Category Archives: Home Selling

Avoid These Home Improvement Projects

In addition to being a poor investment, these projects will often hurt the future sale of your home:

  • Turning a bedroom into another type of space
  • Installing an above ground pool
  • Not keeping paint colors neutral
  • Installing a hot tub
  • Creating themed children’s bedrooms

When making changes or improvements to your home, always ask the question; how will this affect my home’s value and marketability when it’s time to sell?

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What Amenities Are Important to Home Buyers?

Here are the results of a recent survey of more than 1,000 people ages 25 to 65:

  • 64% say they prefer a move-in ready home
  • 51% say they want their next home to be larger than their current home
  • 29% say the kitchen is the most important feature in a home
  • 22% say the master bedroom is important
  • 18% say the living room is important

Here are some things that buyers are willing to give up in order to get certain amenities:

  • 41% are willing to give up a location near public transportation
  • 35% are willing to give up better schools and proximity to entertainment and shopping
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Gatlinburg Chalet For Sale

Looking for a weekend getaway? This property offers all of the charm and character that you would expect in a mountain chalet, plus it offers a host of outdoor activities. You have unlimited hiking and sight seeing possibilities in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, snow skiing at Ober Gatlinburg, swimming and tennis at the nearby club. This property can be placed on a nightly rental program to offset your cost of ownership.

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10 Home Staging Tips

•Remove the clutter – put small things away
•Brighten areas up with light – open drapes and blinds, add lighting
•Re-purpose rooms – add some new furniture and paint
•Vary wall hangings – try different groupings
•Bring nature inside – add plants and fresh cut flowers
•Group in threes – odd numbers are preferred when grouping accessories
•Give areas a face lift – add new counter tops or cabinet doors if dated
•Add some color – paint with warm tans, honeys and soft blue-greens
•Beware of layout – pay close attention to the traffic flow of each room
•Clean – this is the cheapest and easiest way to improve the look of your home

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