A week-by-week calendar to get your home organized Digging through clutter to find your keys can be maddening. By minimizing the sheer number of objects in your house, you’ll lessen the time spent searching. Intentional spaces can optimize your efficiency…and your happiness! Here’s a 30-day home clean-up calendar to help you on your way to…
Are you thinking the time might be right to list your home? Decluttering, depersonalizing, and organizing are key ways to prepare your home for selling! Not only will the steps outlined below make a better first impression and help your home look and feel more presentable to potential buyers, it might just lead to higher…
Picture this…you wake up and sleepily saunter into your bathroom, open your medicine cabinet, and are greeted by clean, coordinated, systematized shelving. No rummaging around. Your toothpaste, brush, floss, and mouthwash are all perfectly placed at arm’s reach in their proper spot. Then you waltz into your kitchen, open your beautifully organized pantry to grab…
By Bonnie L. DaSilva Buying a home or property from out of state can be easier than you expect—especially if you have the right professionals working together to protect your interests. Since your professional team will manage all aspects of your transaction, from finding the perfect home to finalizing the purchase at closing, read this…
Communication in the Home Stretch Congrats, your house is officially on the market! Now it’s time to think about the final steps to your home sale. Once your home is on the market, you’ve spoken with your agent about marketing strategy, and you’ve made a plan to help you prepare for showings, it’s your agent’s…
After Your Contract is Ratified In the home buying process, a real estate contract is “ratified” once the buyer and seller have both agreed to terms, but have not completed the final execution. This takes place after an offer has been accepted and earnest money has been exchanged. Once the contract has been ratified, it…
What are closing costs, anyway? Closing costs are essential factors in real estate transactions, but inexperienced home buyers may not consider them when planning their home search. The term is broad, but can include many different fees and costs that the buyer is expected to pay out-of-pocket during the purchase process as opposed to financing …
Which approach to bookshelves is right for you and your home? Whether you’re a dedicated bibliophile or more of a cereal box reader, we can all agree that bookshelves bring a level of beauty and intrigue to any home. But if your home isn’t already graced with built-in bookshelves, what are your options? We take…
Supporting local businesses is our passion! The business owners and their dedicated staff help to weave the fabric of our communities. We’ve shared some wonderful spots in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and now we’re ready for our fourth and final installment. Here’s to shopping local! #NestLocalLove MAKE IT A HABIT THE DAILY KITCHEN &…
Welcome to the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 2021 Annual Report. At the beginning of each year, we engulf ourselves in the sales charts, devour the data, look back at goals set, and check in on how our predictions for the past year held true. We do our best to learn from the past and prepare our clients…
