Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

  1. Improving Your Kitchen on a Budget

    Whether you’re planning on selling your home in the near future or just enhancing it now for your own enjoyment, your kitchen is a great place to focus some of your attention. If your kitchen is dreary, disorganized, and grungy, then several aspects of your life could be negatively impacted. One surefire way to start your day on…

  2. How Long Does It Take to Create a Home Listing?

    There is no one-size-fits-all approach to craft an effective property listing. Instead, a seller needs to allocate the necessary time and resources to ensure a house listing hits the mark with buyers. In fact, failure to do so may make it tough for a seller to generate interest in his or her home. Perhaps even…

  3. Bathroom Renovation Tips: 3 Things to Remember

    If you’re planning a bathroom renovation, you likely already have certain design elements in mind. Many bathroom renovations can solve a problem like lack of space, old fixtures or outdated decor. Some renovations can simply beautify the space to give it a fresh face and feel. No matter the reason or inspiration for your project,…

  4. Summer’s Over: Ways to Maintain Your Home’s Exterior After Summer

    As the relaxing days of backyard barbecues turn to thoughts of school and work mentality, your home needs to prepare for the change of seasons. Summer fun, sun and nature have a significant effect on a home’s exterior. Although end-of-summer maintenance items are not necessarily as labor intensive as many spring tasks, these are strategies…

  5. Having Trouble Saving for a Down Payment? Try These Outside the Box Tips

    Saving for a down payment on a house can seem like an insurmountable challenge to first-time homebuyers. You don’t have the benefit of equity built from owning previous homes, and most, if not all, of your income could be tied up in other places like paying rent and bills. If this sounds like you, don’t…

  6. Tips for Moving on a Rainy Day

    You often cannot choose the timing of your move. If the rainy season is in full swing, moisture could become an added challenge to your relocation strategy. Even a drizzle could cause damage to your property, but you can avoid issues if you are prepared. Wrap What You Can The best way to protect your…

  7. Understanding home improvement loans & how they work

    Home improvements and renovations can be costly. Securing a home improvement loan is a great way to obtain financing for your home improvement project. There are many home improvement financing options available on the market. The typical rate of these loans land around 3 percent to 36 percent. Comparing the interest rates and other factors…

  8. Essential Flower Garden Maintenance Tips

    To have a thriving flower garden, the work doesn’t stop once you’re done planting. All plants, but especially flowering plants, need ongoing attention and maintenance to get the most bountiful blooms and healthy plants. There are several things you can do to care for your flower garden to make sure it looks beautiful all year…

  9. Consider Natural Stone Siding for Your Home

    Image by djedj from Pixabay If you’re looking to build a home and want an exterior that is both trendy and timeless, consider natural stone. Stone is one of the oldest building materials in human history and it is still being used in new construction today. There are many varieties of natural stone you can…

  10. Closet Lighting Tips

    Image by B. Forenius from Shutterstock There are some overlooked places in your home that need proper lighting. A good example is a closet. Whether a closet is small or large, proper lighting is essential for safety and good illumination. When building a new space or upgrading an existing one, these tips will help you…