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Jim Abbott, Certified Global Relocation Expert Jim Abbott Founder The Abbott Group 847.668.8955 jim.abbott@bairdwarner.com

About Me

Jim Abbott – Founder of The Abbott Group & Trusted Real Estate Expert

With a passion for real estate and a commitment to excellence, Jim Abbott is a highly accomplished REALTOR® and the founder of The Abbott Group, known for its outstanding service and results. Jim has built a reputation as a trusted advisor, skilled negotiator, and market expert, helping buyers, sellers, and investors navigate the real estate process with confidence and success.

Award-Winning Excellence & Industry Recognition

Jim’s dedication and expertise have earned him numerous accolades, including membership in the Founder’s Club, which recognizes top-producing agents for their outstanding achievements. He consistently ranks in the top 1% of agents, a testament to his ability to deliver exceptional results while providing a client-first approach.

Comprehensive Real Estate Expertise

With years of experience in the industry, Jim has worked with a diverse range of clients, from first-time homebuyers to seasoned...

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Featured Listings

$799,999
  • 7 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 0.41 Acreage
308 Washington Avenue, Highwood, IL 60040
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$2,200.00
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,500 sqft
6540 S Kenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
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$382,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,428 sqft
  • 0.09 Acreage
225 Burchell Avenue, Highwood, IL 60040
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$775,000
  • 5 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
43 Clay Avenue, Highwood, IL 60040
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$250,000
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 725 sqft
405 N Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
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$600,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,500 sqft
  • 0.15 Acreage
247 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL 60040
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$450,000
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  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,650 sqft
  • 0.19 Acreage
532 Tennyson Drive, Wheaton, IL 60189
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$840,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 0.07 Acreage
4104 N Claremont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
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$625,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,450 sqft
420 Pennsylvania Way, Oak Park, IL 60302
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$399,900
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,639 sqft
  • 0.12 Acreage
1318 Highland Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402
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$258,500
  • 4 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,234 sqft
  • 0.18 Acreage
145 N 4th Street, Capron, IL 61012
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$595,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,613 sqft
  • 0.23 Acreage
792 Downing Street, New Lenox, IL 60451
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$795,000
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  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,500 sqft
2429 N Drake Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
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$2,000.00
  • 4 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1,700 sqft
7515 S Essex Avenue, Chicago, IL 60649
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$350,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 912 sqft
500 W Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654
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$385,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
330 W Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60657
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$785,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
2920 N Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
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$295,000
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 750 sqft
350 W Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
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$2,600.00
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 936 sqft
717 Rogers Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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$735,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,300 sqft
3745 N Wilton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60613
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$185,000
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 850 sqft
3900 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60613
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$265,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
7639 N Eastlake Terrace, Chicago, IL 60626
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$3,350.00
New
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
1540 W Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
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$650,000
New
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
3018 W Lyndale Street, Chicago, IL 60647
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My Solds

1813 Admiral Court , Glenview, IL 60026
$835,000
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  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 3,625 sqft
1813 Admiral Court, Glenview, IL 60026
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222 N Columbus Drive , Unit 902, Chicago, IL 60601
$216,000
Sold
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 525 sqft
222 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
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330 Highwood Avenue , Unit 2B, Highwood, IL 60040
$285,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,364 sqft
330 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL 60040
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1420 Crowe Avenue , Deerfield, IL 60015
$1,450,000
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  • 5 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,808 sqft
1420 Crowe Avenue, Deerfield, IL 60015
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1443 Church Street , Northbrook, IL 60062
$1,750,000
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  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,403 sqft
  • 0.18 Acreage
1443 Church Street, Northbrook, IL 60062
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942 N Fairfield Avenue , Unit 2W, Chicago, IL 60622
$390,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
942 N Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
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1330 S RIDGE Avenue , Arlington Heights, IL 60005
$778,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,483 sqft
  • 0.23 Acreage
1330 S Ridge Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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5603 N Glenwood Avenue , Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60660
$550,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,325 sqft
5603 N Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660
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2239 W Belmont Avenue , Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60618
$1,115,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 3,000 sqft
2239 W Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
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1 CHAUCER Lane , Unit B, Streamwood, IL 60107
$298,000
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  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,184 sqft
1 Chaucer Lane, Streamwood, IL 60107
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908 Huntington Drive , Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
$415,000
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  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
908 Huntington Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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231 Burton Street, Grayslake, IL 60030
$374,900
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  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,560 sqft
231 Burton Street, Grayslake, IL 60030
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Testimonials

We loved working with Jim!
We were recommended Jim by our lovely mortgage contact and awesome financial advisor (great team). Jim helped us buy our first home and we really could not have asked for a better person! He has an incredibly personable and warm personality. He is also a very honest...

- M & R

My wife and I worked with Jim to rent out our property twice. Both times he helped rent it out in a short time. He was instrumental in choosing and ordering designs to get the property ready for the market. I highly recommend Jim!

- Eric Mao

We moved from New Jersey to the Chicago area a little over a year ago for my husbands new job. We were put in contact with Jim to help us find our new home. From the moment Jim started working with our family, we knew we had found a gem of an agent. What stood out immediately was that he cared,...

- Christine Rothenberg

I highly recommend Jim as he kept our process low stress. He was extremely thorough in explaining the home buying process and was very informative as we are new home buyers. Very knowledgable and experienced as he was able to provide insight on areas of the houses that may need to be repaired...

- Andrea Lucas

Jim recently helped me buy a condo in Bucktown. The entire experience was so great! He took the time to get to know what I was looking for, and sent just enough listings that I felt like I got a good sense for what was out there without feeling overwhelmed. He scheduled all of the visits and gav...

