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5 Essential Home Preparation Tips for Selling Your Home

  1. Deep Cleaning: Before showing your home, give it a thorough cleaning. This means everything from floors and windows to kitchen appliances and bathroom fixtures. A clean home not only shows better, but it also communicates to buyers that the property has been well-maintained.

  2. Decluttering: Buyers need to envision themselves in your space, and that can be hard to do when it's filled with personal belongings. Clear out excess items and furniture to make the space look larger and more inviting. This includes removing personal photos, items on countertops, and knick-knacks around the house.

  3. Minor Repairs and Maintenance: Address any minor issues that could be a potential distraction…

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The Benefits of Landscaping When Selling Your Home

When it comes to selling a home, landscaping can be just as important as any other detail. It can be the difference between a buyer making an offer or quickly writing your property off. Landscaping can be used to create visual appeal and increase curb appeal, making it an essential part of preparing your home for sale.

 

Landscaping is more than just having a well-maintained lawn and garden; it’s also about creating a pleasant atmosphere and giving potential buyers a positive first impression. Planting trees and shrubs, adding flowers, and keeping your grass trimmed are all small changes that can make a big difference in how buyers perceive your property. If you want to stand out from the…

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As the weather cools and the leaves begin to change colour, it's time to start thinking about your home maintenance routine for the fall season. While it's easy to let things slide during the warmer months, there are a few essential tasks that should be completed every year to make sure your home is in tip-top shape. Here are six yearly fall home maintenance tasks that you should add to your to-do list.

1. Clean out your gutters and downspouts.


One of the most important—and often neglected—tasks on the list of yearly fall home maintenance tasks is cleaning out your gutters and downspouts. Clogged gutters can cause a host of problems, including water damage to your foundation, as well as Ice dams during the winter months. To avoid these…

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Easily one of the most common questions I get when working with new buyers is “What should I be looking for when buying a house?” And rightfully so; buying a home is one of the largest purchases you are going to make in your lifetime! You want to be sure you’re getting what you want and need! So what should you be looking for?

#1: Ownership History

The house you’re looking at may seem to check off every box on your list, but there may be something you can’t see that you’re missing. The easiest way to tell? Look at the ownership turnover! If the house has passed hands every couple of years for the last decade, that may be a pretty good indicator that there’s something pushing owners out. 

When looking at houses to buy in Saskatoon, my…

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