Five Tips to Get the Most for Your Home

Five Tips to Get the Most for Your Home

Selling your home can be tough. Opening your doors to buyers can be overwhelming to say the least. Your home is more than just four walls to be critiqued and picked a part. It can be difficult to hear about what people like and don’t like or what they would change and so forth. So how do you know what buyers want? You don’t, each buyer is going to be different, but there are steps you can take to put your best foot forward. I have created a simple five step checklist to help get your home sold quickly and for top dollar.

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3 Easy Steps to Get that Perfect Caulk Line

3 Easy Steps to Get that Perfect Caulk Line

Tired of smearing caulk with your finger and then getting a wet wipe to clean up the mess? We’ve been there. It’s annoying and you don’t always get that nice thin, smooth caulk line that you want. Sometimes you do, but other times you just make a mess.  

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Remembering 2019 and Welcoming 2020

Remembering 2019 and Welcoming 2020

2019, what a year. Supposed to be a year for us to relax and get back on our feet and recover from 2018. But that never happened. We ended 2018 with getting married, finishing up our three remaining rentals (out of the 6 we did that year) and getting them rented out, then off to Cambodia and Thailand for our honeymoon. Never did we imagine what we were getting into when we got home from our honey moon. We had to evict a tenant due to criminal activity. It was published in the paper so it was pretty clear what was going on. There’s always a first for everything. 

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16 Essential Tools for Any DIY Home Project by Emily Huddleston

16 Essential Tools for Any DIY Home Project by Emily Huddleston

Every homeowner needs a well-stocked toolbox. Whether you live in a modern apartment in downtown Philadelphia, a historic home in Boston, or you’re looking to put your house on the market, you will inevitably need to make home repairs – and you’ll need the tools to do it. It’s also always helpful to have what you need to put furniture together, tighten the wheel of your child’s bike, or spend time on your woodworking hobby. To help you create a functional set of supplies, we’ve put together this list essential tools for DIY home projects and repairs.  

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How to Get Rid of Mold

How to Get Rid of Mold

We encountered mold for the first time in a bathroom we were renovating. Once you have it you want to get rid of it, quickly. It can create a health issue, not to mention its ugly in any room! Mold likes wet, warm places to grow, which is what makes a bathroom the perfect spot. So how do you get rid of it once it’s there?

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Remodeling your Bathroom in 5 Steps

Remodeling your Bathroom in 5 Steps

Remodeling your bathroom can seem daunting. You use it every day, so how can you possibly remodel it and keep it functional? Well as long as your bathroom doesn’t have any plumbing issues that need addressed, you should be able to do your remodel work fairly easy while continuing to use it. Here’s a couple DIY ideas to help get you started on your next project.

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