Winter Improvements and New Blog Schedule
Hello faithful blog reader:
I appreciate your reading my ever-evolving (and grammatically incorrect) blog. Honestly, before I started a blog, Ididn’t do a ton of blog reading. Now, in the pursuit of rock-star blogging, I read blogs incessantly! One of my favs is http://www.problogger.net . It’s a great site for a guy like me. It’s a blog on blogging.
Something that problogger suggests is figuring out what you want to blog on, and create a schedule around certain topics. So, here it is. My new blog schdule. View in awe…
Homeowner Monday’s – Monday’s will be spent discussing homeowner topics, much like today. If you have some homeowner topic you’d like me to blog on, I’d be happy to it. Just email, Facebook or Tweet me.
Real Estate Wednesday’s - We’re going to concentrate on the nuts and bolts of buying and selling homes on Wednesday’s. These are the days where I will be answering questions I’ve received from the week before. So keep the questions coming!
Best of the Week Friday’s – I love funny/weirdly sad and disturbing – but true – news stories. Friday’s will be a fun look at the week that was.
But today is Monday, so this week we’re looking at Winter Improvements and Maintenance.
Here are some things you can do this winter that will keep your home is good shape, saving you lots of cash down the road.
1. Clean the carpets! - Now, if you’re thinking about selling in the spring, you might want to hold off, but winter is a good time to get those carpets professionally cleaned (especially if you haven’t done it in a while.) Many carpet companies have good winter deals, and you’re tracking in snow, wet shoes, and the occasional muddy boot. Grinding in dirt on top of dirt is just going to make it more difficult for the cleaners to get it all clean in the spring. So clean those carpets, and go ahead and schedule another cleaning for late spring, early summer.
2. Paint! – Ugh! The dreaded “P” word! Some people despise painting. But, dollar for dollar, there is nothing you can spend your money on that will give you a better return on your investment. If you are considering selling, paint it a nice neutral color. If you want to go as far as painting baseboards and trim, I would consider a lighter color, like an off-white. It’s very trendy, and shows nicely.
3. Clean! – This goes without saying, right? Well, what I’m referring to is hiring a professional cleaning service to come in and do a killer clean job. You think you do a good job cleaning? Wait until a real pro comes in and shows you what clean really is. For a one time fee, it is very much worth it!
4. Organize and De-clutter - I hate the process of throwing things out, and organizing things. But when I’m done, I always feel much better (even if I didn’t feel all that bad in the first place.) There is something about a space where everything is in its place. It is relaxing to live in, and much more attractive.
5. Accessorize - This is the fun part. After you’ve done all of the above, it’s time to give your house a new look by accessorizing. Do you have some outdated artwork (sorry, velvet Elvis is officially “out”)? Maybe it’s time to hit the local art galleries (or even thrift stores) for some new wall art.
Whatever you do, don’t over-accessorize. Keep your surfaces clean. Don’t cover them with a bunch of stuff. A tidy house will hold value over a cluttered house every day.
Doing these things will keep your home and family healthy and happy. And, when the day does come to sell, you’ll be more prepared and the process will a lot more fun.
Here are a couple articles I found at my favorite web site. Houselogic.com
Enjoy your Monday! Blog at you Wednesday.
~ Troy
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