A lot of people think that selling homes in the winter is impossible. What with how busy the holiday season can be and how cold and dreary weather can keep people inside rather than touring properties, the theory seems like it holds water. However, selling your home during the supposed “off-season” isn’t quite the impossible…

  If you are like us, there is no better way to kill a Sunday afternoon than by sitting down in front of the TV and binging reality shows about couples buying a new home. Whether it is a young couple purchasing their starter house or a family looking for their vacation home by the…

Home hunting is exciting, exhausting, and anxiety-provoking, all with good reason. Unfortunately, many people make mistakes that prevent them from reaching their goal. Learn from these tips to avoid making costly errors that could put a hold on that “sold” sign. NOT KNOWING YOUR BUDGET Not knowing what you can afford is the wrong way…

Owning your own home may be one of the defining qualities of the American Dream, the set of ideals that includes opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work. Home ownership has long been considered one of the strongest representations of that vision –…

Pull Off a Great Open House With This Prep Schedule When it comes to holding open houses in an attempt to sell your home, first impressions are often the only impressions you get the chance to make. While a perfect house will likely sell itself, most of us aren’t trying to sell perfect houses. We’re…

  Buying a home is a very stressful event for anyone. Figuring out what you can afford and what you want can make you just want to lie down and forget about it. But it’s important to build equity in your home and have stability, so you have to move forward. Can you, as a…

Its mid-July in Las Vegas and smoking hot!! I am not talking about the temperature… YES I am talking about the real estate market! We are back to listings having multiple offers within 24 hours, lower commissions being offered, agents getting away with only putting a handful of pictures on the MLS and not having…

STAGING WITH PURPOSE Staging is the act of sprucing and setting up a home to make it as visually appealing as possible to a prospective buyer. Creating an eye-appealing home – one that potential buyers can envision themselves living in – is the best investment in the sales effort. Sellers often fail to take full…

Moving into a new home is an exciting time, and you’re probably daydreaming about decor and paint schemes and new furniture. But before you get into the fun stuff, there are some basics you should cover first. Change the locks Even if you’re promised that new locks have been installed in your home, you can…

After a long, dreary winter, spring brings forth an energy that can motivate you to take care of things around your home. While typical spring cleaning involves purging and organizing, one should not overlook what’s happening on the exterior of the home, too — especially after months of cold, windy weather. There are several DIY…