7 Tips For Staging Your Home to Sell

7 Tips For Staging Your Home to Sell

First impressions are important when you put your home on the market. Consider that most buyers will spend just a few minutes in a house before deciding to make an offer, so invest your time and money wisely by following these seven DIY tips: 1. The neighborhood. As...
Neighbors’ Effect on Appraisals

Neighbors’ Effect on Appraisals

You may be able to ignore the knee-high grass in your neighbor’s yard, but a home appraiser won’t. When calculating the value of a property, an appraiser also factors in surrounding conditions. Neighborhood nuisances like an overgrown yard or a persistent...
Decorating a Contemporary Dining Room

Decorating a Contemporary Dining Room

Home décor stores provide numerous options for decorating walls and horizontal surfaces, but buying ready-made works of art is not necessary when decorating a dining room or any space in the home. It is possible to come up with budget decorating ideas that look...