Annual Home Maintenance Checklist
MonthlyInspect HVAC and furnace filters; replace every 2-3 monthsClean range hood filtersCheck water softenerLook for leaks around toilets and sinks
17 Questions For Hiring A Plumber
Ask yourself (or the plumber) these questions before you decide on someone who can be your on-call specialist for all your household plumbing needs.
9 Fixture and Upgrade Tips for New-Construction Homes
Building a new home is a perfect opportunity to customize your space according to your own needs and wants, and youâll have to make lots of decisions. Before you dive into a new construction deal, make...
5 Things Every Buyer Should Know About the Market
Buying a new home can be an exciting time. It can also be frustrating and exhausting. To help prepare, here are five important things to know about the market.
18 Factors That Could Keep The House From Selling
Selling your house can be an intensely emotional experience in any market, but it's particularly nerve-wracking when it seems like other homes are going under contract in a matter of days while your listing...
15 Ways Buyers Can Compete With All-Cash Offers
Buyers in cash-offer-heavy areas, take heart. There are ways to compete with those all-cash folks and come out ahead â with the keys to the home of your dreams.
8 Steps To Handling Unhappy Post-Purchase Buyers
Even the very best real estate agents at the top of their careers have to deal with clients who are upset with them after the transaction closes and everyone walks away from the table. But even though it's a...
When Is The Right Time To Sell Your Home?
Is now the best time to sell your home? That's an intensely personal question that depends on a number of factors -- many of them beyond your control. In 2006, some sellers might have been wondering if they...
