have an inspection.

Old oak tree took out 1/2 of the carport and made it unusable.

I'm putting my Charleston home on the market...same price range...712 Ellis Oak 29412.

Purchase price: $880,000 Cash invested: $120,000 1031 exchanged a duplex in Oak View CA purchased in 2009 to a fourplex in Ventura.