How does your real estate agent decide on the right selling price for your home? What do they see that you don’t when they advise you on which houses in your search area are priced above or below market value? Whether you’re in the market to buy or sell a home, or both, it helps to understand how factors that …
How’s the Air in There?
With the days getting shorter and temperatures dropping, chances are you will be spending more and more time inside your home. As you prepare for winter, one thing you might not have thought about is your home’s air quality. Over the last few decades, the number of synthetic chemicals used in products for the home has increased drastically, and the …
Curtains, Blinds or Both?
Did you recently purchase a new home, and now you’re in the midst of redecorating and replacing fixtures left by the previous owners, or decorating a new build from scratch? Or maybe you’ve just decided to refresh the look of some rooms in your home by updating your window treatments. Should you go with blinds, curtains or both? Some rooms …
Save the Roof!
Your home’s roof is one of its most important and expensive assets, and the item the average homeowner dreads replacing more than anything else associated with their home. The nationwide average cost of a new roof is around $10,000, and while most roof replacements can be completed in 3-4 days, the expense, noise and mess associated with this project can …
Fall Home Maintenance Tips
It’s fall in Atlanta, with winter just around the corner. While we don’t expect subzero temperatures or months of snow shoveling in our neck of the woods, we can expect frosty mornings and a flurry or two as the year winds down. Before the warm and sunny afternoons fade away, now is a great time to tackle some of the …
To Rake or Not to Rake?
To quote a meme travelling around the city lately, Atlanta’s weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a state trooper! Most of us are thrilled to have temperatures that finally make it feel like fall, and even the windy and rainy days are a welcome reprieve from the steamy summer that overstayed its welcome. But of course, …
Paint What?
Changing the look of a room by giving the walls a fresh coat of paint is one of the most common and easiest projects most homeowners will do. But there are so many other things in your home that can be given a new look with a few swipes of a paintbrush! With just a few extra tools, you can …
Use That Extra Space!
Does your home have unfinished or unused basement space? Even homes sold with “finished” basements often have one or two rooms that have not been finished fully, or have simply been left empty and unused. While the average basement remodel costs anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000, the return on investment can be as much as 70% when it comes time …
Why October is Perfect for Planting
Did you know that October is actually the ideal month for planting many of the flowers and shrubs that make our yards look so colorful in the spring? Roots grow best when the soil is warm, between 55 and 75 degrees, so in the spring, soil is often still too cool to promote root growth before the long dry summer …