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: 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...
Filed under: SellingAndy Dean/GettyBy Laura AgadoniWhen it comes to timing your home sale, predicting the real estate market can seem impossible. Even psychics don't always know what the future holds for real estate. But you can make some predictions based on what's happened in past real estate cycles.For starters, 2016 is an election year. There's also talk of interest rates potentially rising even higher...
Over the summer I ripped up the old boards on my deck and replaced them with new pressure-treated boards. Now that they’ve had time to dry out, I’m about to stain the deck, but I’ve discovered that a handful of boards are already splintering and cracking. This is really disappointing, especially since I spent a...