Although online listings are usually the first-stop for potential home buyers, there’s nothing quite like stepping into a home. Not only do open houses provide the opportunity for home buyers to get a feel of the home, but an open house increases its exposure which increases the likelihood that an open house attendee may be
5 Ways To Prepare Your Home For A Hurricane #DidYouKnow Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30th? During this time the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) National Hurricane Center predicts and tracks these massive storms – occurring up to 12 times a year in the Atlantic Ocean. 1. Prevention There are certain measures
From Virginia Beach to Norfolk, from Williamsburg to Portsmouth; here is your go-to guide for beating the heat this weekend in Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach Grommet Island – Virginia Beach Grommet Island, located at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, is one of the first playgrounds of it’s kind and covers over 15,000 square feet. Not
Vegetable Garden 101 It’s recommended to start your vegetable garden after the last freeze. For this area, that was around mid-April this year. However, there are still plenty of things you can plant that can be harvested before the next freeze, mid-October. Arugula, for example, only needs a harvest period (from seedlings) of 40 days! You
Spring is one of the best times to put your home on the market, but that means you’ll have more competition than in the winter. Making your home stand out from the rest is a must and luckily for you, we have tips on how to do this: Get Outside! The winter can leave your
Staging your home for sale highlights its strengths, downplays its weaknesses and can help appeal to a wider pool of potential buyers. While some sellers opt to hire a professional to stage their home, others may want to do it themselves. Here are some tips for the DIYers among us: Remove Clutter: One culprit of
Lenders will often provide quotes that include loan rates and mortgage points. But what exactly are mortgage points? A point is a fee equal to 1 percent of the loan amount. A 30-year, $100,000 mortgage might have a rate of 7 percent but come with a charge of 1 point, or $1,000. There are two
New home buyers are sometimes so excited to be purchasing a house and become so emotionally attached to a house, that they make mistakes, some of which can be costly. It is important to buy with your head, not your heart. Homeownership is an investment and buying with your heart can cause you to spend much
Imagine this: you find a property you really love, you put in an offer and you get outbid. It’s safe to say that if you are interested in a home, someone else is interested in that home as well. Getting outbid happens to the best of us. It certainly isn’t uncommon. So how can you avoid
Selling your home can be stressful. Now imagine selling your home when you are relocating, whether it be to another state or across town. Certainly that would add more stress to your plate. But with some careful planning, some of that stress can be relieved. The first thing to do is determine whether or not you
