The spring season brings with it a feeling of renewal and new beginnings. Warmer weather and longer days provide a boost of energy, so now is the best time to think about cleaning, organizing, and home maintenance. Being proactive and doing home maintenance now is the best defense against keeping unexpected (and often expensive), repairs from happening in the future. There are a few key places that are often overlooked by homeowners, and with spring around the corner, we thought we would share...

When preparing your home for sale, it’s important to seek the advice of a local experienced Realtor® about which repairs and upgrades to make and those to avoid.  A local experienced Realtor® knows the area market conditions and can recommend improvements that are in line with your neighborhood and necessary to make your home competitive with comparable sales in the desired price point.  

Interior - BasicsThe process of preparing your home to be listed and offered for sale is called “staging.” ...

According to the American Pet Products Association in their 2019-2020 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 67% of households in the United States own a pet. That's an outrageous number of 84.9 million homes. We fully believe that chances are your pets are just like family. They take up a large portion of the couch during the day and maybe even share your bed at night. So whether you have a cat, dog, turtle, lizard, hamster, or anything else, you are a proud of your pet. When it's time to sell your...

 

If you don’t have the time to travel to a local gym, the best alternative is having a gym at home. While gym’s hold plenty of equipment, weights, machines and other workout gear, not all of our homes have enough room to gather everything needed. What if you don’t have a specific room or enough room at all to keep all the equipment needed? 

 

Lewith & Freeman’s real estate agents have seen many ways home owners improvise on utilizing space. That means with their help, your home gym will be you...

 

If a total bathroom remodel sounds to be like an extensive and potentially expensive project, we have compiled a list of quick and affordable updates for bathrooms of any size. With the availability of project ideas and “how to” videos, there are simple ways to take an outdated bathroom and make it like new.

 

 

Cleaning & Touch Ups

Starting your remodel with a deep clean gives your room a fresh canvas to start this project. Remove any buildup along moldings and corners along with around the...

 

For those bookworms out there, book suggestions are a wonderful thing. Not only is a good read or even a great reference book nice to have around, but it also makes the prefect cozy home decor on a nightstand, bookshelf, or coffee table. For all our homeowners, we have put together a short list of the best books on everything home related that are great additions to your bookshelf.

 

How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home

This book is the perfect hands...

 

The greatest transformation and probably one of the easiest remodeling features you will most likely change at some point in homeownership is your wall color. Although some may think the color is all that matters, the finish type is just as important. Some finishes compliment lighting better while others may show markings much easier. On the other hand, a more glossy finish might reflect light and show glares while a more flat paint will absorb the light. Therefore, your color’s sheen or lack...