Relocating to the Buffalo Grove - Long Grove Area

Relocating to the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago including Buffalo Grove and Long Grove, Congratulations!

You'll find the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago to be a wonderful place  to live. With four distinctive & wonderful seasons, we are situated 30 -45 minutes hours from Chicago’s downtown area  and approximately 1 hour from, Lake Geneva Wisconsin.   Life is good living  in the Chicago Suburbs...regardless of your interests. Close to enough to the Windy City, you will welcome its, exciting nightlife, beautiful parks, world class restaurants, and renowned museums and educational institutions.

If you have any questions, would like to make an appointment or would like to request my Relocation Package, feel free to call me at 847-602-5435 or email me

I am certified by Cartus and Sirva Relocation Companies to help service the real estate needs of transferred employees.

The Northwest Suburbs have a variety of neighborhoods and homes to suit all lifestyles - from family-oriented communities, new home communities, lake & golf communities, and even some areas that allow horses.  As your relocation expert, I'll help find the area and home for you.

I'll advise you on the suburb’s hottest real estate markets...where housing developments and investment opportunities are growing the fastest.

You may be moving to Chicago because of a job transfer, as a student in one of our highly regarded Chicago universities and colleges, or simply to start a new life in a new place. No matter what your reason is, relocating can be a stressful experience. I  promise I can make the relocation process go quickly and easily. I  can assist you in finding  the best preschools, arrange for movers, packers, and even concierge services to help you get settled in your new home.

Before you move to Chicago,  let me give you three pieces of advice
1. Do not order a hotdog with only ketchup.  People in Chicago order their dog with mustard, celery salt, onion, sweet relish,, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices, and sport peppers on a poppy seeded bun
2. Invest in a warm winter coat and a car scraper
3. There’s really only two seasons, winter and construction.

A Word About Utilities

Changing jobs and moving to a new area is stressful. You need someone who is connected, that can handle the details.  Right before a move, I will provide you with the phone numbers of the utility companies to call in order to transfer the utilities into your name.  If you are the seller, do not turn off the gas and electricity before the closing.  If this is not done you could easily find yourself in a home without running water or lights.

Make very sure that the company has the correct date and time to shut off the utility. My last closing the gas company mixed up the dates, and turned off the gas too early . We had to wait for the gas company to come back 2 days later to turn the gas back on for us to test the stove and the fireplace right before the closing.  If we had done the walk through the night before the closing, the closing would not have happened. 
The companies that you need to call are your cable provider, the local telephone company, your gas company, electricity company, the water company, and the waste company.  If you are no longer using the service of an old provider, make sure to request your deposit and also leave your new address so that they can forward payment from your deposit.

See Utility Company List

Rentals- A word of caution for renters