Ben Lamboley Lakes Realty Group Realtor

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The 70s painted it. 🎨 The 90s sided over it. 🔨 The 2010s whitewashed it. 🖌️ And every time, brick waits it out and comes...
09/20/2026

The 70s painted it. 🎨 The 90s sided over it. 🔨 The 2010s whitewashed it. 🖌️ And every time, brick waits it out and comes back like nothing happened. 🧱🕰️

Here's why. Brick doesn't need repainting every seven years, doesn't dent in a hailstorm ⛈️, and doesn't fade to that chalky gray by year fifteen. 🙅‍♀️ It just sits there looking like money 💸 while trendier exteriors cycle through their lifespans. 🔄

Buyers feel it too. 👀 Walk people through a brick home and someone always says "they don't build them like this anymore." 🏡 That's buyer language for permanent, and permanent is the most expensive feeling in real estate. 💎🔑

Team brick or team modern exterior? 🤔 Make your case in the comments. 👇 Brick owners, drop a photo. Let's appreciate them properly! 📸✨

We had a very special (and awfully cute) guest at our latest team meeting! 🐾🐶 Please welcome the newest member of the La...
09/19/2026

We had a very special (and awfully cute) guest at our latest team meeting! 🐾🐶 Please welcome the newest member of the Lakes Realty family: Remy the puppy! 🥺❤️

Having Remy around reminded us of how much we appreciate all the furry friends who support our team behind the scenes. 🏡🐕 We love our dog-friendly environment here at Lakes Realty Group, so we decided it was time to give all of our four-legged colleagues a proper shoutout. 🗣️🎉

Swipe through the graphics to meet the official dogs of Lakes Realty Group—complete with their names, official roles, and best tricks! ➡️✨

Which trick is your favorite? Let us know in the comments! 👇💬

Happy Birthday to the United States Air Force! ✈️🎂Today, we celebrate the brave men and women who defend our nation from...
09/18/2026

Happy Birthday to the United States Air Force! ✈️🎂

Today, we celebrate the brave men and women who defend our nation from the skies and protect our freedom around the world. 🌍🦅🪂

For 79 years, the U.S. Air Force has answered the call with courage, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to service. 🫡💡 We are incredibly grateful to every Airman, past and present, for the sacrifices they make to keep us safe. 🇺🇸💪✨

Thank you for your service, strength, and dedication. Happy Birthday, Air Force! 🎂✈️🇺🇸

Every tradition you grew up with started as somebody's random idea. 💡 One year your grandmother made the thing, and then...
09/17/2026

Every tradition you grew up with started as somebody's random idea. 💡 One year your grandmother made the thing, and then she made it again, and forty years later it's sacred. 🥧🍂

Which means you're allowed to invent them too. ✨ September is quietly the best month for it, because the calendar hasn't filled with obligations yet. 🗓️

A few worth stealing:
🥞 The first-cold-morning breakfast: The first morning that actually feels like fall, somebody makes the big breakfast. No date on the calendar, the weather decides. Kids remember this stuff forever.
🍎 The apple orchard rematch: Same orchard, same weekend, same photo spot every year. The pictures get better as the kids get taller. 📸
🍽️ The September porch dinner: One dinner outside before the season closes, phones inside, good dishes outside. That's the whole rule. 🍷
☕ The neighborhood walk with cocoa: First crisp evening, walk the same loop, judge the early Halloween decorators lovingly. 🎃🚶‍♀️

Here's the thing about home that took me years of walking through other people's houses to learn: what makes a place feel like home isn't the house. 🏡 It's the repetition inside it. The same table, the same season, the same people, one more year. ❤️ That's the thing buyers are actually shopping for and can't name.

So start one this month. Pick something small, do it on purpose, and do it again next year. That's the entire recipe. 🍁

What's a fall tradition your family already has? Drop it in the comments, I'm always collecting good ones! 👇💬

Open House Alert! 💥🏡✨Your opportunity to own this gorgeous, sun-drenched townhome at 548 Silverton Dr in the highly soug...
09/17/2026

Open House Alert! 💥🏡✨

Your opportunity to own this gorgeous, sun-drenched townhome at 548 Silverton Dr in the highly sought-after Lake Street Square subdivision just got even sweeter—and you can tour it in person this weekend!

Come check out the new price and explore this beautiful space:

🗓️ Date: Saturday, September 19th
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
📍 Location: 548 Silverton Dr, Grayslake, IL

Offering 1,765 square feet of beautifully designed, low-maintenance living, this move-in-ready gem has everything you've been looking for:

☀️ Sun-drenched main level: An open-concept kitchen and dining combo that flows seamlessly out to your private back patio—perfect for morning coffee or outdoor relaxing! 🍳☕
🛌 Convenient upper-level layout: All three bedrooms AND the laundry room are on the same level (no more hauling heavy laundry baskets up and down stairs!). 🧺🧼
🛁 Spa-like primary suite: Your massive private retreat features a large walk-in closet and an en-suite bath complete with double sinks, a relaxing soaking tub, and a separate walk-in shower. 🛀✨
🛤️ Grayslake lifestyle: Located just minutes from neighborhood parks, scenic walking paths, excellent schools, the Metra train station, and vibrant downtown shopping and dining! 🛍️🍔🚂

