805 Franklin St., Waukegan, IL 60085

It's the kind of home you'd expect a soybean farmer or a halibut fisherman to live in. Just as comfortable sitting in the middle of 400 acres or snuggled in a New England fishing village. Or on a tree lined street in one of the oldest cities in Lake County. This 1910 charmer has your name written all over it. First, it's bold barn red siding makes a statement, the same statement those chartreuse skinny jeans you like to pull out once in a while make.... "check me out, I'm somethin' special". We'll that bold siding with wrapped facia and soffits are pretty low maintenance - meaning more "me" time and less "chore" time. You've got parking options with a driveway east and a driveway west (shared with neighbor). Even a plumb cute garage on the back 40. Inside is where things get interesting. If a soybean farmer did live here, it would be the sort who grows high end soybeans sold only in the fanciest boutique markets. Because the first impression is WOW. Start with the enclosed front porch. Stained tongue and groove ceiling (Who has that? You do.), a gaggle of windows to enjoy breezy summer days or crisp fall evenings while your jealous neighbors stare at you (uncomfortable at first, but you get to enjoy it). From there you've got a jaw dropping living room with rich hickory hued hardwood floors, a flood of natural light, and room for all your stuff (and maybe even some of the neighbors, if that's your thing). Perfect fun-sway flow into the XL sized dining room (fun-sway is like feng shui, but way better). Like that quadruple leaf dining table at the furniture mart? Get it, you'll have room here. More fun-sway flow right into a chef's dream kitchen (if your culinary dreams are modest). Acres of counter tops, more storage than you'll know what to with, and a kitchen work triangle that would make any efficiency expert weep with joy. Upstairs you've got three roomy bedrooms, which everyone knows is better than two bedrooms and almost as good as four (imagine the cleaning with four - crazy dumb). Old soybean Sam wouldn't have built a house without a sturdy, storm proof basement, and this house is no different. Head down from the living room and you've got even more space to hang out in - is it a family room, home office, remote learning classroom, hobby retreat or chick cave? Obviously it's got options. Plus storage, laundry and whatever else goes on in a basement, you can do here. Great location that is close to everything is only an added bonus. Based on soybean reports for the coming weeks, I'd suspect this home will sell fast. So if you want to be the talk of the neighborhood, see it, love it, and make it yours.