You work hard to get potential buyers into your home. Whether you’ve scheduled a last-minute viewing or a daylong open house, your home should be ready when they arrive. Every room should be neat, clean, aired out, comfortable, and bright. Your entire home should be a silent invitation to buy. It’s important to hide the […]
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In your home, YOUR color choices are the only ones that matter… until it’s time to sell it. You can paint your dining room red for a morning energy boost. You can redo your bathroom with a white-on-white color scheme for a spa-like feel. As a homeowner, you can decorate with colors that match your personal
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Life is constantly changing–relationships, jobs, children, and family all cause shifts in our lifestyles and more specifically where we live. People relocate to a new home for a number of reasons: career, relationships, family, finances or just for change itself. Here are nine reasons why people move: Larger Home Upsizing is one reason people move.
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#1 They Avoid Overpricing Homeowners often think that it’s OK to overprice at first, because — who knows? — maybe you’ll just get what you’re asking for. Although you can certainly lower an inflated price later, you’ll sacrifice a lot in the process. Just ask Candace Talmadge. She originally listed her Lancaster, Texas, home for
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Sometimes trying to save will actually cost you more. Here’s when that happens. You’ve got all the loyalty apps (free burrito after you buy 10!), you shopped around for the lowest rate on your mortgage, and you never go to the grocery store when you’re hungry. You’re frugal, and the rising amount in your savings
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Selling your first home takes a big commitment of time, energy, and emotion. You’ll leave behind your first-home memories while looking for a new place to start all over again. It’s not an easy job, but it’s worth it. 6 Tips for Selling Your Home Until you sign the papers on your new and current home, you’ll
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Retirement brings with it an unimaginable sense of freedom. You’re no longer tied to school districts, commuter schedules, or alarm clocks. When you release longstanding duties and commitments, you can change your lifestyle and even your location. You can move to a new neighborhood, a new city, or even a new country. Or you can
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When a potential buyer visits your home, you want them to be impressed from the moment they arrive at the curb. Staging your home for open houses is an important step in the selling process because you want buyers to imagine what their life would be like if they lived there. Working with an experienced real
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Selling your home involves a lot of details–some you probably haven’t even thought about. There are a few main areas most of these fall under and having a list can help you plan and prepare effectively. The Planning Stages You’ve made the decision to sell your home, now it’s time to work out all the
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The kitchen is the heart of a home. This is where meals are made, families eat together, and all the hustle and bustle of holidays happen. So it may come as no surprise that the kitchen is one of the top places to update when selling your home. When you update your kitchen, you’ll get
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