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Home Staging Tips for A Faster Sale - 11/29/07 10:41 AM
1. First Impressions Roll out your carpet for potential homebuyers by sprucing up the entryways. Welcome mats, planeters filled with beautiful flowers, and clutter-free foyers set the stage.
2. Sell the space, not your stuff! Remember the goal of a successful showing is to make a prospect feel at home- like it's theirs, not yours. Put away all your personal collections. Less is more: open up your space so prospects can see they're buying.
3. Paint and elbow grease works wonders. New paint and a thorough cleaning will give you a "bang for your buck." Remember netural walls are your best … (1 comments)
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Owning a Home is Still The Best Investment - 11/25/07 09:46 AM
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Home Selling Tip - 11/23/07 02:48 PM
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Home Sale Tips - 11/21/07 02:23 PM
Here are a few tips to help prepare your house for sale: Clean everything thoroughly. Ask a friend to help you assess your efforts-especially in sensitive areas such as odor removal. Put out clean towels, new soap, a nice tablecloth and fresh flowers. Don't be at home during a showing or open house. Your absence will put buyers at ease so they'll feel free to linger and ask questions. If you do stay, be polite, but let your sales associate do the talking. Don't apologize for the condition of your home. Make sure kids and pets are out of the house. … (0 comments)
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Ready to Build - 1.16 Acres, Pocono Mt. Water Forest, Milford PA - 11/21/07 10:27 AM
CURRENT PERC, SEWAGE PERMIT AND 4 BEDROOM SEPTIC DESIGN. LOT PARTIALLY CLEARED AND DRIVEWAY CUT IN. LEVEL TOPOGRAPHY LOCATED IN POCONO MOUNTAIN WATER FOREST. HOUSE BLUEPRINTS AVAILABE FOR 5,000 SQ FT HOME. ALL YA' HAVE TO DO IS START BUILDING!
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1031 Tax Exchange - 11/20/07 01:40 PM
1031 ExchangeA Profitable Niche for REALTORS®Created by the I.R.S. in 1990, section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers, with the aid of a Qualified Intermediary, to sell investment or income property solely for the purchase of other "like-kind" property within 180 days and to defer the capital gains taxes normally associated with such a sale. In essence, the taxpayer is exchanging one income property for another and deferring the gain in the process. Known as a 1031 or a tax-deferred exchange, this strategy can be utilized again and again, allowing taxpayers to continue to defer gains throughout their lifetime … (1 comments)
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Spacious 5 Bedroom Contemporary, Hemlock Farms, Lords Valley PA - 11/20/07 01:11 PM
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Manage your tasks - 11/19/07 01:33 PM
Managing Your TasksSimple Steps to Improve Your Productivity Have you ever noticed that some of your most innovative thoughts have happened at the oddest times? The reason for this is that your brain wasn't occupied with your ongoing "to do" list, so it was finally free to explore new ideas.If you want to do more creative thinking, then you need to establish a system for organizing your tasks. Begin by collecting them in an in box. What should you do with the items once you've accumulated them? According to David Allen, the best-selling author of Getting Things Done, the first step … (1 comments)
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New Construction Custom Built Home - Lords Valley, PA - 11/15/07 03:29 PM
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Organize the Garage - 11/15/07 10:17 AM
Do you ever find that you're having trouble pulling your car into the garage because you have so much stored in there? Clean it up by storing everything you can at a helpful relative's home or a rented storage unit. This way, your garage area will appear larger, and when it comes time for you to move, you will be more organized.
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Clean the Carpets - 11/14/07 10:13 AM
When you are ready to list your home, it's always a good idea to have the carpets cleaned. A clean home will always sell faster, and you should accentuate the fact that you take care of your home. Leave a few pairs of shoes just inside the front door to imply that you are meticulous about the appearance of your house!
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Paint the Front Door and Entry Way - 11/13/07 10:11 AM
A fresh coat of paint will always help sell the house faster, but if you can't afford it, try this instead; paint the front door and, if needed, the entry area round the front door. If you don't have any matching paint around to use, see if there is a plate fixture or some other item you can remove. Take it to the paint store to obtain a paint color that matches.
