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Choosing the Right Flooring for Your Lake House

Anyone buying or remodeling a lake home has a myriad of decisions to make. Many times, flooring is one of the last things you want to think about. Even so, lake home flooring is a very important decision! If you are buying or remodeling a lake home, chances are you are already familiar with the effects of the elements. Lake homes withstand a huge amount of moisture, humidity and wear and tear. Here are the most common flooring types and how they stack up against those elements. Carpet Best for: Bedrooms, living rooms, upstairs hallwaysWorst for: Kitchens, bathrooms, entryways Many people…

5 Steps to Take When You’re Ready to Sell Your House

Your home is likely your largest investment. When it’s time to sell, you’ll want your investment to impress buyers and earn top dollar. A real estate agent can suggest ways to make the process go smoothly, but all homeowners can take some basic steps even without professional help. Here are five important steps to take when you’re ready to sell your house. 1. Declutter Remove knickknacks, toys and other belongings that clutter the rooms in your house to make the spaces seem larger and more open. Buyers will also have fewer distractions as they walk through the home. Don’t plan on shoving your…

5 Organizational Tips for Tackling Your Messy Garage

As it starts to get colder, homeowners are looking for ways to clean up their homes, so they can have more space for storing their summer things. They also start thinking about getting rid of old things and simply just making things look nicer, and the largest task in most homes are the garages. It’s truly the only part of the house that most families let go. It’s easy to throw everything that doesn’t belong in the house, in the garage, but it gets packed pretty quickly. It can be hard to find motivation to tackle the task of getting things…

Top 10 Turn-Offs for Potential Home Buyers

If deciding to sell your home, there are a number of things that you need to do before listing it to potential home buyers. You need to make your home as attractive as possible to potential buyers. Part of this is making sure that there’s nothing about your home that will turn off potential buyers. The following are ten of the top turn-offs for home buyers you should avoid when putting your home up for sale: Unpleasant odors – A house filled with unpleasant odors will turn the buyer off immediately. This can be anything from the smell of cigarette…

Staging Your Lake Home Property for Sale

Selling a lake home can present certain challenges and opportunities that you may not find with a house away from the water. Staging can help tremendously to secure the highest price for your home and also help to sell it more quickly. Staging your lake home provides a unique opportunity to tie in elements of your home with the lake or, at a minimum, put the lake on the forefront of a potential buyer’s mind relative to other properties in the area. Outdoor Staging The exterior or a home should showcase the fact that along with the house, the buyer…

Waterfront Home Renovation for Dummies

Waterfront home renovations give you the opportunity to convert it into a business, increase property value, improve appearance, or simply live more comfortably. Many times homeowners are not sure where to begin with renovation, but it all depends on your intentions. If you are trying to sell the home, then you need to do a lot more research and conform to market demands. This guide will help guide you in deciding how to improve your waterfront property. Whether it’s for personal, or profitable reasons. Architects, Designers and Builders Naturally, you will need to decide if you’ll use your own DIY…