In today’s real estate climate, staging is no longer the “nice bonus” that it once was - it’s a downright necessity. Preparing your home for sale by strategically coordinating how it presents itself to buyers is an art, and whether you undertake the task yourself (with the help of HGTV, design ...

The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but the master bedroom is the soul. Humans spend one-third of their lives sleeping, and the place where we choose to bed down is generally very important to us. It’s a haven and a safe place, and it’s where we feel ...

The home inspection is a very important element of the home-selling process. Unless your buyer has trouble with financing, the inspection is the last step between you and closing on your old home and moving on with your life. But here’s the thing: no home is perfect, and the home ...

Being behind on your mortgage payments is one of the most stressful situations that can happen to a homeowner. Nobody ever sets out to get into more house than they can afford, or imagines that a crisis like a lay-off or medical crisis will happen to them. Regardless, life happens ...

Your bathroom is one of the most personal and private spaces in your home. Unfortunately, when you place your home up for sale, privacy is off the table. Through multiple showings and open houses, there will be people trampling through your home, snooping in cabinets, and poking around in the ...

It may still be icy and freezing out in Northern Virginia, but spring is right around the corner. And do you know what that means? Flowers a’bloom, birds singing, bees buzzing… and yard sale season! Unless you are new to the yard sale scene, you already know that these sales ...

If you have sold your home, you probably think that everything inside and outside the house belongs to you and you will take it when you move, right? Wrong! It turns out that there are several items that you will be expected to leave for the sellers once that contract ...

Not many people voluntarily buy or sell a house during the holidays. The real estate market always slows down over the time period between November and January, no matter where you are in the country.

But sometimes a holiday move is beyond your control - maybe your house has been on ...

There’s a lot that goes into writing up and crafting a great real estate listing. For many buyers, the MLS listing is the initial, make-or-break interaction they have with your home. If they don’t like something right off the bat, you are probably done for. Although it may seem this ...

You’d be surprised how many people are repelled by the thought of living in a home where somebody has died, be it peacefully or by violent means. I can’t imagine that all these people believe in ghosts, or that bad karma is hanging around… but isn’t that what burning sage ...