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5 Things You Need to Know Before DIY-ing A Home Improvement Project
Don’t plan to tackle a home project DIY style until you read these tips from someone who has had a lifetime of experience!
Posted by Matt H. Dannals on February 09, 2017 in
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Completing a home project DIY-style sounds great on paper, but it’s always best to know what you’re getting into prior to starting. Luckily, we have an in-house DIY expert right here at the Coldwell Banker home office, Mr. Jimmy Hammel. While by day Jimmy focuses on digital marketing, you’d think he is a full time contractor if you talk to him about everything he does outside of work. I asked him to spill his top tips for DIY-ing a home project; here’s what he had to say.
1. Don... read more
Clever Disguises for Common Household Eyesores
These clever tricks will help keep common household eyesores hidden in plain sight!
Posted by Matt H. Dannals on December 15, 2016 in
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Not every aspect of owning a home is pretty. Appliances, electronics, heating and cooling equipment—necessary though they may be, don’t exactly make for magazine-worthy home decor. But you know what they say in the interior design world—when the going gets tough, the tough get decorating!
Name almost any common household eyesore and you can bet there’s a boatload of camouflage out there that will help you send them out of mind, and more importantly – out of sight. Most ... read more
Create an Energy Effiecient Home with a Cool Metal Roof
Insight and Info from Improvenet.com
Posted by Lee Harrison on July 18, 2016 in
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Does this Grand Junction heat make you sweat your energy bill during the summer months? Well, Improvenet.com has a solution that you may want to consider when budgeting for your next home improvement project. By: Steve Wright (improvenet.com)Energy efficiency not only keeps your house cooler, but it keeps your utility bills down. A cool roof can make one of the biggest impacts to your energy use while providing you with a roof that can last 50 years or more.Metal roofing materials have become more popular in recent... read more
Expert Advice on Staging During the Holidays
Check out the tips and tricks for staging your home this holiday season!
Posted by Shawnee Carver on December 03, 2015 in
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While winter is often considered a difficult time to sell, it can actually be one of the best times of year. Inventory is typically low, meaning less competition and more serious buyers. But how do you keep your clients from getting discouraged during the cold winter months?
We turned to the experts on how to stage during the holidays, and what makes a house stand out when there is three feet of snow on the ground.
Check out the tips and tricks for staging your home this holiday season!Expert Advice on Sellin... read more
Here’s How Much You Need to Save Each Day to Buy a Home in 15 Top Cities
Realtor.com helps us plan to make that down payment.
Posted by Lee Harrison on July 12, 2016 in
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By, Clare TrapassoFor home buyers—especially first-time ones—what looms larger and scarier than the prospect of pulling together enough cash for a down payment? A late-stage IRS audit, maybe? A bracing swim in gulper eel–infested waters? Wearing a snazzy blue “Hilary for America” baseball cap at a packed Trump rally?All wrong! The answer is nothing. For more and more Americans, the down payment has become the Everest-size mountain they need to climb to reach their dreams of homeownersh... read more
