Hello Offer,

Cathy Murphy told me that you and your family will be coming to Urbana for the 2023-2024 academic year. I will also be on sabbatical at the same time at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. Our home will be available for rent and might be a good match for your family (508 W Main Street Urbana). We have 3 kids (5, 8, 10 years old) and bought our home 2 years ago from friends who had 5 young boys, so there's plenty of space. Our house was built in 1893 which here makes it "historical." :)  It's about 3,300 sq ft, has 3 full bathrooms, and 6 bedrooms (though one of those is set up as an office). There are 2 rooms with a queen size bed and bathroom attached, 2 bedrooms with bunkbeds, and 1 bedroom with a single bed. Outside there is a large wooden deck (patio) on the back of the house, a trampoline, a sandbox, a swingset, and a basketball net. Plenty for the kids! You could even have access to our bikes. We also have a foosball table, tons of games and books, and there's a table tennis set that we store in the garage. We are within walking/biking distance from the best public elementary school in Urbana and the Middle School for your oldest. There's a nice park nearly across the street and several others in the area...Urbana has wonderful parks for kids! 

I'm attaching a picture of the exterior that I have on file and can get you interior pictures soon if you are interested. I'm happy to answer any questions about the house or Urbana that you or your spouse might have.

Please let us know if this sounds like it might be a good match for you and we look forward to working that out. 

Have a good day,

Damien