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If you're like many people contemplating the sale of your home, you've already spent at least some time studying what you need to do to stage your home for optimal appeal. Like many individuals, you may not have yet focused on staging mistakes that you absolutely must avoid. Falling trap to one of another of these staging mistakes will render your home less appealing to a prospective buyer.

A Spring Cleaning Calendar To Help You Stay On Task

Renovations are important not only for aesthetic purposes but also for improving the functionality of your home. Over time, you may need additional rooms or living spaces to meet the needs of your growing family. Renovating your home is certainly an exciting and rewarding experience but nevertheless, challenging. To lessen the stress and likelihood of costly mistakes, here are some important things you should consider before you start your renovation project:

In many ways, spring is characterized as the time of year to start anew, the point on the calendar at which people make a truly fresh start. With the approach of springtime, you may be starting to think about undertaking a spring cleaning at your residence. If that is the case, you most definitely are not alone. As you contemplate embarking on a spring cleaning mission, there are seven tactics and strategies to bear in mind when it comes to that task and seven more over here.

Remodeling is an exciting stage for a homeowner and the family. If you're remodeling a kitchen, it requires a lot of work for several days or even months. Thus, aside from preparing for it financially, it is best to prepare for the minimization of the mess brought about by remodeling. There are several ways that we can minimize this mess. Depending on your situation, you may ask your contractor to clean as they go, most especially if the family stays within the area of construction or you may hire a post-remodeling cleaner to do the general cleaning. Here are some general tips to minimize the mess while remodeling:

OK... We know for many of you, the patio sets are going into hiding for the next 5-6 months. But it's not too early to start thinking of that backyard oasis you've longed for in 2019; maybe those thoughts will warm you on cold nights this winter.  

As the summer ends, and the weather gets cooler, now is the ideal time for you to engage in an improvement project on your home. Now, when it comes to simple and quick (those that can be executed in such a short time-span) ideas, there’s nothing that can beat building a patio.

It’s almost garage sale season, when eager homeowners everywhere are convinced that SOMEBODY will pay good money (maybe two bucks!) for that toaster that sort of works and the clock that quacks like a duck every hour.

Let’s be optimistic and assume there’s a willing buyer for all your unwanted stuff. The next step is knowing what NOT to do when you launch your garage sale.

There’s more to this time-honored art than piling all your merchandise in the driveway and hoping for the best. Memorize these eight garage sale tips and your next sale might be a sell out.