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Summer Home Care Tips
*Have Air Condtioning Serviced.
*Seed & Fertilize yard, Keep it watered!
*Check batteries in smoke detectors.
*Time To Plant all your annuals, petunia, geraniums & so much more!
*Clean & Test your Patio Furniture to get it ready for the season.
*Seal your driveway, if it needs it.
*Freshen up by Power Washing everything to make it clean and neat.
*Get ready for all your summer parties, ENJOY! |
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Welcome to Tina's Home Team Page!
About ME!
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My clients are my best resource for new business. In this very competitive business of real estate, service makes the difference. My service has provided me with a large amount of referral business. If you are considering a real estate professional, give me an opportunity to earn your business too. I am confident you will be very happy! Your happiness is what makes me HAPPY!
My Personal Mission
As a professional Real Estate Advisor, I focus on client satisfaction. My business is about service and I am not happy until you are happy. Whether it's finding you a home, finding the best loan, or helping you get the most out of selling your home I am here to guide you. If there is anything you need, please let me know.
About My Service
I will listen to your needs and want to establish your goals and objectives. We work as a team to meet your goals. You will continually be in the loop during the entire process. I believe communication is the key in meeting your goals. |
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Don't Overlook a Home's PotentialWhen House Hunting!
Home shopping. For first-time homebuyers it's an exciting, albeit nerve-wracking, experience. If you're like others in the market for their first home, you probably have in mind exactly how your soon-to-be home will look. But it's important not to fall into the bad decorating, dingy walls, and dirt-bare back yard equals bad-home trap. If you don't see past the hideous wallpaper, funky light fixtures, and avocado green carpeting, you may miss out on a home with great potential.
And, if you're looking for a home in a seller's market where homes are being snatched up as soon as they go on the market, you'll come to realize you can't be choosy if you want to make a competitive offer.
The floor plan of the home is extremely important. If a floor plan isn't quite to your liking, consider rearranging it or adding on. If you're looking at an existing home and will need to remodel or expand to suit your needs, the estimated cost of renovation should play a role in how much you offer. Most importantly, keep in mind that unless you're building your dream home from scratch, you'll probably never find the perfect home. But seeing past a previous owner's bad decorating choices to the core of the home and its potential for livability will yield you the home you've always wanted. |
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Real estate doesn't have to be a difficult
process! If you're thinking about buying a home or selling a home in St. Charles & St. Louis County, you deserve to work with someone who'll really listen and help you achieve your real estate dreams.
I will help you stage your home
- Home staging is a strategic investment that will help you avoid reducing your listed and desired price.
- By incorporating an appealing picture for prospective buyers, resulting in a faster sales cycle.
- Home staging highlights the natural strengths of your home, while defining how to use the tricky spaces.
- Home staging allows you to effectively compete with model and spec homes.
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Lifestyle Room Changes
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From choosing a name to attending birthing classes and
stocking a nursery, impending parenthood can be over
whelming. Getting the nursery in order before the baby
arrives is a good way to relieve at least one of the big
stressors in the lives of new parents.
Your bathroom is ready for a major overhaul.
Where do you begin? You know which tub you want.
The shower is uncertain. You saw a great vanity
you'd love to have. The old tile floor looks terrible,
yet you don't know how you want to replace it.
You want the commode moved but you don't
know if that's possible ... the list goes on. You
may want to consider hiring a professional to
help with the project.
The nip of fall is in the air and you may soon be
looking for ways to ward off the emotional chill that
winter can bring to your home. Short days and
overcast skies can cast a shadow over even the
cheeriest home décor. Everyone wants a room
with a view, but not everyone can afford to move
to a great location or install picture windows through
out their home. A wall mural can turn virtually any
wall in your house into a great "view."
Designers and sleep experts agree that your bedroom
should be a peaceful refuge, a restful retreat that creates
an atmosphere conducive to sleep and relaxation.
Here are five tips to help turn your den of chaos into an oasis of bliss.
Most homeowners know by now that improvements to
bathrooms can bring big returns on investment when it
comes time to resell a house. But there's another equally
compelling, often-overlooked reason to freshen your
bath - it just feels good.
Whether it's extra bedroom space, a new den,
a playroom or just a quiet spot to call your own,
finishing the basement is one of the greatest
ways to improve cramped living. However,
a basement has a few unique characteristics
that must be considered to ensure that the space
functions well for your needs.
Walk into any recently built house on the Parade of
Homes tour and you're likely to find at least one room
with a totally rustic look. Here are some tips on how
to create a similar look in your home.
Many elements must work together to create a remarkable
room. There is the color scheme, furniture, decorations,
and of course, the rug on the floor. Don't overlook the
significance of the one thing that could tie the whole
room together! Shopping the Internet for rugs opens
up a new world of opportunities.
Having the deck of your dreams can be a snap - literally.
Modular deck tiles - real hardwood tiles that easily snap
together - are the next hot thing for do-it-yourselfers out
to expand their outdoor living space.
Blank walls in need of a makeover almost always beg the
question: What color to paint? But before trotting off to the
paint store for color strips and tester cans, consider a new
alternative: wallpaper. Because one of the oldest home
décor products - around since the 1600s - has been reinvented.
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Staging: A Necessary Tool to Sell Your Home in 2008
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Decluttering and cleaning are the two most important things sellers can do to get their house ready for showings. But small touches — new bathroom towels, a well-placed bouquet of flowers or an accent color — can liven up your listings.
