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Best Staging Accessory: Mirrors

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what home is the fairest of them all? When selling your home, you want to present the best, neutral landscape that you can. This includes de-cluttering, cleaning and organizing all of your belongings. But what …
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Resource Video: Homeowners Edition

Home-Maintenance Tips for New Homeowners Today’s video centers on establishing a home-maintenance routine program to ensure that you and your family live comfortably in your new home. This informational video provides key points on what to do to maintain your …
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Selling Your Home? Six Questions to Ask Your Shorewest, REALTOR®!

  Thinking about selling your home this year? Here are the six best questions to ask your Shorewest sales associate. 1. What type of training have you had? No matter what real estate experience level, all of our associates go through …
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Moving? Four Tips for What NOT to Do!

Moving is stressful enough without everyone telling you how best to go through the process. There is planning, researching, packing and even more packing involved! With all of the chaos going on, it is important to keep sight of the …
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How to Buy a Home While Paying off Student Loan Debt

Are you or someone you know excited about today’s robust housing market and wanting to buy but stopped by student loan debt? You are not alone. According to a 2015 survey by American Student Assistance, a Boston-based nonprofit, recorded that …
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Sales are UP! Now is the Time to Sell!

The National Association of REALTORS’ most recent Existing Home Sales Report revealed that home sales were up rather dramatically over last year in five of the six price ranges they measure. Only those homes priced under $100,000 showed a decline …
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Organizing Mistakes to Avoid

Everybody loves a clean house! It’s easier to live, work and play in a place where you are not constantly being distracted by messes. Cleaning your home helps streamline efficiency, decrease headaches and makes day-to-day life easier. You may have …
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How To: Sell a Home with Children

Everyone faces challenges when they sell their home. Some homes need major structural repairs, some need landscaping upgrades while the lucky ones may need some touch-up paint and organization. Another hurdle to overcome is attempting to sell and buy a …
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Home Renovations: Where to Put the Kitchen Sink?

Home renovations can be a stressful time for homeowners; questions arise about the layout, functionality and entertaining quality of the space and what is the best fit. When looking to re-do your kitchen counter top, many families proceed to put …
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Property Management Tips from My Dwelling: Spring Cleaning and Maintenance

Now is the time for property management inside and out! Let’s start with spring-cleaning. A yearly tradition for most Americans that involves, ‘un’-hibernating, breaking up with the television, and swinging from our chandeliers with a toothbrush in one hand and …
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