Tag: Mary Tynell
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Is Your Home Ready To Show? Here’s Some Quick Tips To Get It There!
While it might be your goal to keep your home show-ready at all times, that isn’t always possible. It is completely normal to have a home that feels lived in – especially if you are living in it! This isn’t a major issue, but something to be aware of if you are getting ready to…
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Questions To Ask When Buying New Construction
Buying new construction is a different process than buying your typical pre-built home. What’s included, what’s not, and what’s hidden in that massive contract depends on the builder you use. As with any situation where you are moving or about to spend a lot of hard earned money, it’s important to go in prepared –…
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What Is Earnest Money and Why Do I Need It?
If you have never been through the home-buying process, some of the terminology can seem a bit foreign. One of the many phrases you might come across is earnest money. When making an offer on a home, it is often encouraged to include earnest money with the offer. Earnest money is a payment of 1-5%…
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Room Too Dark? Here’s How To Double The Light!
Not every room is blessed with good natural light.. Sometimes when a window isn’t placed well, or isn’t there at all, it can be hard to work around, while other times, the window is in a great spot but is being blocked outside by trees or other plants. If you struggle with poorly lit rooms,…
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Don’t Forget To Update Your Address When You Move!
Moving can be overwhelming. From selling your home or wrapping up a lease to finding a new place to live and all the packing and planning in-between, sometimes things can fall through the cracks. One thing to add to your to-do list so you do not forget it is updating your addresses. While the main…
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The Best 6 Steps to Take to Increase Resale Value
Everyone who is getting ready to sell wants to make the most money possible in the process. While you may see a great deal of value in your home, that love you’ve created doesn’t always translate to financial gain. The best way to actually increase the value of your home and therefore your potential profit…
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Why Low Inventory Is Good For Sellers
There is high buyer activity and a historically low number of houses for sale right now. The perfect time for homeowners to sell their house is when the demand for homes is higher than what’s available for sale. Here are a few ways that low inventory can help you get a great deal if you’ve…
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7 Tips To Make Moving Less Awful
There is so much excitement around moving into a new home until it comes time to pack up and actually move! While the idea of moving is great, the work it involves can often be overwhelming. Moving requires hard work but t it is possible to cut down on the aggravation and anxiety by taking…
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25 Cheap Ways To Upgrade Your Home
1. Add some character and add texture to your walls with peel-and-stick wall panels. 2. Create a charming accent wall with peel-and-stick paper. 3. Upgrade your countertops to faux granite with a DIY paint kit instead of spending a fortune to replace it. 4. Reseal all those cracks in your tub and tile with caulking and make your bathroom look new again. 5. Update recess lighting…
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Is 2021 the Year to Size-Up Your Home?
2020 was a year for change. Many lifestyle adjustments and plenty of time at home. During that time, you may have started to think about how much your current home suits your needs, even if you thought at one point that the home you’re in could be your forever home. Last year impacted the needs…
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