homeowner hints: Alternative Heating Options for your Connecticut Home - 07/24/08 02:43 PM
I heat my home with oil - I have a hydro-air forced warm air heating system with three zones.When I built my home three years ago, has I suspected the price of oil would more than double in three years, I might have considered different heating options.
Back in 2005 when (17 comments)
homeowner hints: Spring Forward This Weekend - 03/07/08 01:22 PM
This Saturday night, before you go to bed, be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour, as we begin Daylight Savings Time. While you're at it, take this opportunity to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. Replacing the smoke detector batteries twice each year - coinciding with when we (0 comments)
homeowner hints: Sellers: Buyers are Watching HGTV. Are You? - 06/23/07 08:11 PM
I've been busy lately, showing lots of homes here in New Fairfield and Danbury, Connecticut to many buyers.
Each of my buyers have their own particular needs. Number of bedrooms. Price. Location. Single family home or condo. Each is unique.
But, lately, they all have one thing in common: They have (14 comments)
homeowner hints: Sellers: Spring Clean-Up for Your Yards - 04/22/07 09:17 AM
Spring has finally arrived here in Connecticut. That means it's time to clean up your yards, especially if you're marketing your home for sale. Winter can be tough on our lawns and our gardens. A little work now can lead to great results for the rest of the spring and summer. (7 comments)
homeowner hints: Selling with Pet Odors - 03/12/07 11:49 AM
REALTOR Magazine posted a great article online today titled, Seven Ways to Get Rid of Pet Odors. One item they left off, that I've heard rave reviews about, is Nature's Miracle, to remove smells from pet accidents. Nature's Miracle is readily available in most pet stores.
When selling your home, it is (5 comments)
homeowner hints: Spring Forward: Daylight Savings Time - 03/09/07 09:01 AM
This Saturday night, before you go to bed, be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour, as we begin Daylight Savings Time three weeks early this year.
While it is thought that starting Daylight Savings Time early will save energy (if it stays light later in the day...that's less electricity (0 comments)
homeowner hints: Sellers: Shovel Your Snow - 02/21/07 12:47 PM
It's been a week since our last snow storm. Yet, just yesterday when I was showing homes to buyer clients of mine, we encountered a home that has not shoveled their driveway, the walkway to the front door, nor the front steps.
This home is on a narrow "country" road, so (4 comments)
homeowner hints: Wintry Weather Arrives in Connecticut - 02/14/07 09:04 AM
We were originally expecting 12-18 inches of the white fluffy stuff we've seen so rarely this winter. Instead, we've woken up to about 1-2 inches of a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. It's nasty outside, and last I heard, we can expect this to continue all day.
The kids are (2 comments)