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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
Do you have a “Dream” neighbourhood?
Is living in your dream neighbourhood doable? Is there a neighbourhood you drive through occasionally and think, “Wow. I’dlove to live here. What a fantastic area”?Why don’t you take that thought any further? Maybe you think getting into thatneighbourhood just isn’t doable – at least, not right now.Perhaps you’re worried about the home prices or... Read More
Preparing for Spring
PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM MELTING SNOW Check your property for obstructions. Is there anything that might prevent melting snow from draining? Now’s the time to move it out of the way. Clear snow and debris from roof gutters so water can drain away. This can be dangerous, so make an honest assessment of how comfortable you are... Read More
Feeling Cool about Selling in November or December?
If you need to sell your home in the next month or two, you might be worried.After all, aren’t spring and summer the ideal seasons to list your property? Ifyou list in November or December, you might have difficulties attracting buyersand getting the best price for your home. Right?Not necessarily.While it’s true that spring and... Read More
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