Real Estate Blog
Pre-Inspected Capital Region Homes Save Time, Money
If you are readying your home for sale this spring or summer, one of my favorite tactics to set your property apart from other Capital Region listings is to order a pre-inspection. If you’re not familiar with the term, a pre-inspection is a less detailed, less expensive visual inspection designed to report major conditions certain… Read More
Luxury Home Listings Can Do Too Good a Job!
Spring is truly in the air…the traditional time when people can fall in love at first sight! I’ll try not to dampen those springtime spirits too much, but for anyone currently looking into the Capital Region luxury home listings, some advice may be in order: Online love at first sight is a really bad idea…. Read More
Instagram #mycapitalregionrealtor.com
Love your home, pictures and winning…stuff?? Here’s your chance! It’s simple….take a snap shot of anything related to your home, upload it to Instagram with the hashtag #mycapitalregionrealtor.com & get as many “likes” as you can by telling your family & friends to double tap your photo. Every 2 weeks the top 5 photos will… Read More
Pools Figure Into Capital Region Home Sales
Who isn’t ready for summer? One group that’s clearly already there is this springs sellers: Capital Region listings are already racking up page views. For them and everyone contemplating taking advantage of the busy spring selling season, an interesting fact has come to light. It puts numbers on something that most of us feel intuitively…. Read More
Capital Region Kitchens May Cause Dilemmas
For homeowners preparing a house for sale in the Capital Region, it’s often the single most difficult decision: what about the kitchen? When the kitchen is undeniably past its prime, it can be a true dilemma. We all know that kitchens can sell a home, but when the budget for a full-blown remodel doesn’t make… Read More
Part 2: What First Time Homebuyers Aren’t Told
Of all the things first time homebuyers in our area are told, some that turn out to be pretty important are too often overlooked. Here is part 2: 4. Remodeling costs more than you think You’ve found a fixer: your energy is to be applauded. But before you write that offer, if you are… Read More
Part 1: What First Time Homebuyers Aren’t Told
First time homebuyers are told a lot of things — “Save your money,” their parents advise. “Location, location, location!” their friend’s friend cautions. Reasonable advice, for certain. But there some important elements of the home buying process which a typical first time homebuyer doesn’t usually hear. I’ve listed some of the most important ones, in… Read More
The “Surprise Remodel”
Sometimes home values can undergo abrupt changes. One way that can happen is through the ‘Surprise Remodel’ phenomenon. That’s when you wake up one morning to find that your home grew larger…overnight! If you are one of the many Capital Region residents whose children have left for school, the Surprise Remodel is what happened the… Read More
