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Posted on 08/27/2020

Photo by Thomas Le on Unsplash If you choose to live in a city, you’ll find a number of benefits to your location. Community: Most cities are densely populated and home to people from many different backgrounds. When you live in a location like this, you’re likely to find a community of folks who share similar interests and...

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Posted on 08/20/2020

Perform an In-Depth Home Search

Conducting an in-depth home search may prove to be difficult, particularly for individuals with limited time and resources at their disposal. Fortunately, there are lots of things that you can do to streamline your home search and discover your ideal residence without delay. Now, let's take a look at three tips to help you seamlessly navigate the homebuying journey....

How To Search For A Home

Buying A Home

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Posted on 08/13/2020

How to Sell your Home to a Family Member or Friend -- Without Destroying the Relationship

Photo by fauxels from Pexels It sounds like it should make things easier -- selling your home to a friend or family member should be a breeze for both parties -- but in reality, a home sale can disrupt your relationship if you don't go about it the right way. With the exception of parent to child transfers...

Posted on 08/06/2020

What Is the Optimal Listing Price for Your House?

As a home seller, it is important to establish a competitive initial asking price for your residence. Yet determining the right price for a house sometimes is difficult. If the price of your home is too high, for example, your residence may linger on the real estate market for an extended period of time. On the other hand, if...

Selling Your Home

How To Set An Asking Price For Your Home

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Posted on 07/30/2020

Remembering These Simple Mailbox Rules Could Save You a Headache

Photo by Lee via Pixabay Putting a new mailbox up? Be sure to follow the official guidance from the U.S. Postal Service.® Here are a few rules, tips, and suggestions to make your mail carrier's day a little smoother. Putting Up a New Mailbox USPS-approved mailboxes have Postmaster General (PMG) approval labels. Have your post office approve your...

Posted on 07/23/2020

Open Shelving Complements the Minimalist Look

Photo by ginsburgconstruction via Pixabay Nothing completes an open floor plan better than open shelving. Open shelves present everything for the world to see. They transform what may be a cluttered, dark, hidden space into one that becomes a place of not only function but of style. Open shelving complements the Minimalist, Industrial or Scandinavian Modern styles. But...

Posted on 07/16/2020

How to Use Household Items to Create a Collage

Image by Ivan Ilijas from Pixabay Collage is a fun art project for all ages. You don't have to be a skilled artist to create something beautiful. And best of all, you have everything you need around the house in junk drawers and photo boxes. You can use just about anything for collage. Try these collage tips and...

Posted on 07/09/2020

Foolproof Steps to Creating an Outdoor Kitchen

Photo by Allison Gillett via Pixabay You can create a stunning outdoor kitchen using basic components and pulling things together over time. Entertaining outdoors has become so popular that supplies and materials for cooking are easy to come by in a variety of price points. Follow the steps below to make the most of the process. Foolproof Steps...

Posted on 08/13/2020

Video Tour - 8413 Anderson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118

Artfully updated Chestnut Hill home on a quiet street, easily walkable to The Avenue shops, restaurants, and transit. Enter into a sun-filled sitting room with rough-sawn cedar walls, built-in bookcases, Pella wood casement windows, and custom designed stained glass. Sip your morning coffee while enjoying the view of this lovely neighborhood. Enter into the southwest-facing sun-room that gets plenty of sun in winter and the slate floor is warmed by electric radiant heat. The first floor has an open plan with Craftsman touches. The living room features built-in shelves and bookcases, original hardwood floors, and a gas fireplace. Stained...

Posted on 08/13/2020

8413 Anderson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118 is now new to the market!

Artfully updated Chestnut Hill home on a quiet street, easily walkable to The Avenue shops, restaurants, and transit. Enter into a sun-filled sitting room with rough-sawn cedar walls, built-in bookcases, Pella wood casement windows, and custom designed stained glass. Sip your morning coffee while enjoying the view of this lovely neighborhood. Enter into the southwest-facing sun-room that gets plenty of sun in winter and the slate floor is warmed by electric radiant heat. The first floor has an open plan with Craftsman touches. The living room features built-in shelves and bookcases, original hardwood floors, and a gas fireplace. Stained...

Posted on 08/07/2020

7900 Old York Road #503B, Elkins Park, PA 19027 now has a new price of $97,000!

One level living in a condo as large as a single family home. Included is Concierge service, doorman, pool, fitness room and social room with none of the maintenance! You deserve to be pampered. This 5th floor, end unit, condo has high ceilings, wonderful, brilliant tree filtered, East facing light in every room and exposures to the East and South in the Master Bedroom and its adjoining bath. You enter your condo to the expanse of lovely vintage marble and tile in the foyer with a double coat closet fitted for organization. To the right you are welcomed into the LR with attractive custom built-in shelves/cabinets on one wall and an entire...

Posted on 07/11/2020

932 Clyde Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19128 now has a new price of $465,000!

Welcome home to this lovely detached Colonial Style Home on a 0.3 acre wooded lot. Curb appeal galore with stone facade, lovely gardens and ornamental trees out front. Upon entering you are greeted in the entry hall by hardwood floors, wood banister with lovely chair rail detailing that continues up the stairs and throughout the 2nd Fl hall as well. Your spacious LR to the right with 2 large windows flooding the room with early morning light has wood floors and new crown molding. Off the LR is the formal DR also with wood floors that is open to the gourmet Kitchen. You can also reach the kitchen from the entry hall for a very smooth traffic...