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Thursday, July 23, 2015

How Can You Spruce Up Your Living Room on a Budget?



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If you are looking to sell your home, your goal is to get the most money possible in the shortest amount of time. One of the best ways to add value and appeal to your home is through home staging. You have a lot of options for how you want to go about it. You could hire a professional staging company, but that comes with a hefty price tag.Most of the time, a few simple fixes is all it takes to transform a living room. 

Today we are going to go through some of our most favorite, inexpensive home staging tips or you. We hope these will help you save both time and money when it comes time to sell your home.

A fresh coat of paint is always a good idea. Neutral, warm colors work best for highlighting the natural light in your home. This will make it easier to punch up the room with some colorful accessories and pull everything together.

A common design problem facing many homeowners is that they have no real entry way, as their front door opens up to the living room. To fix this, you can add a table, some lighting, and a rug to "fake a foyer" and make it feel like the living room and entryway are two different spaces.

A patterned rug, some pillows, or bright curtains add a ton of texture and an eclectic layer to the space, which is essential to a well-designed room.

In some cases, a "make-under" is just what you need. In the case of most fireplaces, taking some accessories and clutter away enhances the look and feel of the room greatly.


You could spend well over a few thousand dollars with a staging company, or you could do these fixes yourself for around $500. That's a small investment considering the value that you add to your home by adding those pieces.

If you have any questions for us about staging your home or anything else real estate related, give us a call or send over a quick email. We are always here to help, and would love to hear from you!

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

What is a Short Sale?



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Do you know what a short sale is? It's essentially when you owe more on a home than what it is really worth. For instance, if you owe a bank $200,000 and the home is really only worth $150,000. 

How can I help you in a situation like this? I can help you in communicating with the bank in regards to what your situation is, in order to help them understand what might be happening. 

What I'll also do is ask the bank to re-appraise the home, and if the home appraises out at $150,000, the bank will likely approve of the short sale and that debt will be forgiven. 

In one case, a client of mine had a home that the bank valued at $350,000, but it only sold for $175,000. The bank actually forgave the difference and so it worked out very well.

If you know of anyone that's stuck in a short sale, please refer them to me because I would love to help get them out of that rut.

As always, please consider me as your #1 sources for Grand Rapids real estate!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

3 Things You Should Know About Grand Rapids Real Estate



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Hey everyone, today I wanted to talk to you about 3 things that have been happening lately in Grand Rapids Real Estate. Here they are:

1. It's a hot market right now, but people are paying way too much for homes. If you find a home you want to make an offer on, give me the address. I can analyze it for you and tell you what it's really worth, and what you should be paying for it.

2. Make sure you get the home inspected. I have great inspectors who can check everything from head to toe in your home to make sure it's in proper working condition. 

3. You can't forget the home warranty either. We have partnered with a home warranty company who will cover your home on all major items for 1 year. 

If you are looking to buy or sell in Grand Rapids or know somebody who is, give me a call or send me an email. We look forward to hearing from you!