These are the ramblings of a young married couple in the great City of Chicago.


We are moving

Monday, 14 April 2008 by Jacob Tomaw

It is probably no surprise that with Jonah we were planning to move out of our 1 bedroom condo. However, we were planning do this in the next year or two.

Why are we moving sooner?

I have mentioned before the rental cap our association is proposing. With this cap, if your unit is below the cap you can rent forever as long as there is not a break of leases larger than 4 months. When the cap is met, no one can rent. Our plan has always been to rent when we moved out. We want to insure we can rent as long as we need to before selling our condo. This means renting now while the cap is not full.

Where are we going?

Lincoln Square (technically North Center) This is where we thought we would move next. We are renting from a family that has connections back to Joscelynn’s family in Brookston. They seem like they will be good landlords. This is a 2 bedroom about twice the square footage with a little back yard and garage.

Our plan now is to rent for at least a couple to few years while we wait to find nice large home we can afford and grow into. We are sad to leave out first home, but I know we are going to make the next place a great home for young Jonah.

We will miss our condo, but we are looking for someone nice to make it their home at a reasonable rate. If you know anyone looking to rent on the North Side, let me know.

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