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Fall is here and will soon be over. So, if you're planning to sell your home during the fall months, you will need to spruce up your lawn. In any market condition, the yard catches every potential buyer's attention. And, you want yours to stand out in a good way, not … (0 comments)
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Assigned watering groups are mandatory for all customers. Running your sprinkler irrigation system outside your assigned days is water waste and may result in a water-waste fee or citation.
With the shortage of water an ever present concern in Southern California, many homeowners in the area are looking for different options besides the long rolling lawns we've historically had. The use of landscaping water often accounts for up to 70% of a household's water use. We're actually planning to alter … (2 comments)
A green roof, also called an eco-roof or garden roof, is a lightweight layered roofing system that allows maintenance-free plants to top a waterproofed substructure. Due to simpler technology, green roofs are not only becoming more common in residential areas, but commercial areas as well, according to www.thisoldhouse.com.
This is a generic letter to a client after a pre-listing walk through. It is a combination of many situations I have come across in these walk throughs over the years. I would, obviously, never address my clients this way. But for fun, I put this letter together to showcase some of the situations … (3 comments)
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Named for the native name of Lake St. Clair, the Ganatchio Trail is an 8 km trail extending from the City of Windsor to the Town of Techumseh. It winds along Riverside Drive and provides both an asphalt pathway and landscaped green areas for walking, jogging, biking, and rollerblading. The attached … (0 comments)
Yes, yes I know! We all want designer yards these days. Pretty, pretty ..... A lot of buyers these days are still looking for a house that hasn't already been renovated to someone else's taste. Then they find the perfect fixer-upper and the yard is basic. There is plant material there, and … (0 comments)
I promised more pictures of my flowers, so I guess I have to deliver. The Willamette Valley is one of the finest places in the world to grow things. I have a lot of plants that grow even without my help. Those, I consider weeds. My wife and I had a … (3 comments)
Preparing For A Quick Sale - Springfield Mo Real Estate #1
The real estate market in Springfield is ever changing. With more homes on the market today, location is not the main reason buyers are attracted to certain homes.
Improve the home before it goes on the market.
Gone are the … (1 comments)
Remember to keep the plants watered, shrubs/trees trimmed, and grass cut before showing your home. If your landscape is overgrown or looking unhealthy, then you have reduced the price of your home even before buyers enter the front door. Buyers will immediately begin assessing the cost of fixing this landscape and it … (0 comments)
The first thing to do upon arriving at home with all you healthy, fragrant, and beautiful selections is to place the tender young plants in a shaded area or begin setting them, pots and all, where you marked with your spray paint; do not leave them in your hot SUV or … (8 comments)
FINALLY here in Illinois we are entering the season for outdoor enjoyment and pleasure. For those of us (in particular) in my neck of the woods; this time seems so long in the waiting that I want to immerse myself in every moment I can OUTDOORS, for fear tomorrow snow … (4 comments)
With the rising price of gas I believe many Americans will be spending more time at home. You might as well enjoy your yard!
I mentioned this site in a previous post but I wanted to write a little more because it is a awesome service. I do not know the cost involved but you have to watch the demo because it is really awesome what they do ... all online! I can only imagine … (0 comments)
It is so time to clean out everything you have had sitting around since winter. Here are a few things you can do to make spring come to your home. Rather you have your home on the market or just need a new look here are a few ideas.Clean out closets, … (3 comments)
Below are some in progress before and afters as this project is nearing completion. I am a Dunn Edwards girl so the colors I selected for this job were Dunn Edwards Alluring Umber for the main body, Dunn Edwards North Territory and Navajo White as the accents. These photos do not do … (26 comments)
Last week in the blog we talked about getting your gardens and landscape in order at your Paradise home. Especially if you have your home listed in the (busier!!! Yeah!!) Paradise real estate market, because curb appeal is VERY important. So for my green tip this week I wanted to send … (0 comments)
I love to get up at the crack of dawn, the air is much cooler and everything is so quiet...I was lucky to catch this image on the way out to Highway 60 from West Lake Wales. The pastures stretch as far as you can see, and cows and horses dot … (0 comments)
Hardscaping projects for the do it yourselfer.The term hardscaping came across my desk and so what exactly is it! It could be referred to as small objects or any non-living elements in your yard. Since most homes today that are highly rated on curb appeal have at least two or three hardscaping elements … (0 comments)
Stress has been a buzzword for 10 or more years now. And finding a peaceful place or peaceful time for solitude is a challenge for most. But, have you ever thought of creating that peaceful place in or around your own home? 
We have been talking a lot about home renovation in the last few posts. This is a topic that is on all of our minds as the weather starts to warm up and we are able to do more things both inside and out. A major component of exterior renovation is … (0 comments)
Secrets to Curb AppealWhat kind of first impression does your home make? I often find when taking buyers out to see properties they are quick to make a decision as to weather they want to go into a property or not simply by the way the exterior of the property looks. … (3 comments)
Palm Springs airport landscape architect fights adding native plants
The first impression your property makes on potential buyers is vital to the success in selling your house, so it is important to make the buyer's first impression of it count. 
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First off, let me apologize for how grainy this photo is. big oops on that, lost the original somehow. Well, anyway, I took this photo at a family members dock heading into Wildwood, NJ. It was a beautiful brisk morning. Real morning too, I was there at 6am waiting for the … (6 comments)
Water conservation is very important for the in the United States and when a town or city ends up in Level II or Level III drought it can cause real estate valuations to collapse. One of the first things that the city does to curtail water usage during a Level II … (1 comments)
In a previous post I mentioned that I would help my cousin out by posting his info on here. Well here is a flyer that I created for him. He has a new born at home and he was informed that he will be laid off in the next coming months … (4 comments)
Florida Commercial Real Estate is BoomingFlorida's healthy job market and a shortage of new commercial construction are spurring a commercial construction boom in many markets.Per an article in 2007 Florida Trend magazine: For the past decade, there has been relatively little new office, industrial and retail construction. In fact, for the … (2 comments)
One thing I love about Central Texas is that if you don't like a particular topography or climate, you can just drive 50 miles in any given direction and find one of the five or six very different faces of Texas - hill country, blackland prairie, piney woods, Highland Lakes, all … (9 comments)
Am I the only one who recognizes that yards rarely match homes? This may be fine as a home owner, but as a home seller this creates a negative first impression in a buyer's mind.
As much as this makes sense to me, so many people don't get it when it comes to paint and how it can turn off prospective buyers. 
For anyone who ever wanted to landscape their own garden or yard, this is the place to shop for plants, shrubs flowers and a whole lot more. They even have a butterfly encounter. (which I think is a little pricy). They have very knowledgeable people who work there that can help you tackle any … (4 comments)
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There are many types of improvements people make around the house and yard. What low cost improvement have you made and enjoy for having done so? … (1 comments)
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Top 10 We show LOTS of Eastside homes. LOTS! We're with your Buyers, Mr. and Mrs. Seller. We see what they see and hear what they say to us afterward. Here's our "Letterman" style Top 10 Most Offensive Buyer Turn Offs list.10. The street jungle (or is there a house behind … (7 comments)
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Sometime around the tax preparation tasks, there are also those tasks associated with our home and yard maintenance to keep it at it's maximum value. Besides that, to me when the Spring weather breaks even just a little, I want to be out cleaning up the yard and looking for early … (1 comments)
A story on MSN today discussed to pros and cons of buying a home with a pool. Setting aside personal preferences, I thought about the debate over resale value. Obviously, if you're not going to use your pool, the it's just a hole in the ground that you'll pour money into. But … (5 comments)