Thinking about buying or selling a home this year? Congrats! Below are seven tasks you can accomplish now that will help your chances of home buying or selling in 2013! 1. Handle your credit issues. Maybe you don’t have any credit issues or at least you think you don’t. So this is the time to […]
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8 Tasks For Every Home Buyer or Seller Considering a Move in 2013
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Protect Yourself and Your Home and Get Multiple Bids from Roofers Before you Put on Your New Roof!
May 2nd, 2012 admin I tell my clients repeatedly, “please get multiple bids when you go to replace that roof.” Only to find out that they went with a friend’s husband because they just wanted it to be completed and felt like that was a safe bet. Wrong! You will be kicking yourself when your brand new $8000 (that’s […]
Betsy’s Tips and Tricks for Those Little Problems Around the House!
May 1st, 2012 admin 1. Removing wax from candle the base of candlestick or from carpet! If you use candlesticks or some sort of candle holder, you’ve no doubt encountered the globs of wax the pile up after burning your candle. Try pointing a blow-dryer set to low at the wax for about a minute or until the wax […]
4 Home Technology Tips for Energy Efficiency
March 27th, 2012 admin There are lots of little things we can do around our homes for energy efficiency. You don’t always have to equate energy efficiency with installing solar panels or a wind turbine in your yard! For many of us, the cost of that is not realistic. So if you want your home to be more energy […]
Easy Fix for Squeaky Floors!
March 23rd, 2012 admin Our squeaky floor in our kitchen has been driving me nuts lately! I noticed it the most when we had a house guest and I was trying to be quiet in the morning as I was making breakfast and the guest was still sleeping. But I failed miserably because almost every step I take in […]
4 Things to Consider Before Converting a Basement
March 13th, 2012 admin Everyone these days wants a big basement! And if it’s not finished they plan to finish it. Some are just hoping to add to the square footage and others are hoping to one day have tenants renting out that space. Which ever it is that you are hoping for, here’s a great article that covers […]
How to Landscape and Personalize your Bare Portland Yard!
February 14th, 2012 admin This time of year I find myself frantically working in my yard preparing it for spring and summer. When I bought my house, the yard was like an empty canvas. I’ve spent a lot of time adding personality to what was a large and very plain front and back yard. It also adds a lot […]
Questions to Ask before Buying a Foreclosure in Portland!
February 1st, 2012 admin You know that whole saying, “If it seems too good to be true than it probably is.” Well that is definitely applicable to foreclosures, particularly ones that have been abandoned. I often encounter new buyers who are excited about the prospect of buying a foreclosure because of the great price they may get. And […]
2011-2012 Cost vs. Value: Which Remodeling Projects Pay Off the Most?
January 30th, 2012 admin I’ve talked about this before but it’s one of those posts that bares repeating. When tackling home remodeling projects, you’ll find some projects pay off more than others at times of resale. Remodeling Magazine, in conjunction with REALTOR® Magazine, recently released findings of its annual Cost vs. Value report for 2011-2012, revealing which remodeling projects […]
Put Some Color on Those Walls & Listen to Warren Buffet (yes I’m serious)
January 23rd, 2012 admin Warren Buffet does tend to know a thing or two about real estate. And Warren believes (I can call him Warren) that employment will rise when real estate does. You think he’s right? It’s not just Warren […]
