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real estate advice: A Great Home Value Estimation Web Site - Even Lists All Previous Property Permits - 01/08/10 04:58 PM
Before buying your dream home, it would be nice to know the last sale price of the property wouldn't it? Would you also like to know if that basement apartment was built with a legal permit? I can guarantee that most potential home buyers would answer YES to both of these questions. 
Luckily, there is a website to help us with this question - Property Shark.
Property Shark will give you the following information:
Last Sale Price Tax Assessment Permits Square Footage Room Counts Parcel Map information Owner Name
Basic Membership to Property Shark is Free and entitles you to a limited number of reports everyday.  I ran … (14 comments)

real estate advice: Staging Your Entry Way and Front Yard Using Feng Shui - Let's Get the Chi Moving! - 11/22/09 05:11 PM
External curb appeal and your entry way are the two items that create a buyer's all important first impression of your home.  A potential home buyer will make up their mind about your home in under one minute.
What first impression would your home leave a buyer?

The goal of using Feng Shui to stage your home is to balance all five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) in and around your property. (We are only going to look at external curb appeal and your entry way in this post.)
For a Feng Shui Cheat Sheet on the Five Elements, … (14 comments)

real estate advice: Home Selling Tips for Pet Owners - 11/08/09 11:58 AM
It all depends on which statistics you read, Home Staging for Dummies claims claims that about half of the potential buyers that tour your home will be pet lovers.  Some other home staging books, have said up to 60% of home buyers have an aversion to pets due to simple dislike or a health reason. 
In other words, your beloved pet(s) could be turning off up to 50%-60% of the potential home buyer traffic that is filtering through your home.  In my opinion, these numbers are pretty high and really need to be considered BEFORE you place your home on the … (18 comments)

real estate advice: Home Staging Secrets to Sell Your Home - 11/04/09 08:55 AM
Even wonder why some homes draw in tons of buyers, while other homes just sit on the market for months, even years? There are several factors that will sell a home in today's difficult market, the price of your home needs to be competitve, your home's location, and your home's appearance (the inside and the outside).In order to make all your rooms appear large and inviting, all additional furniture and clutter must be removed from every room before you place your home on the market.  A potential buyer will even look in your master bedroom closet, bathroom vanity, and kitchen pantry. … (3 comments)

 
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Kate Case ~ Kate's Home Staging ~ RESA ~ ASHSR ~ NJ NAR Affiliate

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Kate's Home Staging and Redesign is a home staging and interior design company that specializes in residential real estate staging, home decorating, color consultations, custom wood signs, home decor discounts, interior design, interior decorating, and sell semi-custom window coverings. We also specialize in crown molding installations to complete your home's look, a good design is always in the details! My blog is a place were all ideas about interior design can be discussed and all questions answered....


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