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Scope Out New Developments - 11/12/07 11:20 AM
When you're selling your home, one of the biggest competitors is the new home development in the area. Visit these developments to size up your competition and get ideas on how to beat them at their own game! Help your home to have the same appeal as the new homes by accenting similar attributes, while pointing out the benefits your home may have that the new homes do not. You'll also get a good idea of what the price of your home should be, based on what the new homes are selling for.
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FORECLOSURE INFO - 11/10/07 12:05 PM
Debt forgiveness in foreclosure or short sale no longer taxable Normally when a creditor forgives a debt or part of a debt through either foreclosure or a "short sale" the debtor-borrower will receive an IRS form 1099 showing that amount and it will force the borrower to pay income tax on that amount. For example, you owe the lender $450,000 and the lender agrees to a short sale by forgiving $100,000 and accepting $350,000. The lender will then send you a 1099 for $100,000 and the IRS expects you to pay income tax as if you earned the $100,000. This bill, … (1 comments)
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1.23 Acres on a Cul-de-Sac, Milford, PA - Pocono Mt. Woodland Lakes - 11/09/07 12:18 PM
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Weekend Get-a-Way - Mobile Home In Lake Adventure, Milford, PA - 11/09/07 10:59 AM
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1.41 Acre Lot - Pocono Mt. Lake Estates, Bushkill, PA - 11/09/07 10:27 AM
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Mobile Home, Trails End - Shohola, PA - 11/09/07 10:02 AM
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Buildable Corner Lot in Woodledge Village, Hawley PA - 11/09/07 08:44 AM
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day - Clean or paint appliances - 11/09/07 08:02 AM
Appliances should be clean at all times. If your kitchen appliances have broken knobs, replace them. If your stove is green, your dishwasher is gold, and the trash compactor is black, have a professional come in and paint them one matching neutral color. This is much less expensive than buying all new appliances, and it will add dramatically to the "salability" of your kitchen!
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TOP RETIREMENT LOCATIONS - 11/08/07 02:07 PM
When it comes to the most popular retirement spots, you know many of the usual warm-weather suspects. In fact, a recent Harris Poll confirms that California, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Oregon are the most popular places that those aged 62-plus would choose to live. Even if you don't practice real estate in those hotspots, be prepared for an influx of retirees. Earlier this year, Bizjournals.com did a comprehensive report on the hottest retirement destinations and found some surprising results. Urban destinations making the top-ten list included Portland, Maine; Youngstown, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Knoxville, Tennessee. Top small-town destinations included Gardnerville … (0 comments)
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Bake Cookies - 11/08/07 11:40 AM
Keep a package of ready-made cooking dough on hand. Pop a few cookies in the oven just when a hot prospect is expected to arrive to view the home. The smell of freshly baked cookies will conjure up a lot of great memories! Try to trigger emotions that will work toward the sale of your house.
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Selling Your Home? - Tip of the Day - Make A Checklist - 11/07/07 11:03 AM
Make a checklist for the whole family to review any time a Realtor is bringing someone to look at your home. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, just something to remind you to do all the little preparatory tricks to get your home in order before it is shown. Get everyone involved. Even young children can participate in getting the house in tip top shape. When your home sells, you can all be proud that you played a part!
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Selling Your Home? Tip of The Day - – Paint Walls a Neutral Color - 11/06/07 07:48 AM
If your home is decorated in dark or unusual colors, you will scare off a lot of potential buyers. It will be worth your while to paint your walls a neutral color, such as off-white. If you're not up to painting your entire house, at least paint the areas that make the biggest impression, such as the entry/foyer, living room, dining room, kitchen and master bedroom. Also, use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean off some of those dirty spots around door handles. Sometimes just scrubbing away those little spots makes the room look fresh again!
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Selling Your Home? Tip of the Day – Clean Up Oil Spills - 11/05/07 08:55 AM
First impressions are always critical, and your driveway is one of the first things a buyer will see. Here's a quick tip that may be the solution for your cement driveway: try Drano or any high powered liquid drain cleaner and sweep those oil stains away! Remember: use caution and read all manufacturers' warnings before you begin this task.
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$299,000 Center Hall Colonial, Lords Valley, PA - Hemlock Farms - 11/01/07 03:52 PM
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Richard Dmochowski, ABR, CRS, e-Pro, SRES
Lords Valley,
PA
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