At Home In The Poconos
There are more materials, colors, and patterns available in kitchen countertops than ever before—and since many are close in price, the decision may be even harder.
The product testers at Consumer Reports scratched, stained and scorched seven of the leading contenders. What they found may help potential remodelers narrow their choice of materials:
No two slabs of granite are alike, but they all survive abuse with ease and maintain beauty and luster. But edges and corners can chip, and counters...
Still have that reindeer decoration on the roof? It’s time to get organized and change up how you tidy up for the season ahead. Use these tips to get your home ready for summer!
Clean windows and screens
Pesky allergens can easily get caught in your window screen. Before opening up your window to let the sunshine in, make sure you clean everything in advance so that the allergens don’t make it inside your home.
Adjust to a knew maintenance schedule
It’s time to cut the grass, weed the g...First impressions are hard to break and most buyers will only spend about 15 minutes touring your house before looking at other houses with similar features listed at similar prices.
Since we’ve only got one shot at making a first impression- let’s talk about how wow potential buyers by “dressing” your house for sale!
As I’m sure you’ve heard before- it’s time to de-clutter! We want potential buyers to envision their lives in the house- not yours.
Before your realtor snaps those phot...
Knock, Knock
All joking aside, your front door is the number one item with the largest return on investment when considering which upgrades you can perform to help increase the value of your home and attract buyers.
When you’re preparing your house for the market, almost every agent will explain how valuable curb appeal is when it comes to marketing your home here in the Poconos/Lake Ariel. Curb appeal can mean a lot of things, of course, ranging from wholesale replacement of the roof, pa...
Is the master bedroom the best it can be?
So…what rooms are potential home buyers most interested?
Chances are, the master bedroom is at the top of their list when looking for a home to buy in the Poconos or anywhere!
It’s where homeowners spend a lot of their time, so you want to make sure the master bedroom is perfect.
Here are a few tips for homeowners to spruce up their master bedroom to impress potential buyers.
Make your bed.If you don’t want to make the bed when you get...
There are buyers who follow feng shui principles when looking at homes here in the Poconos and the Greater Lake Ariel area, so keep these tips in mind to appeal to those folks. I’ve heard that the use of feng shui can work for us or against us, even when we are not aware of their existence. So in this case, let’s put on our best face, it couldn’t hurt…
Let’s start with the front door. It is considered the “mouth of chi” (chi is the “life force” of all things) and one of the most powerful a...Strategies for Countering Lowball Offers
The lowball offer can be one of the more infuriating experiences when selling your home, but that doesn’t mean you can’t turn lowball offers into happy closings. Here are some ways to deal with the lowball buyer for your home in Pennsylvania or wherever you are!
Your agent is required to bring you any and all offers made on your home, so once and a while you’ll receive what’s known as a “lowball” offer.
Lowball offers are buyer offers which far f...
