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This is What $300,000 Buys You

One home is within walking distance of bike trails and parks. The other sits on a half-acre lot and features a professionally landscaped yard. Frankfort or Orland Park? Does one suit your needs?

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On the top row are photos of a home on Highland Road in Frankfort. On the bottom are photos of a home on Rodao Lane in Orland Park. Both are listed at $299,900.
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On the top row are photos of a home on Highland Road in Frankfort. On the bottom are photos of a home on Rodao Lane in Orland Park. Both are listed at $299,900.
This list price for a home located at 832 Highland Road in Frankfort is $299,900.
A wood-burning fireplace is featured in the family room at 832 Highland Road in Frankfort.
Here is a look inside the kitchen at 832 Highland Road in Frankfort.
The list price for a split-level home at 15185 Rodao Lane in Orland Park is $299,900.
A brick fireplace is featured in the family room at 15185 Rodao Lane in Orland Park.

1. 832 Highland Road, Frankfort. Asking price: $299,900, according to realtor listings.

This is a 1.5-story, four-bedroom home that is all about locaction. It has 2.5 bathrooms and 2,700 square feet of living space. The home, built in 1972, is within walking distance of bike trails, parks, churches and schools.

The home features a paver patio overlooking a yard with mature trees. It sits on a lot that measures 200x200.

The home has a side-loading garage, wood-burning fireplace with a gas starter and a master bedroom that is 18x13.

2. 15185 Rodao Lane, Orland Park. Asking price: $299,900, according to realtor listings.

This is a three-bedroom split-level home that has been totally remodeled. It has three bathrooms and sits on a one-half acre lot (158x165).

The home has a new kitchen with stainless steel appliances, Cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors and a new furnace and air conditioning unit. It has a lower-level family room with a fireplace.

The master bedroom is 16x13. Outside: Professional landscaping.

Realtor listing source/information: David J. Cobb, RE/MAX All Properties.

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Tracey D

8:36 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013

For $300,000 the sellers of the Orland Park home could've at least cleaned that microwave before listing the property......

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