Author Archives: Jeanette
Wall Faux Finishes and Selecting Colors
Although every faux finishing project you tackle will be different, choosing the appropriate colors will always need to be one of your first design choices. Whichever room you’re redecorating, your choice of colors will need to take in a wide … Continue reading
Good News for the Environment and Earth Day
As Earth Day 2006 passes, there seems to be good news on the environmental scene, which should come as welcome change to anyone concerned about the state of our Earth. That’s in stark contrast to the first Earth Day, back … Continue reading
Strange Household Cleaning Tips
Many household products can function well in areas quite different from their initial intended uses. Here are a few examples: Is your roof growing? Sprinkling powdered laundry detergent on your roof can kill moss, but it won’t kill other things, … Continue reading
Home Sellers, You Only Get One Glance to Make an Impression with Curb Appeal
If you’re selling a fixer for a rock-bottom price, investors love ugly houses. However, if you want to get top-dollar for your home, you must make home shoppers get out of their car and see what’s inside. Every home seller … Continue reading
Refinance Your Home to Buy Investment Property
Would-be investors often ask whether or not it’s a good strategy to refinance their home in order to purchase investment property. The answer is a definite: maybe, but it depends upon a variety of factors. Whenever you take on an … Continue reading
Home Staging for a Fast Sale and More Money
Every home seller is looking for two things: a quick sale and a good price. That’s a given. However, there are ways to help insure that you’ll meet both of those goals, both of which involve staging your home before … Continue reading
Normalization: Fancy Phrase for Real Estate Slow-Down?
Real estate people and economists may not like the term “slow-down.” They prefer the term “normalization.” However, whatever you choose to call it, the real estate market seems to have slowed considerably from its frenzied pace of the last few … Continue reading
Powerful Press Release Outline
Promote yourself, your website, services, and products with fine-crafted press releases. Free publicity drives traffic to your website and increases page rank. If you make your press release interesting, you may even get the attention of a major newspaper or … Continue reading