Until recently, I had never sold a home before. I had watched plenty of HGTV shows about selling a home, but to my dismay, television can only prepare you for so much (although I’d still like to think that my years of watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer have given me some inkling of what to do should I ever come across the Cullens). Every market and home is different, but as it happens, friends in our apartment building whose home is very similar to ours decided to sell their place a few weeks after we placed our home on the market. We were able to make some pretty direct comparisons of how our real estate agents performed – and wow, were there ever differences! In some areas my agent performed better, in some areas their agent did. So wouldn’t it be nice if you had an agent that did all the right things? The experience was an education and I’m hoping to pass along some of that to you so that you can get the most from your real estate agent when it’s time for you to sell your property. [click to continue…]
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If you were wondering about the whizzinator; is a fake male… woo hoo… that is filled with clean…. wee wee… so that some people can pass certain tests without showing that they partook in using any… wacky backy… [click to continue…]
For a lot of my younger years I enjoyed the demolition and rough framing part of building. There is a lot to be said for cutting, hammering and breaking things, just look at the stuff on Spike TV. However, as I’ve gotten older, fatter and more frustrated, I’ve come to enjoy the finer types of jobs. You know, the ones that require less of me falling off of things, being cut/stabbed/poked, not to mention being able to finish without losing any more of my hair. And that’s why I am all about painting. It can be quite serene as long as the baby is not trying to put the dog’s tail in the pail while I have my back turned. Any-who, here are some painting tips I’ve learned over the last few years. [click to continue…]
Much to the dismay of my lovely other half Carrie–I recently broke my ankle playing hockey. Trust me–the pain has been worth the benefits. I get to lounge around having palm fronds waved at me, grapes fed to me by hand, and I don’t even have to take the dog out. This has given me time to think of things like: What if Yoda was a carpenter? Help you I can, yes. With expanding your Jedi finish carpentry training. Talking trim we are. [click to continue…]
All year, you’ve worked to get your home in shape. Whether you’re a renovator, making small improvements or have been taking care of projects and repair as they’ve come up, it’s been a year of effort, money, sweat and – let’s admit it – a few tears.
The last thing you want is for much of it to go up in smoke because of a holiday-related fire. [click to continue…]
