Category Archives: Selling a Home

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2014 Will Be Stricter for Home Buyers Looking for a Mortgage

If you’re in the market for a new home, it’s going to become more difficult to get a loan in 2014. If you do get a mortgage, you’ll qualify for a lot less than expected. Most people are not aware … Continue reading

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Getting Your Home Ready for the Spring – Selling or not.

To help property owners get the best selling price they can — without burying themselves in expenses — U.S. News created a list of 10 cheap ways to boost your home’s sales price by spring. I like this article because … Continue reading

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2014 New Year Resolution – Buying or Selling a Home

We make a lot of resolutions in the beginning of the year. Some are just the same ones you didn’t keep last year. Sometimes it’s easy just to keep the list and change the date at the top. Like I … Continue reading

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Inexpensive Home Improvement Luxuries Add Value When You Sell!

When selling your home, or just looking for a little luxury, there are simple and inexpensive additions you can make. Here are a few: Wine Cooler. No, not the Styrofoam kind! Wine cellars are big sellers in new homes but … Continue reading

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Fall Soil Preparation in NJ

The gardener feeds the plant, the organic gardener feeds the soil. Feeding the plant is like applying battery power, which has a limited span of usefulness before it burns out. But feeding the soil with organic nutrients and minerals is … Continue reading

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Using Feng shui when Selling Your Home (or not)

Redecorating a home, whether a major or minor change, can make your home a more inviting oasis for friends, family and yourself. But consider a change that might also invite well-being and maybe wealth.  Consider using feng shui. The practice, … Continue reading

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The History and Tradition of Halloween Candy Corn

The History of Candy Corn   If Halloween were to be represented by an object, it would, no doubt, be the pumpkin. But if there is one candy that perfectly encapsulates the Halloween spirit in one small as sugary dose, … Continue reading

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7 Home Buyer Turn Offs

I can’t say that I agree 100% with everything here, although I do have to bow to the market demands. This is the culmination of polls taken by leading real estate experts (who also didn’t agree with ALL the tastes … Continue reading

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Low Cost Home Improvements to Add Resale Value

Even in a housing market where inventory is low, buyers still want a move-in ready house and are willing to pay more for one that’s turn-key. Sellers can increase their listing price and decrease the time their home sits on … Continue reading

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Home Insurance and Renovations

Woody Allen once said: “There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” But if you are planning a renovation to your home and don’t take the time to speak to … Continue reading

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