5 Proven Tips to Maximize Garage Sale Profits By: Sandy Leakeas ` Realtor Capstone Realty ‘Tis the season…for Garage Sales! Yes, it’s that time of year again…garage or yard sale time to get rid of all those items you boxed up during your Spring cleaning and make some “fun” money while you’re at it. Below [...]
Top 5 Ways To Add Curb Appeal
5 Ways to add Curb Appeal to your Home First impressions really do count! If your home’s curb appeal is outstanding, it will make people (especially buyers) want to see what the inside looks like. 1. The entrance to your home is one of the best places to start when enhancing your curb appeal. [...]
It’s Leap Day!
How will you use your extra day? Have you ever wondered about leap year? Here is a little FYI on the intercalary dayFebruary 29. According to TimeAndDate.com “if we didn’t add a day on February 29 nearly every 4 years, we would lose almost six hours off our calendar every year. After only 100 years, [...]
7 Secrets to Selling Your Home
7 Secret Ways To Get Your Home Sold Secret one: You must identify your selling goals What motivates you to start a new chapter in your life? Why sell now? What are your concerns? Are you stressed about the financial or time burdens that selling might cause? To sell for the best price with [...]
Top 10 Ways To Love Your Home
10 ways to show your home some love! Everyone likes to be shown they’re loved. It’s what keeps relationships healthy. the same goes for loving our home. It needs to be shown a little love, too. Here are some ways to show your home that you really care. 1. Plan a date! Every relationship needs [...]
Home Maintenance Quiz
Here is a great little home maintenance quiz to help you with some important things there are to know what to do for your home. It’s comes from the National Association of Builders Home Maintenance It’s the weekend and you have a whole list of household chores to do. Oh, we know you’d rather be [...]
What You Need to Know About 2011 Energy Tax Credits
2011 Energy Tax Credits are not as much as they used to be, but there are still energy tax credits to be had for upgrades made in 2011. if you upgraded to one or more of the following systems in 2011, you may be eligible to take a tax credit on your 2011 returns. Biomass stoves [...]
Just What Does RECAD Mean?
If you are working with a Realtor in Alabama, your agent should talk about RECAD. What does it mean? Basically it is required by Alabama law to inform you the consumer that there are different ways a Realtor can work with you. The following is a detailed explanation of the different ways. Alabama Real Estate Agency [...]
Celebrate 2012! Huntsville Alabama Style
Goodbye 2011 it was grand knowing you, hello 2012, let’s CELEBRATE! Looking for a special way to ring in the new year? Here are just a few ways that the Huntsville area celebrates the New Year. dinner, dancing, or how about a 5K run? There’s something for everyone! Huntsville Marriott Blue Moon Ball: Offering two [...]
2012 Housing Trends
What’s in Store for Housing in 2012? If you are one of the many people looking to sell or buy a home in 2012 but not sure if it’s the right time, this information from Kiplinger may help! Of course our local market is different from the national scene, so be sure to hire the [...]