Mind These 3 “De”s When Listing Your Home

March 11, 2014

This past weekend, my stepson and his wife took the plunge and put in a contract for their first home, joining the increasingly large group of first-time home buyers in the housing market today. Before finding their “diamond in the the rough,” there were a lot of potential money pits they had to sift through and on the occasions when I got to go along for the ride, I was shocked at how sellers put no thought at all into the staging or curb appeal of their homes. If you’re planning on taking advantage of the housing recovery by listing your home for sale this spring, remember that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. For buyers, it’s all about the three “L”s: location, location, location. But for sellers, you should pay attention to these three “De”s: Continue reading “Mind These 3 “De”s When Listing Your Home”

Should I Rent or Buy?

April 14, 2011

For those of you who follow my recent posts, you are probably aware that my wife and I are re-locating to another state; in fact as I write this the movers are boxing up our possessions and will be loading up the moving van tomorrow.  Well I have to tell you, there is finality when you see your worldly goods packed in boxes by strangers!  What isn’t final (yet) is where my wife and I are going to call our new home. Continue reading “Should I Rent or Buy?”