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ket, so a walk-in pantry — which will prevent a stifled or cluttered atmosphere — is a luxury that would be hard to pass up. Walk-in closets in the master bedroom, or in multiple bedrooms, will also be highly coveted features. Your property will also be considered more valuable if you have storage space located specifically in the garage, as opposed to attics or crawl spaces, due to greater accessibility.
Eat-in kitchen space. While a fancy dining room might be a great space for entertaining guests or hosting oth- er big family events, from day to day most people prefer a casual dining area located close to the kitchen. Ideally, this means a nook with room for a good-sized table, but there’s also value to the eat-in counter or kitchen island for buyers who lead active, on-the-go lifestyles.
Wireless security system. Of the many modern tech features you can add to your home — such as wiring for
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ments to your spouse, but your lover posts pictures on Instagram and Facebook of the two of you on va- cation in Bali.
• One of your social media friends posts photos of you drinking, inhaling from a bong and partying
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surround sound or smart home temperature or lighting controls — nothing is as important to buyers as a secu- rity system. A wireless system is easy to install, can be configured to run off of a tablet or smartphone and won’t distract from the aesthetics of the home interior. Most importantly, a security system is another way to provide potential homebuyers with peace of mind if they decide to become your home’s new owners.
Whether or not your home includes these desired fea- tures, your expert realtor will be ready to advise you on how to highlight the best attributes of your property and land a great sale. d
Lisa Sanders of Dream Town Realty has been selling real estate for over a decade, averaging at least 50 homes per year. Her awards include the Chicago Association of Re- altors Top 1% Producer award, the Five Star Professional Award for exceptional client service and #1 Realtor in sev- eral Chicago neighborhoods.
during a time when you are in the midst of an in-
vestigation by the department for excessive force. Let’s review some celebrities and notable figures of au- thority that have been caught with their pants around their ankles (virtually, not literally — thank God) via pho- tos that were posted on the internet, salacious e-mails,
naughty texts and sexy voicemails:
• Tiger Woods. The poster-boy for the much-needed
“Don’t Cheat and Text” campaign.
• David Letterman. If he hadn’t been blackmailed
into confessing his extramarital affairs with sever- al of his female staffers, he might have gotten away with it. But probably not.
• Brett Favre. The list of women who condemned Favre for sending lewd text messages, photos of his “wanger” and inappropriate voicemails while he was married is enough to make anyone cower.
• Anthony Weiner. I have just two words for you: “Carlos Danger.”
• Eliot Spitzer. Need I say more?
• David Petraeus. You would think the former Direc-
tor of the CIA would know better than to conduct an extramarital affair over traceable e-mail accounts, wouldn’t you?
How many times is a person in the public eye, be it a Hollywood celebrity or a government official, going to have to get caught with a sexually explicit electronic pa- per trail before people finally catch on that leaving virtual evidence of your affair is just plain moronic?
Victim mentality and the blame game will only go so far during litigation (and in life). You are responsible for your own actions and inaction. So simplify your life. Save the heart-racing new online romance for after the divorce has been finalized. Remove the temptation entirely so as not to shoot yourself in the foot. It is way too enticing to Tweet something, tag something or text something that could end up getting you in a lot of trouble. d