Moving from Illinois to Northwest Indiana

We're the shop on South Main in Crown Point. Love Thy Neighbor. Call (219) 801-0432.

I am Sash Joveski, managing broker at Realest. Licensed in Indiana and Illinois. 112 S. Main St., Suite B, Crown Point. If you are comparing an Illinois south-suburb house to a Northwest Indiana one — or the other way around — this is the shop door. The longer living-there write-up stays on Real Estate USA.

Who this is for

A household that is actually making the Illinois–Indiana decision, not collecting tabs.

• You live in Illinois and you are looking at Northwest Indiana: Crown Point, Schererville, Merrillville, and the rest of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte County.
• You are selling in Homewood, Orland Park, or Flossmoor and buying on this side. Or the reverse.
• Lansing is the state-line piece. Close enough that the Indiana towns come up on the same Saturday.

Licensed in Indiana and Illinois. These are the towns we walk every week.

Indiana towns we actually walk

Crown Point is the square and South Main. Inventory write-up: Crown Point homes. Daily life: moving to Crown Point.

Schererville is US-30 and US-41, not a courthouse lawn. Schererville homes. Moving to Schererville.

Merrillville is the US-30 town without a square. Merrillville homes. Moving to Merrillville.

Illinois

We are licensed in Illinois. This is a market we work and are growing. These are towns we already walk.

Homewood is a finished village with Metra Electric in town. Moving to Homewood.

Orland Park is the commercial-corridor suburb with Metra SouthWest Service. Moving to Orland Park.

Flossmoor is larger lots next to Homewood. Moving to Flossmoor.

Lansing is the state-line piece. Confirm the PIN. Do not assign a school from the village name.

Honest tradeoffs

People cross for space, a different tax bill, or a newer floor plan. People stay for Metra and a village they already know. Both can be right. Run your actual house and your actual next address. Not a Facebook average.

Illinois and Indiana tax houses differently. Exemptions sit on the parcel, not the town name. We will help you pull the bill and the PIN. We will not invent a dollar savings.

South Shore is not in every Indiana town. Drive the route at the hour you would actually leave. I will not invent minutes.

Confirm the PIN and the school

Do not take a listing remark as the map. Illinois: Cook County PIN. Indiana: county parcel. Then confirm the school on that number.

Most Crown Point addresses sit in Crown Point Community School Corporation. Most Schererville addresses sit in Lake Central. Most Merrillville addresses sit in Merrillville Community School Corporation. A Crown Point mailing address is not a Crown Point school. Confirm the lot.

Homewood is usually District 153 and Homewood-Flossmoor 233. Flossmoor is usually District 161 and the same high school. Orland Park is usually District 135, some lots Kirby 140, high school District 230. I will not invent a rating.

How we work

Licensed in both states. The forms are not the same. If you are selling in one state and buying in the other, we can run both sides in the towns we work. Call the office first.

A first call is usually this: where you live now, where you think you are going, what has to be true about the school and the payment, and whether we should look at staying. Starting number: RealestValues.com. Then call (219) 801-0432.

Questions we hear

Do you work both Illinois and Indiana?

Yes. Licensed in both. We work Northwest Indiana and Illinois. Call the office and we will walk it with you.

Should I move to Indiana or stay?

Depends on the week you want, the payment on that PIN, and the school line you can confirm. Indiana is not automatically cheaper. Drive both streets on the same Saturday.

When do I call you, and when do I need an attorney?

Call us for the house: pricing, showings, a two-state buy and sell in the towns we work. Call an attorney for a decree, a will, a title defect, or tax strategy. We are brokers. We will not play lawyer.

Can you sell my Illinois house and help me buy in Indiana?

Yes. Licensed in both states. Timing two closings is a plan, not a promise.