The holiday season is a wonderful time for relaxing and having fun with family and friends, but it can also add a lot of extra stress to an already tight budget. Perhaps you spent more than you originally planned, or maybe you aren’t even sure how much you paid for all the holiday gifts, decor, travel, and various other expenses. Either way, once the holidays are over, it’s important to take the time to get your finances back on track to help ensure that you start off the new year on the right foot. Here are some tips to help you get started.
A Guide to Post Holiday Cleanup
There are two camps of people after the holidays. On January 2, one camp makes a mad dash to tear down the tree and put away every trace of the season. The other camp dreads post-holiday packing and waits until the first buds of spring to arrive to do so.
No matter which camp you fall into, cleaning up after the holidays can be a time-consuming and downright frustrating process. And it’s a reminder that one of the most joyous times of year has come and gone. However, it doesn’t have to be such a dreaded chore if you plan now.
Customize Your New Year’s Eve Celebration
New Year’s Eve is our chance to say goodbye to the current year while ringing in the next; however, New Year’s celebrations aren’t one-size-fits-all since what is fun for one person might not work for another. So, to say so long to 2022 and hello to 2023, consider having a celebration that fits your personal interests and preferences.
5 Tips to Effectively Stage Your Home This Fall
There are so many enjoyable fall activities, from carving pumpkins to lounging around the bonfire. Autumn can also be a great time to enter the housing market. While there may not be as many interested parties as there are during spring and summer, you may face less competition selling your home, and motivated buyers may want to move into a new house before the holidays. However, before potential buyers visit your home, it can be beneficial to stage your house with fall-inspired ideas to help it stand out.
Late Summer Buying and Selling Secrets
Most real estate experts would tell you that spring and early summer is peak season for buying or selling a home, and statistics show that they’re right. But that doesn’t mean that the rest of the summer is wasted time for people looking to buy or sell.
August, in particular, can be a productive month, as people are looking to move into better school districts, move before the less than desirable winter months come, and are more anxious to sell after months of unproductive showings.
The In-Law Suite Life
At first glance, multigenerational living arrangements may seem unusual, but they were once the rule, not the exception. In mid- to late-nineteenth-century America, the majority of elderly parents and grandparents lived with their children. By the twentieth century, this trend steadily declined, hitting a low of about 12 percent of the population in 1980, per Pew Research.
Beginner’s Guide to Being a Landlord
Taking on the role of landlord is a huge undertaking. You have renters to find (and trustworthy ones at that), a property to look after, and being the go-between for the many different people involved in this process. Follow these tips to ensure that being a landlord is rewarding, rather than being a headache-inducing responsibility.
The Pros and Cons of a Virtual Home Tour
If you’ve been in the market for a new home or rental property, you’ve probably scoured the internet for options and, in many cases, you probably encountered a virtual tour.
Virtual tours are the new norm in most every sales-based business. If a customer can’t preview your product from the comfort of their sofa, they likely won’t be interested. It’s one thing to take a virtual tour of a resort or hotel that you’ll be spending a week at, but a completely different story when it comes to finding a place to call home.
8 Things Not Included in a Home Inspection
The home inspection is an essential part of your homebuying journey. Your inspector can identify potential problems in the house, such as foundation damage and a leaky roof, before you head to closing—giving you time to negotiate repairs. However, the inspector only conducts a basic visual inspection of some home components and will not check other areas. While the requirements for a home inspection can vary from state to state, the list below includes the parts of the home that require additional professional inspection. Always make sure you know exactly what is and isn’t part of your home inspection.
February 2022 Market Report
With January 2022 tucked securely up under our belts, the new year is in full swing, and everyone is wondering what we can expect across our Front Range from the 2022 housing markets moving forward. Is this the best time to buy? The best time to sell?
Year over year stats shows only slight changes because one area, purchase options, continues to stagnate. Lack of inventory skews sales numbers as well as price information. Would sales be higher if more homes were available? Would prices change accordingly? A Realtor friend in Toledo, Ohio, expressed it well: “In a market that usually has 2-3000 homes available for sale, it’s impossible to make predictions based on the only 800 or so currently on the market.”