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How To Have Successful Winter Open House
Selling your home during the winter? Here are some tips from the Trulia Blog to make it successful...
Get them inside without a slip
If there is any snow on the ground, pick up that shovel and start plowing. You want to make sure all the walkways from the street to your front door are completely cleared of snow. Make sure to de-ice as well. Nothing ruins a home tour experience for a buyer like a slip-and-slide into a snow mound on their way in.
Create a landing area
If you have an outdoor front porch, make sure it is cleared of snow and ice and kept as dry as possible. If guests enter directly into the house, make sure you have a rug or mat by the door so they can wipe their feet. Once inside, have an umbrella stand for those wet umbrellas, and a coat rack to hang bulky winter gear. You can also purchase some shoe covers so guests can cover their wet boot soles. Bonus: Your potential buyer will be thankful you took precautions to keep stains off their future carpet!
Make your house cozy and inviting
Make sure the heat is on and the house is just the right temperature during the event. The front door will be opening and closing, so you will want to allow for that continuing loss of heat. But don’t forget that people will have on heavy clothes and be walking around — don’t crank up the heat and make things too cozy.
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Thursday, 24 September 2015
Picking The Right Location For Your Commercial Property In The North Okanagan
Getting involved in commercial real estate transactions in the North Okanagan is sometimes overwhelming, and both beginners and veterans will find it stressful at times. By researching and reading this article, it will allow you to feel less stress associated with the commercial real estate journey.
Location is a very important part of commercial real estate. Take the neighborhood of the property into consideration. Look at the growth of areas that are similar. You're not only thinking about the here and now; you want to look a decade down the line too. Pick an area with the potential for sustainable growth.
Commercial transactions are significantly more time-consuming, complex and involved than the home-buying process. The fact is that commercial real estate brings in a higher return, therefore the process must be more intense.
If you trying to choose between two or more potential properties, it's good to think bigger in terms of perspective. If you will be financing the purchase, you should take into account that doing so will require just as much time and effort for a small lot as it will for a larger lot. Generally, this is similar to the principle of purchasing in bulk; if you purchase more units, you will end up getting a better price per unit.
When selling a piece of commercial property, it is wise to ensure that you ask a realistic price. The value of your property is determined by an entire series of different factors.
If you rent or lease the commercial properties you own, keep them occupied as much as possible. Having unoccupied spaces mean that you have to pay for their upkeep. You need to ask yourself why properties are not getting rented and fix any issues you discover.
You need to think over the community any commercial property is in before you commit to it. In general, it's better to locate a business in a richer area because rich customers obviously have more discretionary income. If the service you offer would appeal to less affluent people, you should not set up your business in an affluent neighborhood.
Always have an inspector look over your commercial property before you put it out on the market. If anything turns up during the inspection, you should immediately address the problem.
Commercial properties can be difficult to find, regardless of how experienced you are. For that reason brokerages that specialize in commercial real estate exist to make it a bit easier when thinking about buying commercial property.
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