Real Estate Terminology What are Multiple Listing Services (MLS)? Odds are you’ve spent a little time online searching for homes. After all, most home searches begin online or on your phone. You may have even used a broker’s website or a site like Realtor.com, Trulia, or Zillow to help you browse listings. But where does listing information come from? Way back in the day, […]
Prescott Valley Why People Love Living in Prescott Valley, Arizona About Prescott Valley Prescott Valley, Arizona, is a thriving family-oriented community that sits at an elevation of 5,000 feet and is located 85 miles north of Phoenix and a few minutes east of historic downtown Prescott. In fact, Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and […]
Buying a Home Commonly Overlooked Home Inspection Details Home inspection professionals are trained to spot problems and evaluate a home’s overall condition. Home inspectors will do their best to be ethical and thorough, however, they are also still human, and as a result, sometimes details escape their attention. If you’re making a major investment in a home, there’s no reason you have to […]
Home Remodel Tips Remodeling Without Return: The Home Office Many home remodeling projects do wonders for the value of the home. Certain upgrades and renovations pay dividends when it comes time to sell, allowing you to recoup the money you’ve invested in the upgrade. As always, there are exceptions. There is one renovation that stands head and shoulders above the rest (or should I […]
Selling a Home Tips to Sell Your Home Faster When selling your house, there are a few key things you can prioritize to have the greatest impact for a faster sale: 1. Make Buyers Feel at Home Declutter your home! Pack away all personal items like pictures, awards, and sentimental belongings. Make buyers feel like they belong in the house. According to the 2019 Profile of Home […]
The Prescott Area What To Do with Kids in Prescott One of my favorite things about being a realtor is becoming a resource of information to our clients.  We obviously get the standard questions, ‘Do you know a plumber?’ and ‘What do you know about the schools in the area?’, but we also get asked ‘What is there to do in Prescott?’.  Luckily, the answer […]
Buying a Home Questions You Need to Ask Sellers When you’re about to put your hard-earned money into a home, you want to know everything you can about that home’s history. While there are common questions to ask about a home’s condition, history, and location, there are some questions buyers often overlook. Don’t rely on sellers to volunteer this information. In some cases, they […]
Buying a Home Resources for Evaluating Local Schools The quality of schools are a contributing factor for anyone buying a home. In fact, more than half of all homebuyers with children under 18 years of age rate the quality of the local school district as a major factor influencing their choice of a neighborhood.  (Source: “Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers” from the National […]
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Buying a Home Why You Need a Final Walk-Through You might be tempted to skip the final walk-through when it comes time to buying your home, but as a Realtor, I view a final walk-through an extremely important step in the home buying process. A final walk-through’s primary purpose is to assure you that the property that you are purchasing is in the condition […]
Home Staging What is Virtual Home Staging? Did you know that… Over 77% of the buyers find it “easier to visualize the property as their future home” when it’s staged. 27% of buyers are more willing to “overlook property faults” when the home is staged. 40% of buyers are “more willing to walk through a staged home they saw online” When it […]
Home Remodel Tips Ideas to Free Up Your Kitchen Space You probably don’t need a scientific study to tell you that the kitchen is one of the most used spaces in a family home. It serves as a hub for food, a communal space for gathering, and often a message center for family traffic. Some consider it the “brain” of the home. Many homes have […]
Home Remodel Tips Clever Design Upgrades to Help Sell Your Home As a real estate professional, I am fortunate to tour incredible homes every day.  In my search, my goal is to find a home that ‘speaks’ to the buyer, and one that really grabs their attention.  But what is it about a home that catches a buyer’s eye? Why is it when two homes are […]
Home Remodel Tips Is It Time to Freshen Up Your Bedroom? When buyers are touring a home, a stale bedroom with outdated style can be a deal-breaker. Is it time to freshen up your bedroom? It may be time to give your bedroom the “has it gone bad?” sniff test by checking for these common signs of stale design: Popcorn ceilings? Popcorn ceilings date a room, they […]