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Their house is in winnetka, IL (IRL). No sketchiness, just a good job.
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In the first one it's Peter McCallister's brother that flies them out to Paris as a gift. A third brother that is never seen but talked about. >

His brother is probably in the mob. Their house was nice but not INSANELY expensive. Zillow estimates it’s value at just under $2.2M right now. For a 6 bed/6 bath with nearly 6000 square feet only 30 minutes north of downtown Chicago, it’s not cheap by any means but it’s not wildly ostentatious either, it’s just a little ostentatious >

Lol yea so back then it was probably worth 100k >

It was established in the first movie that they're an upper class family.
Harry said they got onto that block in the first place so they could hit that house, meaning he knew they were very well off. >

A poor family can't afford a house that big.