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10 inexpensive ways to boost your home's sales price right now!

 

To help property owners get the best selling price they can — without burying themselves in expenses — U.S. News has created a list of 10 cheap ways to boost your home's sales price by spring. Click Here to read the full article republished, compliments of MSN.

If you are considering buying or selling a home why not give Earline Penson a call?  She has a wealth of experience working with buyers and sellers in every price range. You can reach Earline right now at | 503.804.8781.

2011's Cost vs Return on home improvements and/or upgrades, compliments of Remodeling Magazine.

 
Remodeling Magazine's website has taken all the work out of comparing the average cost for 35 of the nation's most popular remodeling projects with the value those projects retain at resale. Click Here to locate your state and data for one of 9 regions and choose any one of 80 U.S. cities to download a PDF with local data.

If you are considering buying and/or selling a home in the Portland metro area, consider enlisting the services of a experienced real estate broker. Earline Penson has a wealth of experience working with home buyers and sellers in every price range.  You can reach Earline at Coldwell Banker Seal Uptown Office or directly at | 503.804.8781

When it comes to mowing your lawn, it all boils down to that age-old question: Should you mow in spirals or rows? To answer this, MSN got together with world-famous puzzler Scott Kim to plot the course and come up with the best way to mow the lawn.

 

When it comes to mowing your yard, it all boils down to that age-old question: Should you mow in spirals or rows? To answer this, MSN got together with world-famous puzzler Scott Kim to plot the course and come up with the best way to mow the lawn — and then designed some others just for fun.

Click Here to review designs you can create with your own lawnmower.

Things home inspectors either do not inspect, and at times overlook.

 
After you find a home that you like, the next step is to ensure the house is in top condition with a home inspection. Once the buyer and seller have settled on price, the inspection lets the buyer know that the soon-to-be-purchased home is really worth the money inside and out. But a home inspection is never a guarantee that your new home is going to be in perfect working order.

Radon emmissions, buried leaking oil tanks, asbestos, failed chimneys, faulty sewer lines, history of excessive ground water during rainy season and/or flooding from nearby creeks and/or rivers, structural deficiencies, fire damage which some unscrupulous home sellers know is concealed behind sheetrock and do not disclose to prospective home buyers, faulty wiring, loud and/or volatile neighbors, properties with a past history of drug sales, meth manufacturing and/or neighboring properties with possible drug activity, history of crime and/or vandalism.registered sex offender(s) living in close proximity,

Click Here to learn more about additional erros and ommissions involving home inspections, compliments of MSN.

If you are in the market to buy and/or sell a home in the Portland metro area consider enlisting the advice of a experienced real estate broker, Earline Penson, Principal Broker with Coldwell Banker Seal's Uptown Office.  Earline has a wealth of experience working with home buyers and sellers in every price range.  You can reach Earline at 503.804.8781