I live in Northbrook. Here is how I would buy or sell a house here.

Who you work with

In Northbrook, I am your agent. I show the houses, I write the offer with you, and when you sell, Dan and I price and negotiate together. I also run the team's operations, which means I am the one who keeps every file moving from contract to closing, and I have done that for every Dan Loves Houses sale since 2022. Dan's office is in Chicago; I am here. Northbrook is home, and I work all of the North Shore: Glenview, Northfield, Evanston, Wilmette, Deerfield.

If you are buying in Northbrook

1. We start by talking. What you want your days to look like, where you need to be by 8 a.m., how long you plan to stay. You do not need a budget or a lender lined up before you call. The form at the bottom of this page is the easiest way to start.
2. You see houses by area, with the block's prices next to each one, and the school attendance boundary for any address if that matters to you. Every Northbrook sale from the last year is on one page, so you know what the block costs before you see the kitchen.
3. Once you are under contract you get one calendar with every date on it, inspection, attorney review, lender, appraisal, final walk-through and closing, in that order, usually over five to six weeks. I am the one keeping it on schedule.

If you are selling in Northbrook

We start with what closed on your block this year, then adjust for what the records cannot see: the kitchen, the basement, the lot. Then you tell us the date you need to be out, or the number you need to net, and we show you what each one costs.

Northbrook, like most of the North Shore, has a third path. A 1950s to 1970s house can be worth more as a lot than as a house, because a builder can put a $2 million home on it. The small ones builders bought this year went for $203,000 to $490,000; the ones that were kept sold for $550,000 to $800,000. If yours is closer to the first range than the second, we market it to builders as well as to people who want to live in it, the way our Highlands listing at 2331 Dundee Road is going out now. Most updated ranches sell to someone who will live in them for more, and we will show you which side of that line your house is on before you spend a dollar on paint.

The rest of the plan is the plain version of what the big brokerages put in a 40-page deck. Professional photos and a floor plan, staging advice, and coming-soon exposure in the MLS before the first showing. If the house needs paint, carpet or landscaping first, Compass Concierge can front that cost, repaid when the house closes (terms apply). We also walk you through the Cook County net sheet, including the tax credit you give the buyer at closing, so the number you plan around is the one you keep. More on how we sell is on the Selling page.

How I got here

I started in real estate in California and moved to Northbrook. I earned my Illinois broker license in 2022 and joined Dan's team, where I run the operations side: the scheduling, the paperwork and the follow-through. I like that Northbrook still feels like a town. If you are thinking about it, I would like to talk.