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Marketing How to Hire the Best Landscape Contractor for Your Project You’ve approved your landscape architect’s final site plan for your landscape design, and now it’s time to get the project built. You can pay the landscape architect to select a contractor for you, or you can hire one on your own. Like other building professionals, landscape contractors have different skillsets and levels of experience. A […]
Marketing Time to De-Clutter? Some Tips for Selling Your Stuff If you are looking around your home and thinking to yourself that it’s time to de-clutter, the summer months provide an ideal time to hold a garage sale. But if that sounds like too big of an undertaking, there are other options available to you thanks to popular resale sites like eBay and Craigslist. And […]
Marketing Your Go-To Guide for Painting Your Home’s Exterior There’s nothing like a fresh paint job to punch up a house’s curb appeal. And hiring a professional to do it is the best way to get a superior result — and save you the headache of ladders, repairs and other hassles. Exterior Paint 1: Fluidesign Studio, original photo on Houzz Project: Working with a […]
Marketing 7 Home Staging Techniques Staging your home when you sell it can make the difference between the potential buyer finding "your" home attractive, or loving "their" future home.  Many people hire professional staging companies, but that can be a little expensive for some.  Instead, read these tips to best stage your own home, to make your selling experience as quick and profitable […]
Marketing Fireplace Safety How safe is your fireplace?  With winter upon us, and rainy, cold weather making heating costs rise, many people turn to their fireplaces or wood stoves for inexpensive and welcoming warmth.  Nothing beats the sight, sound and feel of a lovely, crackling fire!  If you live in a wooded area, and can cut and store your […]
Marketing Why You Should Buy a Home in 2016 Happy New Year!  2016 has much to look forward to!  With all the information on the news regarding housing prices, mortgage interest rates, and more… how do you decide when, or whether to buy a home this year? If you are not currently a home owner, here is a list of great reasons to purchase a […]
Marketing Avoiding Building Code Violations in DIY Projects Many people believe that DIY projects are the best way to save money — and they can be.  However, trying to cut corners in certain areas could actually wind up costing you much, much more.  It's fine to do things yourself most of the time, as long as you know what you're doing.  Some projects are […]
Marketing Alternative New Year’s Resolutions 'Tis the season when we start wrapping up the old year, and beginning to think about the new one.  Are you one of the many people who make New Year's resolutions only to find yourself back in the old habits a few weeks later?  Perhaps you don't make resolutions at all because you know yourself […]
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Marketing Winter Threats to Your Home This time of year our thoughts tend to focus on family, holidays, parties and presents.  Who would think that we should also be thinking about threats to our home?  Preparing for the cold weather may seem like something you don't have to worry about every year, but Winter is when many things rear their ugly heads. […]
Marketing Insulating for Winter   When you think about preparing for Winter, how many of you think about the insulation levels in your attic or roof?  We take for granted that our homes are insulated, but depending on when your home was built, or even who built it, you could have a wide range of insulation levels.  Proper insulation […]
Marketing Simple Fixes Thanksgiving is over is Christmas is on its way; too quickly for some, not quick enough for others.  The Holidays can be wonderful or a disaster, depending on your perspective, your experiences or even your family!  Though this article talks about simple fixes for things that go wrong with your Thanksgiving meal, I found it relevant for […]
Marketing All the recipes you need to get you through the holidays! The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming!!     Yes, indeed, they are nearly upon us. And along with them come all the joys of family, decorating and cooking.  However, these days can also bring stress abundant!  Whether your holidays are spent alone, with friends or a huge family, there are ways to minimize the […]
Marketing Secret Weapons for Cleaning & Organizing Soon the holidays will arrive – and our cleaning and organizing frenzy begins!  What if it didn't have to be a frenzy?  What if you could clean and organize before the holidays so your time could be better spent enjoying them?  While everyone has their own level of cleaning, organizing and maintaining their home's interior, these tips can help anyone become a […]
Marketing Breakfast for large groups The Holidays are coming, and this means different things to different people.  Some of us share them with only one other person, and others have large family gatherings.  If you are one of those who find yourself surrounded by a large family or group of friends, you are truly blessed.  However, along with the joy may […]
Marketing Cold & Flu Season Survival Tips Just in case you hadn't already noticed, cold & flu season has arrived!  Kids are back in school and they are bringing home a Petrie dish of germs from far and wide.  If you work in a crowded, airless or recycled air environment — or travel a lot — you are in for a doozy of a season ahead!   […]
Marketing Home Staging Tips   Hello everyone, & Happy Fall!  This season brings visions of warm fires, colorful leaves, crisp mornings & warm days.  Planning ahead can make all the difference in whether you are too cold or too warm when it comes to Autumn.  It can also make the difference in selling your home.  Many people hire professionals […]
Marketing Fall House Hunting Tips   Fall brings images of orange, red, and yellow falling leaves… cooler weather… and Halloween parties with special treats.  Finally getting to wear a sweatshirt or light jacket again, along with your favorite comfy jeans and tennis shoes after such a long, hot summer is also a perk!  Autumn brings to mind many things, but did you […]
Marketing Strategies for Selling Your Home Fast So, you've decided to sell your home and find something that better meets your current housing needs!  This can be exciting – or terrifying, depending on your perspective.  Here are three strategies for getting your home off the market fast!    http://www.zillow.com/blog/get-your-home-off-the-market-fast-176288/    What if you DO put your home on the market and it isn't getting many offers?  […]
Marketing Down Payment Questions Answered What percentage of down payment is required to purchase a house?  Where can a down payment come from?  What are the rules associated with down payments?  Can you borrow from someone else to come up with the down payment?  Can someone "gift" you the money?  What IS a down payment anyway?   Figuring out just […]
Marketing What you need to know about Lending Rates One of the things that buyers find the most confusing is how to get a loan to purchase their home, and how the mortgage percentage rate is calculated from lending firm to lending firm.  For those who don't speak "mortgage-rate-ese" those forms can be like trying to decipher and understand a foreign or alien language!   […]
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