Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 5

February 27, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Open House

Your closets, cabinets and any computer areas that you have in your home are definitely something that should be cleaned – deep cleaned.  It is a known fact that many buyers love to snoop and figure out exactly what they could put into certainly closets and cabinets and if they are not clean on the [...]

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 4

February 24, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Open House

So now that we have discussed some of the finer points of the things that you need to clean when you are looking to sell your home, the next thing that we are going to concentrate on is the tile.  When it comes to cleaning your home, the tile is by far going to be [...]

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 3

February 23, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Open House

So the windows, skylights, baseboards and the walls are all things that are very, very important but there is another thing that you might be missing when you are looking for things that are important to clean and keep clean – the toilet!  No one in the world wants to go into a bathroom with [...]

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 2

February 22, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Open House

Now that we have talked a little bit about the windows and the skylights, let’s go ahead and touch base about the baseboards and the walls.  This is another area that many home owners who are looking to sell their home miss.  Walls are something that can get very dirty very fast and you want [...]

Clean Homes Show Better — Some Tips and Tricks: 1

February 21, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Open House

When you are looking to sell your home, as we have noted in this particular blog a number of times, it can be difficult to sell it, especially in this market, however there are many tips and tricks to ensure that your home gets off of the market as soon as possible.  One thing that [...]

Learning to be a Good Tenant: 5

February 11, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Landlord

When you want to be a good tenant, it is highly important that you follow all of the rules outlined in your lease. If you can only have a certain number of people living in your apartment, comply with that. Do not sneak in pets if there is a no pet clause in [...]

Learning to be a Good Tenant: 4

February 10, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Landlord

Naturally, when you are renting a house or an apartment, you want things to work the way they are supposed to work. And, ideally, you want your landlord to take care of any repairs as quickly as possible.
Well, you have to take some responsibility for that yourself. For starters, your landlord cannot read [...]

Learning to be a Good Tenant: 3

February 9, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Landlord

The first thing you need to do to be a good tenant involves your rent. It should go without saying that you always need to pay your rent when it is due. You can even pay it before it is officially due. Your landlord will appreciate this, because he or she likely [...]

Learning to be a Good Tenant: 2

February 8, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Landlord

There are more benefits than you might imagine to being a great tenant. For one thing — and this is especially important if you like where you live — it will make your landlord more likely to want to renew your lease, often without a surprise increase in the rent you currently pay. [...]

Learning to be a Good Tenant: 1

February 7, 2010 by Heather  
Filed under Landlord

When you move into a rental, whether it is a house or an apartment, it can be a new and sometimes difficult situation. You have to get used to your landlords. And, of course, your landlords have to get used to you.
If you have ever rented before, then you know a simple fact: [...]