Don't miss your chance to see this Grayslake beauty in person this Saturday! 🔑

Can't make it to the open house? Send us a DM or comment below to schedule your private tour! 📲👇

RSVP Here: 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/19NAKSmgzY/ 👈

For additional information & photos visit 👉 https://bit.ly/548silverton2 👈

🌊 WATERFRONT OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY! 🌊Your waterfront escape on the Chain O'Lakes is calling! 🚤🌅 Come tour this beauti...
09/16/2026

🌊 WATERFRONT OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY! 🌊

Your waterfront escape on the Chain O'Lakes is calling! 🚤🌅 Come tour this beautifully remodeled, move-in-ready channel-front home just minutes from Pistakee Lake.

📍 614 Livingston St, McHenry
🗓️ Saturday, September 19th
⏰ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Whether you're looking for a full-time residence or the ultimate weekend lake getaway, this house has it all. Here is why you will love it:
✨ A completely remodeled kitchen featuring an impressive 10-foot island—perfect for gathering after a day on the water! 🍻
🌅 A screened 3-season porch for taking in beautiful sunset views
⚓ A custom L-shaped steel pier (new in 2025!) ready for your boat
🚿 Stunning renovated bathroom with a huge two-person walk-in shower
🚗 Brand new 2.5-car detached garage (2024) for all your lake toys

Stop by this Saturday to experience the Chain O'Lakes lifestyle for yourself, or send a DM for more information! 📲

For additional information & photos visit 👉 https://bit.ly/614livingston 👈

The corner lot has great PR. 🏡✨ Bigger yard, more light, one direct neighbor, that anchor-of-the-street feel. 🌳☀️ Buyers...
09/16/2026

The corner lot has great PR. 🏡✨ Bigger yard, more light, one direct neighbor, that anchor-of-the-street feel. 🌳☀️ Buyers pay a premium for it, and sometimes it's worth every dollar. 💰

But nobody hands you the other side of the ledger at closing. 📉 Swipe through it now instead. ➡️

The short version: everything about a corner lot scales. 📈 The mowing, the sidewalk, the fence, the leaves, the water bill, the audience. 🚜🍂💧👀 For some owners that trade is easily worth it. For others, it's the thing they wish someone had said out loud during the showing. 🗣️

That's honestly the job in one sentence: telling you the second half of the story before you're standing in it with a shovel. ❄️⛏️

Corner lot owners, the comments are yours. 💬 Worth it or not? The rest of us want the truth. 👇

June patio season is a lie we all agree to. 🥵🤥It's 92 degrees, the mosquitoes have a coordinated attack plan 🦟🗺️, and yo...
09/15/2026

June patio season is a lie we all agree to. 🥵🤥

It's 92 degrees, the mosquitoes have a coordinated attack plan 🦟🗺️, and you're sweating through dinner pretending this is the good life. 💦🍽️

Then September shows up and quietly delivers everything June promised. 🍂✨ Seventy degrees at dinner. Cool enough for the fire pit by dessert. 🔥 The bugs have mostly given up. The evenings come with that low golden light that makes even a builder-grade concrete slab look like a magazine spread. 🌅📸

And here's the part that gets me: this is exactly when most people stop using their outdoor space. The cushions get dragged in, the string lights go dark, and the best six weeks of patio weather all year play to an empty house. 🛋️🍂

Don't do it. Leave the furniture out. 🛑🪑 Add one blanket basket and turn the fire pit into the default dinner spot. 🧺 You paid for that square footage, and this is the month it pays you back. 💰🏡

The patio pitch happens in showings too, by the way. Buyers walk outside in September and linger. 👀 That golden hour does half my job for me, which is why fall listings with a good outdoor setup photograph like a dream. 📸✨

So tonight, eat outside. That's it. That's the whole assignment. 🍽️🥂

Somebody is going to spend $2,000 on smart gadgets before listing this fall, and the buyers will walk right past every o...
09/14/2026

Somebody is going to spend $2,000 on smart gadgets before listing this fall, and the buyers will walk right past every one of them. 💸🍂

Here's what changed. The doorbell, the thermostat, the smart locks: buyers stopped noticing them the way they stopped noticing dishwashers. 🚪📱 They're baseline now. Expected. Nobody pays extra for expected. 🤷‍♂️

What they ask about instead is infrastructure. 🏗️
🔌 The EV charger in the garage, because even the buyers driving gas cars are picturing their next car.
⚡ Backup power, because one bad storm season taught everyone what the fridge and the sump pump are worth at 2am.
📶 The WiFi that reaches every corner of the house, because half of buyers now walk a showing with their phone out checking bars before they check closets.
💧 And the leak shutoff valve, because everyone knows someone with a water damage story and a five-figure repair bill.

The pattern underneath it: smart used to mean convenient. Now it means protected, powered, and connected. 🛡️💡 That's what reads as value in a showing.

If you're prepping a home to sell, this is the difference between money buyers walk past and money they bring up in the offer conversation. 💰🤝

Save this before you buy a single gadget. 💾 And tell me in the comments: what's the tech you're itching to get your hands on? 👇💬

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