Tips For Your Listing Photographs

The movie industry romanticizes it. Relationship coaches leverage it to make profits. There is even a catchy phrase that you’ve probably heard multiple times that captures the overall essence of it. Because of it, many men will trim up facial hair before the first date and women will search for the perfect outfit oftentimes taking longer than the actual date itself. 

“Love at first sight” is a phrase that has been overused and misunderstood for many generations, but there is some underlying truth to this cliché though. First impressions quite frankly make all the difference between creating a lingering memory or an awful, convulsive response. This is true in relationships and even just as true when selling your

Selling From A Distance

Selling a property is oftentimes stressful and unfortunately unfruitful even while living in the local area. This process is rather cumbersome and includes many little “gotcha” points that, if not prepared appropriately, can lead to offers being lost, never submitted, or just downright unpleasant to entertain. Who really wants to accept a lower asking price? Now imagine coordinating this entire effort…from a thousand miles away.

The fact of reality is many people may not have the luxury of remaining in the local area to sell their property. This could be due to job relocations, accumulation of rental properties while moving around the country, or even simply choosing to move closer to family members. Regardless of the reason

Home Buying Checklist

Researching, viewing, and purchasing a home can be a lengthy, somewhat complicated process. There are methods for minimizing the stress induced from the hustle and bustle, such as establishing a professional support staff to include real estate agents, inspectors, and lawyers. Ultimately though, the entire progression can leave one exhausted.

Being prepared for each step along the way is essential in successfully crossing the finish line, otherwise known as closing day. When considering taking this milestone step in your life, leverage the checklist below as a guide to smoothly transition between each step.

Determine your budget

Before any other step can be accomplished, potential homebuyers need to calculate a reasonable

The Perks Of New Construction

For first time homebuyers, the thought of purchasing a newly constructed property is often pushed to the wayside for older homes perceived to be “more affordable”. This perception is generally based on misnomers such as higher property taxes as well as an increased price overall. Instead of tackling the misnomers, misconceptions, and inaccuracies behind purchasing new construction, instead lets focus on the advantages that come along with these properties.

Though the list below isn’t all-encompassing, hopefully it’ll assuage any concerns with owning these types of households since there can be significant advantages reaped if purchased properly.

Options abound…customize to your desires

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Garage Sale Tips And Tricks

Life tends to build upon itself like a snowball rolling downhill ever accumulating more and more crud  as it progresses. This clutter can take many forms dependent on each individual’s situation in life. Collectibles begin adding up. Baby furniture is stored in the garage or attic. High school clothes are shoved into the back of the closet.

But it doesn’t need to be this way. Garage sales, though time consuming, offer an opportunity to declutter your local space, but more importantly your mind! Psychological studies exist demonstrating how beneficial this mental release is for a person’s health, plus why not make a few bucks while at it too? Here are a few tips and tricks to help create a successful garage sale.

Ideas For Organizing Your Garage

A garage in of itself is a storage room but typically homeowners abuse this luxury often tossing furniture, knickknacks, and widgets inside the garage because these items don’t have a place in the house. This common activity inevitably leads to disorganization, clutter, and frankly just plain unnecessary headaches.

Thankfully there is a solution, well really a multitude of solutions, that can help alleviate the clutter and finally cease the buildup of “junk” inside your garage. Even though organizing the garage isn’t a sought after weekend activity, the culminating result will pay dividends for your household in the long run. Below are a few clever tips and tricks for turning your garage into a useable (and

Top Nine Home Staging Tips

Pricing a property appropriately is only half the battle when selling a residence where the other half is trying to create visual appeal for the premises. Home buyers that view a house as a home are much more likely to submit offers when searching for their new residence. Below are the top nine home staging tips to help elicit and improve visual appeal.  

Start with curb appeal

Presenting a warm, inviting curb presence before any potential buyers ever step foot into a home is the initial requirement to any successful open house. Thankfully, this can be accomplished via multiple methods. Here are a few key suggestions to increase this characteristic and drive foot traffic to the property:

• Strategically plant bight