Time to Sell, Now What?

by Jon Terry | Jul 20, 2011 | Blog, De-Personalizing your Home, Selling a Home, Staging

The minute you know it’s time to sell your home, start thinking value.  Which home improvements will yield the highest price and which aesthetic staging will make potential homebuyers fall in love?  Value is determined when buyers weigh the work and cost...

Credit Disputes Gone Bad

by Jon Terry | Jun 30, 2011 | Blog, Selling a Home

For years, you could dispute anything on your credit report that you believed to be inaccurate and the act of doing so would not be counted against you. While you still can dispute anything on your credit report according to the Federal Credit Reporting Act, you might...

Garage, More Than Just Home for Cars

by Jon Terry | Jun 8, 2011 | Blog, Buying A Home, Green Home Tips, Selling a Home

Today’s garage has evolved almost as much as homes themselves.  Four decades ago, garages were small enough to fit merely the family car.  Now we expect our garage to house not only our SUVs, but also our gardening centers, tools, festive holiday garb, and...

Virtual Staging

by Jon Terry | May 25, 2011 | Blog, Selling a Home, Staging

For simplicity’s sake, I like to split listed properties into two categories: inhabited and uninhabited.  Both need some degree of staging to enhance their potential.  For inhabited properties, staging usually means sending items to storage, touchups, and a...

Does it pay to remodel green?

by Jon Terry | Feb 10, 2011 | Blog, Buying A Home, Green Home Tips, Home Owner Energy Tips, Residential Real Estate, Selling a Home

Green renovations and additions to your home may cost more upfront than taking the route of using traditional materials and methods, but does it pay for itself when your resell your home? Lower Maintenance Costs Green home renovations that target the tightening of...

Added Value To Your Home: Improve Your Space

by Jon Terry | Jan 18, 2011 | Blog, Construction/Maintenance, Selling a Home

One of the greatest improvements that will also add to the overall value to your home is a kitchen and or bathroom remodel.  We as Realtors often say that both of these rooms really sell your home, or in the very least make one of the biggest impressions which may...