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Posted on 05/16/2021

Designing a Luxurious Home Fitness Center

Photo by Victor Freitas from Pexels Having your own home fitness center provides a convenient place to work out. You don’t have to worry about fitting in exercise during gym hours or having to wait your turn to use the treadmill or rowing machine. With your own gym, you can work out whenever you want and use your...

Home Improvement

Home Design

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Posted on 05/09/2021

Three Quick and Easy Ways to Design Your New Home

Photo by Khiem Tran via Pixabay Designing a home can be intimidating, especially if it's your first time. Maybe you were a design aficionado with the perfect dorm room, but designing a whole house seems intimidating. Maybe you're worried you have no feel for design at all and will leave your room an empty canvas with one, central...

Design

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Posted on 05/02/2021

Clean These Spaces Before You Move In

Image by pascalhelmer from Pixabay You’ve spent months scouring home listings and viewing houses. Once you found your dream home, you signed the contracts and successfully closed. Congratulations! It’s time to get started on this next exciting chapter of your life. While you’re probably eager to move your belongings into your new home, it’s a good idea to...

Home Cleaning

Homeowner

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Posted on 04/25/2021

Benefits of Purchasing a Home

Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay Buying a home can be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. However, deciding if you should rent or buy your next home can be a very difficult decision. But once you understand the benefits of owning a home, you can have confidence as you move through the home-buying process. You...

Benefits

Buyer Tips

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Posted on 04/18/2021

Ways to Avoid Crucial Common Mistakes When Building Your New Home

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Building a new home is an exciting event, but the process can be overwhelming — particularly if you are having your first home built. While working with a qualified and reputable local builder will ensure that you get the best results possible, it's also important to remain informed and aware. These are...

Common Mistakes

Contractor

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Posted on 04/11/2021

HOAs: Are They Voluntary?

Photo by RawPixel.com via Shutterstock When it comes to homeowner’s associations, you need to know what type yours is before you determine whether to “join” it. There are two types of associations, covenant-based and voluntary. When homeowners ask about requirements to join a homeowner’s association, they may believe it is optional, but if our association is covenant-based, you...

Hoa

HOA

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Posted on 04/04/2021

Tips for Sellers: Evaluate a California Luxury Residence

For those who plan to list a luxury home in San Francisco, Malibu or anywhere else in California, it generally is a good idea to evaluate your residence closely before you enter the real estate market. That way, you can identify your Golden State luxury house's strengths and weaknesses and explore ways to transform assorted weaknesses into strengths. Now,...

California

Luxury Home

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Posted on 03/28/2021

Remember to Make Home Security a Priority

A struggle that everyone faces is keeping priorities straight. As careers advance, families grow, and financial responsibilities increase, some priorities fall by the wayside. One example of how that can happen is with home security. When you have your mind on twenty other things that need to be taken care of this week, it's easy to forget about consistently...

Home Safety Habits

Avoiding Burglary

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Posted on 03/21/2021

Planning for a Big Budget Renovation

Image by Malachi Witt from Pixabay You might think renovating a home is simple when budget isn't a factor, but when there are no limits, it's deceptively easy to become side railed. Getting off-track on a home renovation can be disastrous. You may end up with rooms that feel cavernous and impossible to fill or hallways that meander...

Budgeting

Planning

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Posted on 03/14/2021

Where Should You Search for Your Dream Home?

If you want to enjoy a successful homebuying experience, it may be beneficial to hone your house search to residences in a select group of cities and towns. That way, you can speed up the process of finding and buying your dream residence. Now, let's take a look at three tips to help you narrow your house search. 1....

Buying A Home

Buyer Tips

Posted on 03/07/2021

What To Do with Pets When You Show Your Home

Photo by StockSnap via Pixabay The lawn is trimmed, the house is spotless and you're ready for a real estate agent to show off your home to a prospective buyer -- but what about your pets? Pets and showings don't always mix; the potential buyers may be afraid of or allergic to your animals -- or your pets...

Open House

Pets

Posted on 02/28/2021

When Your HOA Switches Property Management Companies

Image by allPhoto Bangkok from Pixabay In a perfect world, every HOA would find an amazing property management company, and the union of the two organizations would last forever. Unfortunately, this world can be imperfect sometimes, and there are many reasons why the agreements between property management companies and HOAs may need to be dissolved from time to...

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