Buying with Praveen
Find the right house, and know what it’s worth to you.
An honest read on every house you consider. An offer built to win the right one, and the judgment to walk away from the wrong one.
All Buying pages
Pick what you want to know.
Build my searchBuild my searchTell me what you want. After a quick call, I set up the search.Open 
Town marketsTown marketsPrices and pace, town by town, every month.Open 
First homeFirst homeWe're buying our first home.Open 
Thinking about a moveThinking about a moveWe're thinking about a move.Open 
Selling and buyingSelling and buyingWe're selling and buying our next home.Open 
Found the oneFound the oneWe found the one.Open 
NegotiatingNegotiatingIs there room to negotiate?Open 
Browse listings ↗Every listing, on my @properties page.Open Two of every three clients I work with are buying.
When there's room, I negotiate. When the house is rare, I win it, at a price the market supports.
- 125homes bought with my clients
- $61Min homes bought
- Over$3Mnegotiated off asking prices
My purchases for buyers, 2014 to 2026, from MLS records.
How I help you buy.
From the first search to the closing table, one broker, start to finish.
- 01
Start with what the home has to do
Talk through your must-haves, your budget and your timing before the first showing.
- 02
Search with a filter, not a feed
I set up a search around what you actually need, and tell you honestly what each house is worth to you.
- 03
Read the house, not the listing
Condition, history and the comparable sales: what the photos and the description don't say.
- 04
Win well, or walk away
Price, terms and timing together. Winning and deciding well are different questions.
Real purchases
Won the right way.
East Wilmette$255,000 over asking. Appraised $56,000 higher.Three agents in the first hour, highest and best, and an appraisal that proved the price.Read the story 
Morton Grove & NilesThey bought a house nobody could see inside.Bank-owned, occupied, cash only, drive by only. My comps said $1.1M+; they paid $800K. Then their old house sat 104 days with another agent. I sold it in 6.Read the story In clients’ words
What buyers say.
“His strategy during the negotiation phase was impressive, as he leveraged his market knowledge to our advantage.”
“He was extremely knowledgeable during home tours, and offered suggestions as to how each house could be changed to fit our needs.”
“His negotiating skills are excellent and he was able to secure a great price.”
Know the market first.
Prices and pace in each town, refreshed every month, with the source and my read of the numbers. Or see every listing for sale.
Glenview · Northbrook · Wilmette · Mount Prospect · Northfield · Morton Grove
Tell me what's going on.
You don't need a strategy or the perfect question first. Start with your situation.