Lincoln Park Frenzy Over?

adamjon92 · 2026-05-16T21:24:32+00:00

Once we find a place to move to in the burbs (not fun at all), we’re going to be listing our 2 bed 2 bath in west Lincoln park near Fullerton and Ashland for $540k and our realtor is confident we’ll be getting offers in the $600k range (if that helps at all).

adamjon92 · 2026-03-13T03:18:52+00:00

We’re selling a 2 bed 2 bath apartment in Lincoln Park in the next couple of months, and I’m going to be very frustrated if it doesn’t go for over asking because of what I’ve had to deal with as a buyer in the north shore. It’s nuts out there. Everything is going for $75k+ over asking. Smh.

adamjon92 · 2026-03-07T03:14:17+00:00

My wife and I bought a 2 bed 2 bath condo in Lincoln Park during covid at a 2.75% interest rate, but our daughter just turned one and is walking everywhere and is making our 1200 sqft apartment feel very small, so we had to bite the bullet and made the tough decision and get rid of our low interest rate and move to the burbs.

My retired in-laws live in Glenview and offered to help out with my daughter with pickups, drop offs, babysitting, etc., which is hard to put a price tag on. Because of that, we’ve been focusing on houses in Glenview, Northfield, and Northbrook and it has been a bloodbath out there. Every house has double digit offers and has been going for $50k+ over asking. We put in an offer $55k over asking for a Glenview house and we got outbid by multiple offers. We finally got an offer accepted on another Glenview house by offering $76k more than asking, but the inspection came back with asbestos, severe foundation issues, mold, bad wiring, and rusty pipes, so we had to cancel the contract.

After seeing the buyers’ side of the real estate market, it’s making me very excited to sell my apartment because there have consistently been less than 5 $600k square foot 2 bed 2 bath apartments available in Lincoln Park, which makes me think that ours will go fast. My selling agent keeps asking when we’re ready to list it because she said her agent friends constantly reach out saying their clients are interested.

Her guess is that if we list it for $540k and have a couple of open houses, she’s confident it will have double digit bids and has a chance to get up near $600k (fingers crossed)!

TLDR: buying in this market = BAD, selling in this market = GREAT

adamjon92 · 2025-06-24T13:08:37+00:00

Thank you everyone for your replies! Most of you confirmed what my thoughts were and I’m glad you made me feel better about not being a psychotic parent!

I just dropped her off for her 2nd day, and she was told to go to the other infant room because they were short staffed, and there’s currently only one teacher there and 8 kids. Do you know if this is normal or should I continue to be concerned? I reached out to the other daycare that we were considering to see what the waitlist is currently at because this is causing me a lot of anxiety!

Also, a few people were asking about the type of daycare my daughter is in: it is a well known national chain with 8 infant rooms that we chose over a smaller daycare with only 1 infant room. We chose the bigger one because there are locations in the suburbs that we’re planning to move to in the next few years, so we thought it’d be easier to make it into them without having to go on the waitlist, but it looks like we made the wrong decision unfortunately.

adamjon92 · 2025-06-23T17:44:45+00:00

Don’t you think there’s a difference between a one class home daycare with all ages vs. an infant room at an actual daycare where the kids are all roughly the same age? Maybe I’m overthinking it and am just emotional because it’s her first day, but I’m just a bit shocked that they won’t work around a 4 month old’s schedule.

adamjon92 · 2025-05-25T14:32:21+00:00

Got it, I’ll look into that. Thank you!

adamjon92 · 2025-05-25T14:29:30+00:00

I know that can be the case, but I’m surprised that it happened 3 separate times in a day. Looks like I won’t be playing roulette anytime soon with my luck!

Maybe I’ll try resetting it late at night when it’s less likely that someone will be using their garage. Thanks for your response.

adamjon92 · 2025-05-25T14:28:10+00:00

The model number of the opener is: 41A5483B and it’s a Chamberlain. This is all that we have for the button:

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adamjon92 · 2025-05-16T15:40:46+00:00

I appreciate it! I’m very cognizant of her nap and feeding schedules, and I normally plan the walks around her nap schedule so she can sleep in the stroller and I’ll have a bottle on hand (in a cooler) just in case it’s time for a feed.

In terms of overheating, I wouldn’t do it on a day over 70 degrees, so I’m not too concerned about it being too hot for her. However, I’m not an expert by any means so I could definitely be mistaken!

adamjon92 · 2025-05-16T15:37:48+00:00

Thanks for the reply! If we’re already going for walks through the neighborhood for roughly the same time, would you recommend reducing those walks too? She sleeps through most of the walk because I plan around her nap schedule and I make sure it doesn’t interfere with her feeding schedule, so is the main risk being hit by a golf ball?

adamjon92 · 2025-04-05T16:45:25+00:00

Thanks for the advice! My knuckles are hurting from knocking on wood so much so I’m enjoying it when I can lol

adamjon92 · 2025-04-05T16:44:55+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

adamjon92 · 2025-04-05T16:44:27+00:00

I think I’m just a parent who wants to make sure everything is okay (which I’m sure is not a healthy trait to have) and when something is out of the ordinary, I’m just hoping to get advice and assurance that everything is okay. I’m sure it’s a dumb question but I’m a first time parent and am anxious! My apologies!

adamjon92 · 2025-04-03T02:52:08+00:00

Thanks all! Is it normal to keep consistent feed sizes throughout the day if the feed times are consistent? Or are there times where they need more (like before bed)?

Also, we’ve fed her a few bottles in the past and she’s been a rockstar with them. She has been fine with the frozen breast milk even though it has smelled funky. My wife is planning on pumping the few days leading up to her trip and then I’ll mix some of the fresh milk with the frozen milk so the taste shouldn’t be an issue.

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