Maintaining your home should be a mix of love and diligence that sometimes requires a little TLC from your bank account. Staying on top of the chores around your property is key to ensuring it remains comfortable and a refuge from the trials that life throws at us. But it doesn’t take much for the…
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The moment a real estate agent offers a prospective price for your property is filled with both anticipation and anxiety. Most owners have pretty firmly held views of their own on what they think their property is worth. But the rubber really hits the road when agents give their expert assessments. Agents use a mixture…
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Redesigning your kitchen is an exciting project, but it is easy to make mistakes along the way. A successful kitchen renovation combines aesthetic design with practical application. Get it right and you can add significant value to your home, while also increasing your enjoyment of your property. Below is a list of the issues that…
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Beautiful gardens make a positive impact on prospective buyers, especially if you’re selling a family home during the Spring and Summer campaigns. Space for children to kick a ball, play on swings and even enjoy a veggie patch creates a wonderful impression that yours is the perfect home where family memories are made. Remember, buyers…
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Older homes will pick up scrapes and scratches over the years as part of the wear and tear of normal life. Walls accumulate chips and knocks while ceilings can attract stains from a leak fixed long ago, kids games that got out of hand, smoke stains and even an insect squished in panic. If you…
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Whether you’re about to sell your home or renovate, there are few better low-budget ways to add some sparkle than a fresh coat of paint. Many agents recommend homeowners break out the brushes before putting their property on the market because a good paint job hides the bumps and scratches that walls endure over the…
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Staging your home before a viewing can be one of the most important actions you can take to help maximize the value of your home once it’s on the market. Preparing your home for prospective buyers can be a challenge, especially if you remain living in the property while it’s for sale. If you’ve moved…
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Preparing your house for sale, or even making it more enjoyable to live in, often involves throwing out unwanted or unused possessions and injecting some discipline into your housekeeping. Nothing turns off a prospective buyer faster than an untidy or dirty home. Inspections that include your dirty dishes in the sink or clothes discarded in…
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It’s a great feeling when you put the ‘Sold’ sticker across the signboard on your home and have found a motivated buyer who can’t move in fast enough. Now, you face a big question: should you begin a deadline-driven search for a new home and risk rushing into a deal, or find a rental and…
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Prolonged periods at home have probably inspired your thinking about how you might improve your property to add to its value. You wouldn’t be alone. During the Covid-19 crisis, hardware shops have reported record revenues as we apply our spare time to some do-it-yourself home improvement, even without the promise of a sausage while we…
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