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Selling Your Home

Updating Your Bedroom Before You List

Everyone can argue what room in the home is the most important. While the kitchen and living room are largely important, the bedroom also ranks high in importance. When buyers are touring a home, they will envision themselves living there, and a stale bedroom with outdated style can be a deal-breaker. Instead of scaring off […]
Mortages Taxes Insurance

How Property Taxes Can Impact Your Mortgage Payment

When buying a home, taxes are one of the expenses that can make a significant difference in your monthly payment. Do you know how much you might pay for property taxes in your state or local area? When applying for a mortgage, you’ll see one of two acronyms in your paperwork, P&I or PITI, depending […]
Buying a Home

Homeowners Are Happy! Renters? Not So Much.

When people talk about homeownership and the American Dream, much of the conversation revolves around the financial benefits of owning a home. However, two recent studies show that the non-financial benefits of homeownership might be even more valuable. In a recent survey, Bank of America asked homeowners: “Does owning a home make you happier than renting?” 93% of the respondents […]
Remodeling Your Home

Tips for Adding a Bathroom to Your Home

Have you been living with a single-bathroom home? Is the time here to consider adding an extra full-bathroom or “water closet” to your existing layout? First, know that of all the renovations you can make to a single-bathroom home, adding an extra bathroom is one of the soundest investments you can make. With rare exception, […]

Selling Your Home Updating Your Bedroom Before You List Everyone can argue what room in the home is the most important. While the kitchen and living room are largely important, the bedroom also ranks high in importance. When buyers are touring a home, they will envision themselves living there, and a stale bedroom with outdated style can be a deal-breaker. Instead of scaring off […]

Mortages Taxes Insurance How Property Taxes Can Impact Your Mortgage Payment When buying a home, taxes are one of the expenses that can make a significant difference in your monthly payment. Do you know how much you might pay for property taxes in your state or local area? When applying for a mortgage, you’ll see one of two acronyms in your paperwork, P&I or PITI, depending […]

Buying a Home Homeowners Are Happy! Renters? Not So Much. When people talk about homeownership and the American Dream, much of the conversation revolves around the financial benefits of owning a home. However, two recent studies show that the non-financial benefits of homeownership might be even more valuable. In a recent survey, Bank of America asked homeowners: “Does owning a home make you happier than renting?” 93% of the respondents […]

Remodeling Your Home Tips for Adding a Bathroom to Your Home Have you been living with a single-bathroom home? Is the time here to consider adding an extra full-bathroom or “water closet” to your existing layout? First, know that of all the renovations you can make to a single-bathroom home, adding an extra bathroom is one of the soundest investments you can make. With rare exception, […]

Buying a Home Personal Touches Help Win in Multiple Offer Situations If you’re home hunting in a competitive market, you’ve probably had the heartbreaking experience of losing out on a place you thought you would make your own. It can be frustrating and demoralizing to find out your offer was rejected in favor of another buyer. How can you do your best to make sure it […]

Selling Your Home Boosting Your Home’s Value on a Budget Want to boost your home’s value, but don’t have the budget for a big renovation? Don’t worry, there are a multitude of home improvements that can be done without having a big budget. However, when making your home improvements, it is vital to ask yourself, “Will the money I invest be recouped in the sale […]

Prescott Arizona Horses Love Prescott Not only does Prescott offer miles and miles of trails for you and your horse to enjoy, it offers an incredible variety of equestrian communities and properties to give them a place to call home. In fact, Prescott takes loving horses to a new level, it has The Groom Creek Horsecamp camp ground, that only allows campers with horses! […]

Buying a Home Beware of the “Lipstick Flip” It is hard to miss all of the Flip/House Make-Over shows on television. Some of the transformations are incredible, but some of the transformations seem ‘too good to be true’. Okay, maybe they are ‘true’, but are the make-overs good enough to last long-term? When inventory is tight and newly renovated homes are wooing prospective […]

Selling Your Home Commonly Overlooked Checklist Items for Your Open House For many, the open house is a make-or-break event for marketing a home. The mix of people stopping by can lead to an offer or a quality referral. With the directional signs pointing your way, the balloons bumping off the sign posts, and the house looking its best, a successful open house creates a network […]

Selling Your Home Garage Staging Tips to Help Sell Your Home Making a house on the market shine is all about attention to detail. If you’re going the extra mile to ensure your home is a stand-out, you’ll probably go beyond the typical touch-ups that refresh curb appeal. You might even decide to stage your home, especially if you’re not living in it while it’s for […]

Buying a Home Before You Buy a Flipped Property HGTV house flipping shows are my weakness… I love them! Seeing an old home tuned up with brand new appliances, gleaming marble countertops, and fresh wood floors always grabs my attention. Hands down, before and after pictures are my favorite part! Have you recently fallen in love with a “flipped” home? Does the idea of moving […]

House Maintenance The Top 6 Spots Where Mold Makes its Home Oh goodness, doesn’t the word ‘Mold’ give you shivers? Knowing that it may be hiding in your home is a scary thought. But where does mold hide? Is all mold the same? How bad it is for your health? I know, that is quite a list of questions, but as a realtor, these are questions […]

Buying a Home Do I Need a Real Estate Agent to Buy from a Builder? Looking to buy a home? Are you looking for a new build or and existing home? Investopedia put together an article offering their two cents on the subject. But if you are leaning toward purchasing a new build there is a question you need to ask yourself: Do I need to hire a real estate agent to […]

Buying a Home The Pros & Cons of a Pre-listing Inspection For me, being a successful realtor is more than pulling off a stress-free real estate transaction. My job surpasses buying or selling a home, it is almost like I become a teacher. An important part of my job as a real estate agent is educating and protecting my clients. There is the typical learning curve […]

Buying a Home What You Need to Know Before You Buy a Home Okay, first-time buyers… it’s time to turn the dream into the dirt you can stand on. Your very own home. I’m sure you have questions. In fact, I’m sure your questions are like most first-time buyers. Which is why I’ve put together this down-and-dirty answer guide for the most common questions home buyers have. What […]

Buying a Home No. 1 Real Estate Bargain: A Buyer’s Agent There is no denying that the real estate language can be confusing. Although, one term that is straightforward is a “Buyer’s Agent”. A Buyer’s Agents is a real estate agent who represents only the buyer of a property in a real estate transaction. This type of agent agrees to exclusively represent the best interest of […]

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