I could hear the affable narrator in my head: “Karen and Dan are empty nesters living in Texas, looking for a second home in Madison, WI or in a nearby community. Their goal is to spend more quality time with their children and grandchildren living in Wisconsin.”

Karen and Dan were serious about buying a home, and doubly serious about getting it done in one weekend…Easter weekend, that is. Weeks of searching the South Central WI MLS yielded 30 possible properties scattered through several Madison suburbs, from Edgerton to Sun Prairie. Further discussion narrowed that list down to around 15 suspects. Friday and Saturday were designated as “marathon showing” days, Sunday was family day, and Monday morning was for tying up loose ends before an early

At Lake & City Homes our tagline is "Homes that fit your lifestyle". Because a home's architecture can impact the way someone lives, we think it's important for homebuyers to identify the lifestyle they have or aspire to have as part of the process of shopping for a new home. A home's architecture can positively or negatively impact a person's lifestyle by virtue of a variety of factors. For example, if you like formal entertaining and the only way your guests can access the backyard is through one of the bedrooms, that floorplan may not be compatible with your lifestyle. You'd be better off with an open living/dining area and a floorplan that flows in a circular design through side and back doors to the backyard. If you like each room to have its own