What Counts as a Comp for Your Home? From replacing a rusted out bathroom sink to laying laminate flooring, Americans are hooked on the DIY craze. Some things, however, are better left to professionals. Establishing your home's current market value before putting it on the selling block or pursui
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02/03/2015
Buyers Beware: 3 Points to Ponder About a Home's Location When buyers are on the hunt for a new home, they're usually very focused on one thing: the house. Buyers can lose objectivity if they fall in love with one, and the thought process becomes akin to one of those romantic photos with fuzzy
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01/02/2015
Right Choice Realty Forget, for a moment, about market trends and interest rates. At any given time, no matter the state of the economy, someone somewhere is selling their home. In any market, homeowners can up the odds that a home sells as quickly and as profitably as possible by giving it a fa
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01/02/2015
Weekend DIY Projects to Improve Your Home Value The best home improvements are those that have a high return on the investment. Remodeling Magazine publishes an annual Cost vs. Value Report, analyzing the ROI of 35 separate remodeling projects. You can even look at the return based on your region
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12/04/2014
What to Look for When Buying an Older Home Anyone who has visited Fort Myers, Key West, or even Charleston, SC knows how beautiful historic architecture can be. In San Francisco, they've even named their stately, restored Victorian homes "Painted Ladies." But, are these older homes good buys? C
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12/04/2014
Right Choice Realty How to Lower Your Heating and Cooling Costs When temperatures drop below freezing or rise to the point of sweltering, does it seem like your wallet develops leaks? If keeping your home comfortable year-round taxes your budget or tempts you to forgo comfort, you need to find
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12/04/2014
Right Choice Realty Whether you work from home or are simply interested in a dedicated space to manage the monthly bills, respond to emails, or work with your children on schoolwork, crafting an environment based on personal needs can be accomplished regardless of the space available. Create a
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12/03/2014
What You Must Know About Insurance When Buying a Home Purchasing a home involves getting to know a lot of financial terms and processes that most first-time homebuyers have never been exposed to. One of the most confusing is insurance. If you've never owned a home before, your familiarity with in
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12/02/2014
Tips for Conserving Water at Home Perhaps it's a little too easy to overlook the importance of water. It's simple, after all, to turn the tap and watch it flow. Consider, though, that only 1 percent of the Earth's water is useable. The rest is either salty or frozen.
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11/13/2014
Overcoming Our Resistance to Living a Sensational Life. Passion always wins and unfortunately you can't teach it. You also can't buy it. You can't even rent it. The good news? You CAN develop it. Passion for life, passion for your career, your business, your family, and friends. Thoughts
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11/13/2014