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DIY Home Staging: Selling Your Home on a Budget

Last week, we talked about home staging and whether or not it’s worth spending the extra time, money and effort when selling your home. While home staging means different things to different people, it’s all about putting your home in the best possible light. If you’d like to do this without spending a fortune, follow the DIY home staging tips we’ve assembled below for each of the four most important living spaces in your home.

Staging Your Living Room

The living room is one of the first spaces potential home buyers are likely to see, so it’s imperative that you make it as welcoming and appealing as possible. Assuming you’ve already cleaned your house from top to bottom, ensure you’ve decluttered and depersonalized it as well. You’ve no doubt…

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Home Staging: “To stage, or not to stage?”

That is a question that home sellers are often faced with prior to listing their home and showing it to potential buyers. Does the extra time, money and effort you spend on staging your home ultimately pay off? Let’s break it down.

Home Staging Stats

According to the National Association of REALTORS® 2015 Profile of Home Staging, 96% of REALTORS® representing buyers say that staging your home does have an effect; it just comes down to how much:

• 52% of buyers’ agents believe staged homes increase the value dollar buyers are willing to offer anywhere from 1 to 20%, while 71% of sellers’ agents believe this to be true

• 81% of buyers said that they could more easily visualize themselves in a home if it was staged and 46% were more willing…

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5 Spring Home Improvement Projects To Tackle Right Now

Spring is in the air. The weather is nicer, and then comes the realization every home owner dreads: spring home maintenance. Savvy home owners know to address those seasonal fixes sooner, as it improves home values in the long run. Give your home some much needed TLC, and take care of these essential spring home improvement projects.

Allergy-Proof Your Home

Spring can wreak havoc on allergy sufferers, but did you know there are ways to prevent allergens in your home? Change your HVAC filters for more efficient removal of allergens in the air. Use welcome mats both inside and outside your front door to prevent pollen from being tracked into your home. If you have machine washable curtains, run them through a wash cycle.

Love Your Lawn

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Home Selling Checklist: 5 Things To Do Before Selling Your House

Spring is a popular time for home sellers to put their home on the market. The seasonal holiday slowdown has ended, and there is a renewed interest in real estate when the weather improves.

Selling a home doesn't happen overnight unfortunately.

Before you list, there are some things to do before selling your house. Follow these four tips, and you'll increase your odds in landing a quick and effortless real estate sale.

Get a Home Inspection

If you're not sure where your home's value lies, get your home inspected by a professional. They will be able to identify problems, which you can either address before the sale or account for with an adjusted listing price. You'll also get a good idea of your home's overall condition, which may dictate any…

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Preparing Your Lawn for Cold Weather

We just received the last lawn care treatment of the year from our TruGreen® lawn care specialists this past weekend.  Much of the focus was feeding the lawn (our lawn is Fescue) and preparing it for the upcoming winter months.  In the Upstate area of South Carolina, we are usually fighting warm and cold days through October and in to November.  The hard winter months, tend to dig in from December through February with March becoming a transitional periof from Winter to Spring. 

Winter can be a stressful time for your lawn and landscape.  Low temperatures, ice and snow cover and the incorrect cultural practices can impact their ability to quickly recover when spring arrives.  While we can’t control Mother Nature, there are things you can do to help your…

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How to Keep Your Lawn Looking Good When Selling Your Home

How To Keep Your Lawn Looking Good During Drought Conditions

Whether you are trying to make your home stand out from the crowd when selling or you simply want to win the "Yard of the Month" award, these tips for caring for your lwan during a drought are invaluable.

Del-co Realty Group would like to thank our friends at TruGreen for the great tips!

Our summer's high temperatures have affected landscapes and lawns across the region. Grass is growing at a slower rate and damage caused by drought stress and crabgrass has become more visible. As fall approaches, proper watering and mowing can help strengthen your turf and reduce the effects of drought stress this fall.

• Your lawn will benefit most when it is given 1.5 to 2 inches of water weekly.…

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