Posted on January 6, 2009 by Karen Rice
In this digital world, it seems crazy that REALTORS put listings on the MLS or on their websites with few, if any, photos beyond the “Main Photo.”
Pictures are very subjective. You are at the mercy of the skills of the photographer! A great photographer will highlight a room’s positive points. An unskilled photographer may take [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by Karen Rice
Generally, I enjoy watching HGTV. It’s terrific for ideas on staging, updating, landscaping. But please, remember this is entertainment…and some of the advice given is really BAD, in my opinion.
One of the worst shows, IMHO, is My House is Worth WHAT.
My House is Worth What features a real estate agent taking on the role of [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2008 by Karen Rice
You Can’t Be Prom Queen if You Don’t Make it to the Dance….Or, You Can’t Sell Your House if The Buyers Aren’t Interested.
Filed under: Home Sellers, Tuesday Tips | Tagged: for sale, Pike County, price, Real Estate Market, selling home, Tuesday Tips, Wayne County | 5 Comments »
Posted on October 14, 2008 by Karen Rice
Mice are such cute little creatures, when they are in a cage, running on their wheel or curled up into a warm
fuzzy ball, asleep in a pile of fluff.
But when they boldly stroll through your kitchen, uninvited and unwanted, brazenly swiping kibble from the dog’s food bowl, and hiding behind the refrigerator, they are [...]
Filed under: Home Sellers, Tuesday Tips | Tagged: ants, exterminator, fleas, insects, mice, pest control, Pike County, pocono pest, rodent problem, Wayne County pa | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 9, 2008 by Karen Rice
What is Freecycle™?
Freecycle™, in its own words, is “a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them’s good people). Membership is free.”
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Posted on August 19, 2008 by Karen Rice
When you put your home on the market, one of the first things you need to do is de-clutter. But you already know that.
But what do you do with your clutter? If you’re like most people, you may stick it in the best hiding place available: your closet(s).
Unfortunately, the closets are among [...]
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Posted on August 12, 2008 by Karen Rice
There are so many lakes here in the Poconos of northeast PA. Some allow motorboats, some do not, some are private, and some are owned by the state of PA.
Below I’ve created a map with some info on several of the lakes in Wayne and Pike county.
This collection is not at all complete and [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by Karen Rice
My regular readers have certainly read about an idyllic lakefront home that is for sale – I’m going to be having an Open House this Saturday morning (read details here.) This Tuesday Tip was inspired by some research I’ve been doing on this property and the Lake Wynooska community.
I’ve come across several buyers who would [...]
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