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5 Easy Cleaning Tips Before the Guests Arrive

You've got guests coming and it's starting to stress you out. How does your home look? How does it SMELL? Are you comfortable letting people stay in your rooms and use your bathrooms? First - remember to relax. You live in your home and guests know that. They aren't expecting the Plaza Hotel. Second, follow these five easy cleaning tips, and your house will look great when your guests arrive! De-clutter the High-Traffic Areas Guests probably aren't going to see every room in your house. Why … Continue reading...

3 Strange Items Movers Won’t Move

When you are hiring movers, you are concerned about your items, the moving company's reputation, and the cost of professional movers. You're making sure that they are licensed and that you are only taking the items with you that you want in your new home - you want to be sure to sell or donate unwanted items before you move, not after. It makes no sense to pay for space for unwanted items to be moved. However, there are many things that movers refuse to move! Some make sense, but others have … Continue reading...

Three Things NEVER To Do When Hiring Movers

If you're planning a big move, you're likely considering hiring professional movers for your new start. This is a great idea because it puts your mind at ease and allows you to focus on things like transferring medical records, arranging for pet care, speaking to utility companies - all things that you can't delegate out to professionals. You will still have to organize things somewhat to make sure that things are packed up in a way that makes sense to you, because this will save you a lot of … Continue reading...

3 NEW Christmas Traditions you will LOVE

If you're like most people, the holidays are a time of fun and a little anxiety. You are excited to celebrate with your family and friends, but you're also wondering how to fit everything in your busy schedule and how to adequately prepare. These plans and anxieties can detract from the fun of the holiday, so maybe it's time you added some creativity and fun alongside traditional customs. Having unique traditions gives you an opportunity to make great family memories and celebrate the spirit of … Continue reading...

How To Make A Tiny Bathroom Look Bigger

Small Bathrooms can truly be a pain when you're claustrophobic or trying to sell a home. It's no fun to feel like you barely have room to turn around in one of the rooms the requires you to spend a lot of time in it! Unfortunately, a fad in the 1990s was to sacrifice bathroom space to add bedroom space to new houses, so if you are living in a 20-30 year old house, you may be dealing with this issue! Never fear, though, as there are always things that you can do, short of knocking out walls to … Continue reading...

Three Bold Colors To Paint Your Kitchen

When you are considering what colors to paint a house, you will hear a lot of very accurate advice that neutral is where it's at, particularly if you are trying to sell: white, cream, light yellow and all shades of gray are consider safe and appealing to almost everyone because they won't clash with furniture and most people don't have strong negative reactions about neutrals. It's still wise to paint the majority of your home a neutral shade if you want to put it on the market. However, one … Continue reading...

Five Home Improvement Projects Under $100

You want to add some pizzazz to your house, but cash flow is a problem, or you're trying to make eye-catching but inexpensive improvements while your home is on the market for a better chance of it selling. While most home projects costs thousands of dollars (such as new cabinets, new floors) - there are some very snazzy things you can do with your house to give it a fresh, updated look for under one hundred dollars! If you took on a couple projects a month, it still wouldn't break the bank but … Continue reading...

Three Common Credit Report Errors

Have you taken a good look at your credit report recently? If you haven't, you should...even if you know your overall score and are okay with it. There's a lot that goes into credit score reporting, such as how many accounts you have, which lenders the accounts are through, what the balances are, how old your lines of credit are, and other personal details such as name, addresses, if you're a co-signer on an account, etc. It is a tried and true way for companies to take a quick look to see how … Continue reading...

Three Ways To Tidy Your Home In Half An Hour

Maybe you just found out the in-laws are stopping by, or maybe you are selling your home and find out from your agent there's a showing in half an hour. Where on earth do you begin? There's dirty dishes on the counter, the mail is overflowing on the table, and the bathroom hasn't been cleaned in a few days. What's most import, and where do you start? It can be tempting to throw your hands up in the air in and walk away, but a better solution is to learn some tried and true clutter control and … Continue reading...

Ten Steps To Thoroughly Clean Your House Before Thanksgiving

Maybe you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner, or maybe you'd like to get a jump-start on Christmas cleaning. Maybe your house is on the market and you need is to be deep down clean to be shown at any time! This is definitely more of a challenge around the holidays, when so much cooking and bustle is happening, but it's not impossible. You can also hire someone to deep clean your house, but chances are you'll be more satisfied if you do it yourself. And unless you are starting with a hoarder's type … Continue reading...