Warm it Up
Bring life to a monotone bathroom with contrasting draperies and towels. A towel rack hung upside-down is reversed, so towels can be displayed on the rack rather than the tub. A borrowed table adds elegance and carries the eye upward, making the room feel more spacious.
Create Focal Points
Above, a bench and mirrored hatstand that blend into the woodwork are replaced with contrasting furniture. The boldly colored chest and pillow combine to provide a focal point.
Pare Down
Books and photos go into storage, replaced with accent pieces and flowers that brighten the dark shelves.
Accent With Color
Surfaces are decluttered and red accents added to enliven a seating area. Pick up coordinating colors from you staple furniture to accent and draw the eye.
Think in Threes
Odd numbers create tension that provides visual interest. This principle is applied with three grass bundles on the fireplace hearth and three varied-height vases on the kitchen counter below. A painting retrieved from storage and a larger rug improve the balance of and add warmth to the mantle area.
Set a Scene
Kitchen counters are transformed from utility into a welcoming oasis. Keep items to a minimum, putting away all those necessary gadgets, even though it is a hassle, the look of empy counters, making them appear roomier will pay off!
Buyer’s Reps: Look Below the Surface
A good stager can minimize a multitude of flaws in a home, from awkward traffic patterns and dark bedrooms to dens without a wall long enough for a full-size sofa. As home sellers increasingly use staging to market their properties, however, buyers must learn to look beyond staging’s veneer of polish to see a home’s bones and blemishes.
“Buyers shouldn’t assume that a well-presented home is a well-maintained one,” says Jon Boyd, GRI, a broker-manager with Home Buyers Agent in Ann Arbor, Mich., and president of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents.
NAEBA in 2006 surveyed its members and found that 82 percent of respondents said their buyers are likely to be distracted by staging.
The first time buyers walk through a house, they should concentrate on fundamental issues such as floor plan and a home’s location rather than on how furniture is arranged, Boyd says.
Here are some of Boyd’s tips for buyer’s reps:
- Don’t be dazzled by the light. Halogen lights can make a room seem larger, Boyd says. The same is true for torchiere-style lamps that reflect light up to ceilings.
- Don’t let shimmer hide realities. Mirrors and glass tabletops both make rooms appear larger. Measure each room to see how big it really is.
- Beware of tight spaces. Be sure that the furniture in a room is appropriate for the room’s use, Boyd says. A bedroom without night stands might prove cramped when you add in a full-size bedroom set. Also look out for love seats. They’re an easy way to make a room seem larger. Encourage buyers to measure their furniture so that they’ll know how much room they need.
Staging puts a house’s best face forward, which is all well and good, but buyers need to look below the surface and think about what really will be important to them in a new home.
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Anslie Stokes finds a special thrill in showing aging row houses.
BY WENDY COLE
Worn linoleum floors, peeling floral wallpaper, and cramped master bathrooms commonly found in her Washington, D.C., market play to one of her strengths: helping buyers assess a home’s remodeling potential.
“A lot of buyers are willing to do renovations. But they need help,” says Stokes, GRI, a sales associate with McEnearney Associates. “It’s our job to help them set realistic expectations.”
As the daughter of a general contractor, Stokes was practically raised to know the difference between drywall and Dryvit. But every real estate professional can benefit from being able to give sound fundamental advice that fits the design goals and budgets of their clients.
Having the knowledge to address basic questions about pricing, the potential for disruption, and how to find a reputable contractor is not only helpful to clients but can help build your professional reputation.
Countering clients’ mistaken ideas about what a project might entail is crucial, even if the clients don’t initially welcome it. “I find that first-time buyers have the rosiest view about renovations.” Stokes says. “Because they watch the design shows on TV, many think it takes two days to pop in a new kitchen, not two months.”
Lonnie Davey, a sales associate with RE/MAX Northwest, REALTORS®, in Seattle, says he often ends up persuading buyers to scrap plans for elaborate remodeling jobs. “When they start talking about adding a bedroom and a half bath, they may not even realize that they’re really saying, ‘Show me a different house.’ People just don’t realize the strain that remodeling can put on their relationship and their finances.”
Requests for contractor referrals can be an especially tricky matter. Buyers may eagerly seek your recommendations for someone to replace the floors, redo plumbing, or knock out a wall, and you want to help. But what if the contractor you’d heard good things about turns out to be a dud?
Stokes sets up 15-minute meetings with as many subcontractors as she can in the hope of minimizing the chance of problems later.
“I tell them that they need to be super-responsive if they want to stay on my referral list,” she says.
When clients tell her of a problem with one of her referrals, she snaps into action, even if it’s been months or years since the transaction.
“The first thing I do is apologize to the clients since they were the ones trusting me,” she says. “Of course, I take the company off my list, but sometimes I call contractors asking that they fix the matter. It’s important not to overstate your relationship or familiarity with any contractor. It could come back to haunt you.”
Help Your Clients Remodel
Here are additional tips for helping your clients have successful remodeling experiences:
- Avoid idea overload. It’s fine to volunteer suggestions about a specific project, but throwing out a multitude of options just because it’s your passion can be overwhelming to buyers.
- Know buyers’ remodeling history. Finding out how much experience, if any, they’ve had with remodeling, and how they felt about it, will help you and them gauge how much they should take on at once. Never push buyers to do work they’re not interested in pursuing.
- Stay on top of local laws. Share relevant information on zoning, permitting, and historic preservation requirements — even if only to direct buyers to the local governing authorities.
- Help anticipate logistics. Buyers may not realize they’ll be displaced for weeks or months once major work begins. You might recommend that renters postpone their moving day, if possible, until a major renovation is complete.
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