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Home Maintenance Keeping Your home in its Best Shape Keeping your home in good shape…what inspectors look for: Have your HVAC air conditioning system serviced once a year and dryer vent  be cleared out once a year. Check your windows for deterioration. If you have a tile roof, then  have it checked for cracked or slipped /and or missing.   Non-functioning GFCI’s are a […]
Real Estate Real Estate Sales 2024 Citrus County “Ridge” Area Communities How did some of the “ridge” area communities  of Citrus County do this year with single family home sales?  Stats are listed.   I also included the size of the community… according to the Citrus County Appraiser’s office.  When going to the “portal”  you may have to click through a few screens to get to […]
Home Maintenance How Much Do You Spend on Your Home’s Maintenance? In Q3 2024, the average annual cost to maintain a single-family home rose to $10,433. Maintenance is crucial to keeping things running smoothly. And so… It’s that time of year,  when I start talking about what are you doing to keep your home in its best shape?   Recent sales included three home inspections with a […]
Real Estate Guide to Relocating with Purpose and Ease Image by Freepik Making Your Move: A Guide to Relocating with Purpose and Ease Relocating to a new state often brings a chance to redefine personal goals and explore untapped opportunities. This shift offers a unique space to step outside comfort zones, cultivating growth and fresh perspectives. Moving also opens doors for professional advancement and […]
Real Estate Citrus County Resale Single Family Homes Fall 2024 This week I update Citrus County real estate: single family homes in the Black Diamond/Citrus Hills Terra Vista/Pine Ridge areas.  As the article from the Florida Association of Realtors points out, home prices are up, fluctuating mortgage rates are making a difference. I include what has sold in the last six months and what is […]
Home Maintenance Home Improvement Ideas In last week’s blog I presented some prices per square foot for homes that have sold and are now on the market in Black Diamond. As reported: the age of your air conditioner, hot water tank and your roof make a big difference on the price of your home. But also important to the price […]
Real Estate Home Inspections Issues Citrus County FL I am back on my pedestal this weekend. After going through a home inspection on a home for sale, I again am asking you these questions …is your pool more than 15 years old and you’ve never had it resurfaced? Do you have a Challenger brand electrical box in your garage? …If you live in […]
Home Maintenance Maintaining Your Citrus County Home This week I present articles on keeping your home “in shape and up-to-date.”  I include an updated  “Who To Call” sheet that now includes: appliance repair, photography, odor elimination, electrician, and garage door repair.     Two National Association of Realtors article suggest what items buyers are looking for in homes today. (in case you are […]
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Home Maintenance Keep Your Home “Staged to Sell” In this week’s blog, I continue to talk about having your home in its best condition as possible…in case you have to sell your house.  Many of us have been living here several years (getting up there in age… lol)  and we never know when we may be forced to put our home up for […]
Home Maintenance Is Your Home in “Scary” Shape? With Halloween just around the corner I ran across some “scary”  information concerning real estate and your home. (1) NAR suggests these home decorations are “horrifying.”  (2) Nothing is more wicked than having your home burglarized.   Bob Vila offers ideas for home security. (3)    Home inspections can become a nightmare; prevent bad reports […]
Real Estate Homeowner’s Insurance Premiums on the Rise In this week’s blog, I take a look at what is going on with homeowners insurance.  I previously ran a blog last June about my quest to find a lower homeowner’s insurance premium because of our home’s aging roof. And I was able to get our premium lowered because of a wind mitigation inspection.  But… […]
Real Estate Citrus County Real Estate Update Summer 2023 This week I bring you up-to-date on real estate sales for 2023.  Most analysts agree real estate is on an upturn despite higher mortgage rates and lower inventory.   Some sales now coming on market are from persons in the work force that are being called back into the office after working from home.   Florida […]
Real Estate Where Can Seniors Go If It Is Time To Sell? Return blog #2…my summer reading and a good Florida Association of Realtors’ article on Where Can Seniors Go If It’s Time to Sell?   As we start our twenty fourth year of Florida residency…we are blessed to to be able to stay in our home, enjoy Black Diamond amenities…although hubby can not golf …we enjoy […]
Real Estate Choosing a State for Residency Getting ready to head back to home to Florida after living in Michigan and Ohio this summer.  Certainly enjoyed the cooler temps, fishing, biking, seeing family and friends.  Caught up on a lot of reading including the article that gave me the idea for this week’s return blog.  After reading a Florida Association of Realtors […]
Real Estate Keeping your home in top shape! As I started this blog, I began to think  “What do I want to say… after 17 years in real estate… and now going through what I would say is my hardest sale ever?”   You may not be thinking of selling now, but in the future… and if you keep up with routine home […]