Filed under: Home Equity Getty By Michael Corbett Inspection day is exciting. It's an opportunity to spend an extended period in your new-to-you New Orleans, LA, real estate, exploring every nook, cranny, closet, and attic. Besides running all the faucets, testing the appliances, and peeling back that shag carpet to check for hardwood (fingers crossed!), what else should be inspected? Simply put:...
Filed under: Home Improvement, Selling, MyNextMove Getty By Laura Agadoni Most sellers realize that staging - spending time and effort getting a house looking its best - helps sell homes. Staging often involves paying a professional to move in furnishings that aren't yours to help sell an empty house - and move out some of your own furniture if there's too much of it. But if you have fixtures,...
Filed under: Buying Shutterstock By Tara-Nicholle Nelson Here are easy-to-overlook selling points that entice buyers, and that sellers should highlight. Sure, it's easy to market homes for sale in Charleston, SC, that sit on several lush acres, feature gorgeous European appliances, and are located in the most prestigious neighborhood in town (ZIP code envy, anyone?). But it's slightly more...
Stephanie Brick is a designer at Nicely Done Kitchens & Baths in Springfield, Va. Gone are the days of kitchens as single-purpose rooms: We cook, entertain, do homework, pay bills, catch up and socialize there. The kitchen, regardless of size, will inevitably end up hosting more people at a party than any other room in...