Thinking about listing?? Here are some tips on what to do to get your home ready

Spring is here and with the flowers blooming and the grass turning green there is no better time to list your house.  Sellers always ask “what can I do to prepare my home for the sale?’  There are many things to be done when considering putting your house on the market and in a competitive market place you want to be sure that your house SHINES above the rest. Read this article from Trulia,  7 Springtime Home Spruces to Boost Buyer Interest   and get some great tips on how to prepare your home to sell.

Lawn Care Tips

Spring is here flowers are in bloom and the lawn is taking off. My husband is in the lawn care business and says that this is the best time to aerate, fertilize, and over seed if you have any brown spots. Be sure that you are watering, but not to much you don’t want to get a fungus from overwatering. I know that we get little nats every year and have to treat the lawn with a bug spray. Here is an article that has some great tips for you….

 

Spring Cleanup Tips for Your Yard

Spring has sprung early this year. You may have thought that all the yard care work you did last fall would pay off this spring. You got all the leaves raked and the roses covered. All you thought you’d need to do is some minor lawn care and everything would be all set and ready to go. If you really thought that, then it is probably the first time you have ever owned a home with a lawn and landscape to care for. There is always cleanup work to do in the spring.

To read more of this article go to Spring Green - Clean up tips for your yard.

DON’T Forget the Metaphysical Fair this weekend

Looking at the weekend weather and it’s looking like the Metaphysical Fair at the City Auditorium may just be the place to go this weekend!!!  Might as well get your palm read while your there.

For location and hours just click here Metaphysical Fair

Rates are Amazingly LOW at week end

Rates this week have dropped even lower last week March 8th they ended on a 15 yr lock at 3.13 this week they are at 3.11.

On a 30 year fix averaged 3.88 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending April 12, 2012, that’s down from 3.98 percent from last week. WOW!!!

Buyers if you are qualified this is the time to BUY, when we purchased our first home in 95 we were SUPER excited that we locked our 30 yr mortgage at 8.5 percent then in 2005 at 5.5 percent. I always hear we are waiting until next year then we will be ready to purchase. Home values are finally stabilizing, rates are at their lowest DON’T wait your paying rent, right????  Take advantage buy now.

Realty Times Article 15-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Hits New All-Time Record Low 

Absurd Phobias

Lepidopterophobia

What is it you ask????

A fear of butterflies! Who knew some people believe that butterflies will steal your soul and are afraid of them. Herd this interesting fact this morning on 99.9 John Jay and Rich Show.

Read more at IHateButterflies.com

I personally LOVE butterflies, but hey not everyone can!