Featured Properties

Close to Everything Irish Prairie 2 Bedroom Condo - $925

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:54:28 GMT

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 car garage,
Spacious, freshly painted 2 bedroom condo with new carpeting. Each bedroom has a walk in closet. Includes in unit washer/dryer and all appliances. Quiet area with easy access to bike path, health club, hospital and town. Private balcony with storage closet and one car garage. Credit report due with application.

The Sunsets are Amazing. - $200,000

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 8:21:24 GMT

1 bedrooms, 2 baths, on a 8,864 sq.ft. lot
This cozy cottage has been recently rehabbed. 175 feet of lake frontage gives you fantastic views from the living room, kitchen and den of this Lake Nippersink home. The kitchen has newer cabinets, countertops and a glass tile backsplash. The hardwood floors flow from the kitchen into the living room which has a large bay window allowing for great views of Nippersink Lake. The bedroom also has glowing hardwood floors and a ceiling fan. The den has windows on three sides to allow for uninterrupted views of the lake. Downstairs there is a finished recreation room and another full bath. Outside there is a large deck with a sunken hot tub. You can relax in the tub and watch the boats go by. Or, you can enjoy fishing from the shoreline. This location gives you easy access to all the Chain has to offer. The home has city water and sewer and is very close to downtown Fox Lake and the Metra station. This home is priced to sell and is a short sale.

Enjoy Wonderful Sunsets Over Fox Lake - $374,000

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:13:33 GMT

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, on a 13,323 sq.ft. lot
Wow is what you will say when you walk into this waterfront ranch home. The views of Fox Lake are amazing from the living room, kitchen and den of this home. The spacious living room features the wood burning fireplace and large picture windows. There is plenty of room to relax in this room and it also features a dining area on the way to the kitchen. When the cook is in the kitchen they will never feel isolated because it opens up to the living room and den. There is also a large granite breakfast bar where friends and family can keep the cook company. The den will become one of your favorite rooms because it features water views from three sides. Here you will be able to enjoy sunset views of the lake while you watch the boats go by. If you head outside you can enjoy dinner on the deck or patio that face the lake. On the lake shore you can relax on the concrete pad that runs the length of the shoreline. There is a pier and electric shore station included so you can just pull up right in front. Best of all you will have fantastic views of the annual 4th of July fireworks show. Back inside there are three large bedrooms, a laundry room and two full baths. Lastly there is a 2.5 car garage with lots of storage. This is a great, solidly built home that will give you years of waterfront enjoyment.

Enjoy Entertaining in this Waterfront Ranch - $169,000

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:31:38 GMT

2 bedrooms, 1 baths, 1 car garage, on a 7,500 sq.ft. lot
This waterfront home with a river view is bigger than it looks. The open floor plan allows you to move freely from the living room to the custom kitchen that any cook would love. And, the vaulted ceiling makes the room feel extra spacious. The kitchen is big enough to allow your guests or family to watch the action from the breakfast bar or the separate dining room. When dinner is ready you can eat in the dining room or go out the sliders to the large deck and eat al fresco. When you are ready to retire you can relax in the sunken spa tub before going to bed. This bathroom has to been seen to be believed. Once in the master bedroom you could light a fire and snuggle on cold winter nights. Another feature of the master is the large walk in closet. There is a small office down the hall and another bedroom off the kitchen. You will enjoy entertaining here or you can just relax and enjoy views of the river from your large deck. When you want to join the fun on the river jump on your boat, go down the short channel and you will have access to all the Fox River and Chain O Lakes have to offer.

Watch beautiful sunsets over Meyers Bay - $249,000

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:56:42 GMT

2 bedrooms, 1 baths, on a 0 sq.ft. lot
Enjoying sunsets from the front deck will be one of your favorite pastimes at this charming 2 bedroom cottage on Pistakee Lake. The location gives you privacy from the street and the view of Cedar Island and Tanager Kimes Forest Preserve is fantastic. What a great location to relax and leave your stress behind. Inside you will find an updated kitchen with adjacent dining room. Just off the dining room is the knotty pine living room. The open floor plan makes this house seem much bigger than it is. The large updated bath is next to the two bedrooms. There is a linen closet in the hall and each bedroom has a closet. If you are looking for storage for all the boat toys, the crawl space is five feet high and dry. There are real stairs to go down so it is easy to add and remove items. In the crawl space there is also workbench for your projects. The home has been well maintained over the years and has had some recent updates. In 2010 there was a new roof installed, a new stone seawall put in the length of the shoreline and it was freshly painted inside. All you have to do is bring your boat, launch it on your own boat ramp, park it at your pier and let the good times begin.

Vintage Riverfront Summer Retreat - $370,000

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:29:2 GMT

4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on a 51,401 sq.ft. lot
Here is your opportunity to own a vintage summer cottage on the Fox River and a piece of McHenry County history. This home is situated on 3 beautiful wooded lots with 223 feet of river frontage. The home has been enjoyed for over 60 years by many generations of the current owner. This is the type of home where you can build lifelong memories. At the turn of the century this home was part of the Orchard Beach Sanitarium. There were many cottages and a recreation center on the grounds. This home was the dining hall and offered the guests fabulous views of the river. At the time the location was thought to have restorative value and this is still true today. On the main floor the living room, formal dining room and kitchen all have huge windows overlooking the river. The first level also has a powder room. On the river side there is a 56 foot long screened porch for relaxing and watching the boats go by. With the location and orientation towards the river, you will always feel like you are on vacation in this house. There is plenty of room upstairs for friends and family in the 4 bedrooms. There is also a spacious full bath on this level. Outside are three permanent piers and a covered boat slip. The home sits on 1.18 acres and has plenty of off-street parking.

Lake Marie Slice of Heaven - $350,000

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 7:52:49 GMT

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3 car garage, on a 18,295 sq.ft. lot
Gleaming hardwood floors great you at this lovely waterfront home. Sunlight streams in from many oversized windows creating a bright, cheerful environment. Entertaining is a breeze as the home flows easily from the kitchen, family room, into the living room and out onto the large waterfront deck. You'll have plenty of room to entertain family and friends with 3 bedrooms, and a bonus room which could easily be used as a guest bedroom. Outside you've got a permanent pier with lift, steel seawall, hot tub, large deck and a three car garage. The extra long driveway, with separate parking pad gives you plenty of room to park everyone's cars. The views from the home out onto the lake are spectacular. You can look at the natural area across the way or out across Lake Marie. The home also has an interesting architectural history. The original home, prior to the addition, was a Better Homes and Gardens "Dream House for a Small Budget." The homeowner has the original documents and marketing materials for the home and will be happy to pass them on. One more feature of the home is that it is FEMA certified as outside the flood plain. You won't have to worry about flood insurance or sand bagging at this house. If you're living here full time or just coming up on the weekends you can focus on enjoying the home, the water and entertaining all the family and friends who'll want to visit.