When it comes to selling a house, everything speaks...the house "speaks" and "curb appeal is the first thing it says.
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Word Wednesday: Curb Appeal
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Take It Off Baby
I was driving to the office the other day with the radio on. The radio playing in the car is unusual for me; normally I drive in silence. But on this particular day the sun …
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“How Do I Look?” “What Do You Think?” Do You Really Want To Know?
My daughter Joanna has that killer combination of complete honesty and willingness to say exactly what she thinks. Admirable qualities? I think so. Admirable, but not painless. I’ve been on the receiving end of …
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Video…You Make Me Feel Like a Na-k-ed Woman (thanks Carol King)
When I was a kid, I knew all the words to every song on Carol King’s album Tapestry. Tapestry won the Grammy for best album in 1972. It is one of the best selling …
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What’s YOUR House Smell?
I went on a listing appointment the other day…met with a gentleman whose elderly dad passed away a few months ago. He’s getting ready to put his Dad’s townhouse on the market. The townhouse was …
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You’re Already Fashionably Late…Hurry Up and Get Here!
Over the last two months or so I’ve listed a bunch of properties…several of them have already gone under contract and will be closing soon. But I also have several clients that are not quite …
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Purple Staging Will Do by Amy Curtis
My last post was my “confession” of faith in the benefits of home staging. I am a believer. But I have my limits… Have you seen the clever Ace Hardware purple paint commercial?? The one …
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Home Staging…I’m a Believer by Amy Curtis
I’ve had a conversion of sorts. Nothing road to Damascus like, nothing quite that dramatic or life changing, but a conversion nonetheless. A conversion that does have an impact on the work that I do …
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Getting Ready for the Market
So, you want to move. Recent news seems to say that this is the time. There are real buyers out there, and this year can be the year to make it happen. Nothing stands in …
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Thick Skin and Big Pants…Welcome to Selling Your House
So the real estate office calls. They say they have an agent that would like to show your house tomorrow afternoon between 2:00-3:00. You hang up the phone, super excited! Maybe this one will be …