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The Role of Energy-Efficient Features when Selling your Home
When you’re selling your home, you want to promote those features that willbe of highest interest to prospective buyers. After all, the more reasons abuyer has to love your property, the more likely they are to make a great offer.Increasingly, one category of features that buyers are looking for is energy efficiency. So, if there... Read More
What’s the “Emotional” Return on Investment of a New Home?
Chances are, you’ve heard the expression, “Your home is your biggestinvestment.” For most homeowners, that’s true. So, when you’re shopping fora new home, it’s important to consider the financial ramifications of anypurchase. Ideally, you want a home that is likely to increase in value over time.In other words, you want a home with a strong... Read More
Moving Yourself vs. Hiring Professionals
When you buy a new home and moving day is looming, it can be tempting toconsider doing the move yourself. After all, by not hiring a moving company,you’re saving money.It is true, the DIY approach can lower your moving costs, which is money youcan put towards needed fixes and upgrades to your new property.But, you’re... Read More
Can You Afford the Home of your Dreams?
Daydreaming about owning something you can’t afford can be fun. Whetherit’s a diamond-encrusted watch from Tiffany & Co., or the latest Lamborghini,even the thought of trying one on or going for a test drive can be exciting.The problem with daydreaming, however, is that it’s all-too-easy to dismiss itas just that – a dream.But, what if... Read More
What to Look for when Watching a Walk-Through Video
Walk-through videos are becoming increasingly popular. The seller’s agentsimply films a tour of a home, often including commentary, and then makes thevideo available to prospects.When you’re shopping for a new home, you want to get the most out ofwatching this type of video, especially if you’re relying on it to help you decidewhether or not... Read More
How to Make your Home Sale “Smooth Sailing”
When you plan to take a journey somewhere, you hope it will be smoothsailing all the way. That simply means the trip will be relatively trouble-free,and without stress or hassles.Well, selling your property is like a journey. So, how do you ensure thatadventure will be “smooth sailing” for you?While no one can guarantee there won’t... Read More
Easy Ways to Keep your Home “Show Ready” when Selling
After your home has been cleaned from top to bottom, it’s natural to want it tostay that way. Don’t you wish you could just wave a magic wand and the placewould clean itself? Unfortunately, even Harry Potter can’t manage that!However, when you’re preparing your property for sale, you really do need tokeep it clean and... Read More
When You Can’t Paint Them All: Prioritizing Rooms
As you may know, a fresh coat of paint is an inexpensive way to make yourhome look great to buyers. But, what if you don’t have time to paint the entireplace? Here are three areas you should prioritize—and one you can potentiallyignore. Rooms with bold coloursA red bedroom and orange walk-in closet likely won’t appeal... Read More
Kitchen Improvements for under $100
Is it really possible to improve your kitchen’s look for about the cost of atakeout gourmet dinner with the family?Obviously you’re not going to be able to do anything major, such as replacethe cabinets within that budget. But, there are many surprisingly low-budgetways to spruce up the kitchen. Here are a few ideas:• Do you... Read More
How Important are Good Listing Photos?
There are two trends impacting real estate photography that you should knowabout if you’re thinking of selling this year.First, more than ever before, buyers are relying on pictures to decide whetheror not to schedule a viewing. They expect to be able to go online and “tour”your home via the photography. If they don’t form a... Read More