Mountain Sophistication: Luxury Real Estate in Stowe, VT
If you’re thinking of purchasing a vacation home, it’s doubtless that you want your new getaway to serve as a luxurious retreat. After all, a vacation home should be the one place where you can relax and indulge, shrugging off all the restrictions, practicalities, and worries of everyday life. This is why luxury real estate … Read More
Posted onPenny Saver
We’re back after our December break and are rested up for a new year of fun. After all the frivolity of the holiday season, you may be feeling a financial pinch and wondering about ways to tighten your belt (figuratively) so you can still get a start on buying that house or fixing the one … Read More
Posted onA Few of Our Favorite Things
As relatively new homeowners, my husband and I have spent quite a bit of time this past year thinking about tools. Many of us acquire the basics with our first rental situation—hammer, screwdrivers (Phillips & flat-head), pliers, wrench, duct tape, and measuring tape; along with maybe a couple other odds and ends as well. There … Read More
Posted onThe Snowman Cometh
My back is sore—for good reason, mind you—but sore nonetheless. It’s not the annoyingly pointless Sisyphus-pushing-the-rock-up-the-hill type sore. Oh no. This is I’m-accomplishing-something-and-am-ready-for-more-please-ma’am type; the we’re-learning-new-skills-excited type, if you will. With the appearance of snow last week, it has now officially become time to get the house ready for winter. Not that it hasn’t already … Read More
Posted on10 things that turn off buyers
1. Front Door and Land “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. The front door and approach to the home is the first impression for potential buyers. Give them something to look forward to, instead of giving them fear about what is next. Consider repainting, changing out door hardware, or replacing … Read More
Posted onMake your Home Search Engine Ready
A recent conversation with a colleague led to further investigation and brainstorming. We were discussing how finding the right words for our audience can be a bit tricky. If that were the only concern, it would not be much of a challenge, but social media bring a new perspective to the picture: positioning. In short, … Read More
Posted onSelling During Allergy Season
Allergen-free, antimicrobial synthetic turf – Install it in your backyard, and you can eliminate most of the allergens and truly enjoy the great outdoors… without birds, butterflies, flowers and everything else that makes the Vermont landscape unique and enjoyable. An allergy is an increased sensitivity to ordinarily harmless substances. The symptoms associated with allergies occur … Read More
Posted onRandom Thoughts About Price
We take price very personally; perhaps a bit too personally at times. You know how much you paid for your home, how much of an upgrade it was from your former residence and all the tender loving care you have poured into it over the years. You are a hard worker who likes to keep … Read More
Posted onIt Begins at the Curb
“How did I get here so fast? I don’t even remember crossing town”. You are certainly familiar with the sudden feeling of arriving at your street corner and realizing your remember nothing of the road between the office and your destination. We come and go each day on a journey of work, errands and activities … Read More
Posted onDo You Know Where Your Cat Is?
We love to watch our pets roam freely, to see the smile on the dog’s face when we remove the leash and let him run in the field. Mine makes huge circles around me, like the true circus Rat Terrier that he is. Nature, cats and dogs go hand in hand. Hmm, hand in paw. … Read More
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