Color-Coordinated Curb Appeal I’ve certainly seen homes where the interior paint and carpeting colors were carefully coordinated. Ditto for furniture. But, I can’t recall seeing a property exterior that was obviously painted to match the flowers (daffodils) in front. Or . . . is it the other way around?? 🙂 P.S.: the duplex is located...Read More
Learning to Love (OK, Like) Split-Level’s What’s so great about opening the front door of a home and finding yourself standing in the middle of the Living Room? Or maybe Kitchen? That’s been my experience in any number of newer, upper bracket homes ” homes that supposedly boast the latest and greatest of everything, and...Read More
Stock Analysts, Exterminators, and Realtors To stock market neophytes, it always seems like a massive overreaction when Company ABC or XYZ announces that it’s going to miss its next quarterly estimate by 1¢, and its stock price immediately craters by 10% (or 40%!), lopping millions if not billions off the company’s market cap (valuation). Ahh...Read More
Bonus Question: “What Can You Skip?” I don’t know that there’s a rule of thumb — or a formula — for determining exactly when a home is (very) well-staged. The closest I’ve got is this: “A home is well-staged when all of its unique attributes are identified and optimally showcased, and any Achilles’ Heels have...Read More
Scrubbed Showings, or, “The Customer Home Buyer Is Always Right” Once in a while, prospective home Buyers know a house isn’t for them before their agent can even open the front door. The curb appeal (or lack thereof) is a turn-off**; the next-door-neighbor looks like they’re raising pit bulls (or collecting broken-down snowmobiles); or something...Read More
“Golden Door?” More Like Canary Yellow Not every change to a home’s curb appeal is necessarily an improvement. Personally, I prefer the more traditional version of this Fern Hill Colonial (below) to the more recent, minimalist look (above). With/Without The differences? (besides door color). Siding color (white vs. beige); shutters (without/with); and red lawn chairs...Read More
