Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Way Home

Courtesy of ColdwellBanker.com By car. By boat. By foot. Everyone has their way of getting home. You take it every time you go out. Your car knows it without even thinking about it. A child who can’t read, write or … Continue reading

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Halloween Fun facts

from realsimple.com Trick-or-treating harks back to the Middle Ages and All Souls’ Day, when poor people in Britain would beg for soul cakes, a sweet-bread treat, and pray for dead relatives in return. When trick-or-treating first became popular in the … Continue reading

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Winter Ready

Fall is the best time to start thinking about winterizing your home and the weather is usually pretty good to get all that outside work done. Here are ten tips to help you prepare your home for winter from the … Continue reading

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Selling During The Cold Months

1. Keep snow and ice at bay. The top tip from agents: If the buyer can’t get in easily, the house won’t sell. That means keeping walkways and driveways free of the frozen stuff. Just like trimming the lawn in … Continue reading

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Real Estate Myths

This is a great article featured on MSN’s real estate section: Don’t fall for real-estate myths in this market It’s easy to think that because we’re in a buyers market, buyers can call all the shots: Wait weeks before deciding … Continue reading

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Time to Move-Up?

Great article about Move-up buyers from Msn Real estate. The peak home-selling season may have ended, but there some buyers are just getting started: those looking to sell a home and trade up. Is now a good time for these … Continue reading

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October home-maintenance checklist

Great article from MSN.com’s real estate section this week . October is the first full month of fall; by the end of this month, most of your winterization should be completed. Falling leaves and dwindling daylight signal a final opportunity … Continue reading

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

It’s that time of year again, time for pumpkin carving!!! I thought I’d start out the month with some yummy treats for the kids… Roasted Pumpkin Seeds! Below you’ll find a variety of ideas for flavoring your seeds. Enjoy! From … Continue reading

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25 Good, Gross, and Ghoulish Halloween Party Food Ideas

from Coldwell Banker Blue Matter: There are just a few days of the year when you can serve brains, bats and bones without everyone at the table being completely repulsed. Now that October is officially here, the window of opportunity … Continue reading

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Home Showing Do’s and Don’ts

Along with their ability to afford it, home buyers’ personal impressions of a home are likely to play a large part in determining whether they pursue negotiations for it. Home sellers should make every effort to give buyers a great first impression of … Continue reading

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