Freshen Up Your Home for a New Beginning Cleaning up the home after the holidays is as time consuming as creating and putting up holiday decorations. The task is even more challenging as we determine the best way to store them properly. When the holiday frolic has gone and the decorations are put [...]
Accenting your home with colorful furniture and home accessories can brighten up a room, adding life and color in ways you never thought possible. Gone are the days where neutral-colored furniture is scattered around the house. This is the perfect time to paint your home a new color and give your home a [...]
What does it take to earn big? Does being successful in business have its own magic recipe? While everyone's success story is different, there are certain things in common that made an entrepreneur earn big and that is by working harder and smarter. At some point in our life, we will experience [...]
With the Dodd-Frank bill having no chance for repeal, it appears their new proposed rule changes will be enforced. Most of these new rules affecting our industry revolve around Owner Occupied residential consumer loans. These changes will begin in January 2013. Some of the changes that will impact the “Hard money” space are listed below. Consumer Loan [...]
Maximizing Space For Your New Home With the housing industry on its way to recovery, new trends in home design are now made available to homeowners. Renovating and remodeling your old house into a multifunctional living space requires much to consider: from budgeting and structural designs, down to the materials and colors of choice. This [...]
Tips for a Budget-Friendly Trip Whether you are in for a well-planned or spontaneous trip, all trips are meant for adventure and relaxation. One doesn't have to spend a fortune to experience the true meaning of the word “vacation” without going broke. For those looking to make their next vacation in Scottsdale Arizona, [...]
6 Tips To Update Your Living Room Article Written by Tricia Underwood Brought to you by the Luxury Valley Homes Your living room looks good and incredibly hip—if you were living in the mid-90s. Whatever date it harks back to, it is desperately in need of some updating. While you may think this is [...]
Beware of Ugly Homes: Find a Trustworthy Realtor Inside Derelict House for TQ4243 by Oast House Archive It pays to be smart when purchasing a home. Buyers in today’s world simply go on-line to view property listings which are just a mouse click away. Yes, it is time consuming but it pays to [...]
Vincent van Gogh Art – The Housing Market – Terrifying? The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found those dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ Artists take risks. They pursue their [...]
Negotiation – It’s a Skill Negotiation – It’s a Skill A successful negotiation is not where one side has pulverized the other. You don't "win" a negotiation; you get the best possible outcome for your clients while doing the least harm. No one should leave a negotiation angry. After all, you never know [...]