Filed under: Home Improvement Getty By Blake Miller There are some hard and fast rules when it comes to interior design. Dining room chandeliers should hang 60 to 66 inches off the floor. Never match the color of your walls to a color in one of your fabrics. Hang curtains all the way to the ceiling to make the ceilings appear higher. But when it comes to making a room - especially a small one - look...
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,...
Homebuying seminars held by realty agents, lenders and nonprofit organizations can be a valuable source of information and can give you a road map to becoming a homeowner. But if you’ve ever wished to hear from “real people” who have recently gone through the experience of buying a home for the first time you may...