- Liz Johnson

Jim has a heart of gold and a stellar reputation to match. If anyone can find you the most fabulous, make your friends jealous, live in you dream pad kind of place, it's Jim Abbott. Before you buy, do yourself a favor and talk to Jim.

- Jennifer M

Jim is not your usually Real Estate agent. He knows what sells your home. It is his passion and full time vocation. He instructed my us on how to prepare our home for the market place and helped us every step of the way. Most realtors will tell you to spent tens of 1000 dollars to prepare your ho...

- mlseikel4

Jim is top notch! Knows a lot about housing maintenance/repairs which was so helpful. He truly knows what is a good/bad investment. Jim is very hard working and builds GREAT relationships with others. His communication was ongoing and as a first-time homebuyer, he made this process so easy.

- M Stenberg

Jim is very knowledgeable and has so many great ideas, which are true assets in this fast -paced housing market. Jim not only guided me through the renovation of my previous home ( which sold in only a few days) but also found the perfect new home for me. He quickly responds to calls and texts to ...

- C. Miller

Jim Abbott sold my condo at full price in one day. If that didn't say it all, he also took care of installing carpeting and fixtures, and touching it up for sale before putting it on the market. I did not have to do a single thing; Jim took care of it all.
Jim Abbott has been my real estate agen...

- gdecio

Jim was recommended to me by my mortgage lender. Being in the process of buying my very first home, i needed someone that had alot of experience. From the first time we talked, i knew we would get along very well. He understood exactly what i was looking for and was extremely patient as I was very ...

- K. Kosiarska

Jim is a very knowledgeable and detailed oriented realtor. He helped us get our first home in Chicago absolutely effortlessly. His local knowledge is impressive and he has a vast pool of attorneys, bankers, inspectors and even contractors to get any job under the Sun done. We recommended our Jim to...

- siddogra

I don't even know where to start with Jim. He recently helped up sell a home and buy a home. I can honestly say - we would not be on our dream home if it were not for Jim. He was beyond responsive - when he says he is available 24/7 - he means it. We felt very taken care of - work with Jim - you...

- C. Rabalais

Jim Abbott is without doubt the best realtor I have ever worked with. His integrity, knowledge and work ethic is absolutely unmatched. Due to my line of work we moved 14 times in 27 years and have met hundreds of realtors, but none that have the market knowledge, negotiation skills and hones...

- M. Breslin

Jim is an all-around fantastic broker. He was able to help me through an especially tough situation and still get an amazing offer in a timely fashion.
At first I was honestly not sure it would work out given the circumstances (late cycle listing, historically cold weather, I'm a fickle...

- user846157293

As a first-time home seller, I cannot say enough about my experience in working with Jim Abbott. I appreciate the honesty and efficiency with which Jim sold my property. His advice was helpful and facilitated a timely sale and a streamlined closing. He put a great deal of effort into getting e...

- brianaker ny

Jim is very knowledgeable and honest. I felt prepared and informed throughout the entire process. As a first time home buyer he was very helpful and understanding. Jim definitely goes above and beyond as more than just a realtor.

- danpiz23

Working with Jim was beyond a positive experience for us from the first day we had a conversation about selling leading to the sale of our home recently. He was everything we wanted in a realtor. Besides being very experienced and knowledgeable about the market, he was very responsive, personable...

- bahic82

Jim was our best option and so glad he was our realtor. He sold our home in Hinsdale in 50 days which we could not sell the previous year that had been on the market for 6 months. He also provided expert knowledge of Chicago where we bought our condo

- B. Sherlock

Jim was wonderful to work with on selling my unit. He offered suggestions to make it more appealing to potential buyers as well as updating the interior for a quick sale. He was able to target potential buyers and walked me step by step through the selling process. His knowledge is greatly app...

- jjastrzab12

It was an absolute pleasure working with Jim Abbott in selling our home! Jim is very professional and has vast market knowledge of the greater Chicago area as well as the suburbs. Jim's expertise in marketing, staging and design truly sold our home. I would recommend anyone looking to sell or p...

- L. Angus

Jim Abbott has now helped us buy two homes and I can honestly say he made, what we thought would be such a stressful process, easy and hassle-free! Jim worked around our schedules to show us any properties we were interested in and found ones he thought we would love. He was always honest and upf...

- Jennifer Rynkiewicz

Jim is the ultimate professional. He takes the time to know his clients wants and needs. Jim is always prepared. I was always impressed with the work he put in before showing me properties or before listing my home. Jim really takes care of his clients. He thinks of the little things and make...

- J. Shilling

I was a bit nervous having to rent my condo out for the very first time but Jim made the entire experience as painless as possible. He was always reassuring and confident that we would find the right tenant. Sure enough, he delivered on that promise and I hope to keep in contact with him on fut...

- jmoraga81

From the moment we met Jim we knew he 'got' us- and knew exactly what we were looking for. He listened carefully and filled in the gaps of what we were unfamiliar with in the area. We were new to Chicago and Jim made us feel at home in our new city.

- makovach52

My overall experience with Jim was very good and I would highly recommend him. He was my agent in both the buying and selling of my properties. When I initially approached Jim about the selling of my previous property the real estate market was about to enter its slow down phase before the holid...

- zuser20151204173443087

We loved working with Jim on buying our first place! He was so easy to reach and available to meet with. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a realtor that is laid back with clients but assertive with the process!

- L. Mayuga

Jim is a great agent with experience in both the city and suburban areas. The home I purchased is in a coveted area of the city and property moves quickly. There were multiple offers and with Jim's knowledge and expertise in that area we came out on top and I got my home. I would highly recommend...

- user4330139

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