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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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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Once you’ve listed your home for sale and are getting ready for your first open house, there are five things you need to stash away for safety. Your home is going to be in a vulnerable position as REALTORS® begin showing it to anyone with an interest in buying, so keeping valuables protected is essential.
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Attract homebuyers during the holidays with these tips. When most people think about the holidays, they think about family gatherings, turkey dinners and gift giving. Selling their home during the holidays isn’t something they usually imagine. No one sells their home during this time of the year … Right? Wrong! In fact, selling your home during
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Catch homebuyers’ eyes with these landscaping updates and ideas. First impressions are everything when it comes to selling your house. When a potential home buyer drives by your home, what will they see? The outside of your home should serve as a preview for the inside of your home. “WOW” home buyers from the curb
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For many homeowners there comes a point when your current home doesn’t seem to “fit” any longer. How do you know if it’s time to sell your current home and buy a new one? Here are ten signs you’ve outgrown your current home: Change in Family Size. The addition of (or return of) children, a
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Buying a house comes with a sense of pride and accomplishment, and it can also bring a few surprises. One of the most common mistakes of first-time home buyers is forgetting to factor in the cost of utilities when searching for and purchasing their new house. The cost of homeownership involves much more than making
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Create Grab-and-Go Bins It’s easy enough to sort your cleaning supplies on organizing day. But then you grab and put back, grab and put back, and two weeks later, the window cleaner is MIA again. Organizing closet items into labeled bins by task makes everything easier. Then, when it’s cleaning time, tote the whole bin along.
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Often the best return on your home investment is the joy you get from waking up in a home you love more and more with each project you complete. And the best part? You can sometimes get your money back when the love affair is over. Which home improvements will pay off when you sell
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DIY home remodeling is great — until it isn’t. Here’s how to keep it great. It was their first plumbing project. “It was just a small crack in a pipe,” says Karah Bunde. She and her husband, Joel, had just purchased a fixer-upper they planned to renovate and rent. They bought a new piece of
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