Ideas for your Fall front door first impression!
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Your front door, porch, deck, yard, is the first impression you make on a home buyer. So you’ll want to make it a good one. With so much inventory in todayās market, buyers make quick decisions on whether or not they like a home before moving on to the next. Itās so important to pay attention to detail and make sure your home shows well from the moment buyers arrive.
Before we go into the decorative part….Front doors get a lot of wear and tear over the years from being out in the elements. Give it a good inspection. Is the paint job chipped, cracked or faded? Is the wood weathered and unattractive? Are the handle and hardware rusted or not looking their best? Consider repainting or re-staining the door, front porch and switching out the hardware.
Now for the fun stuff! With Fall here, it’s time to spruce up that front door with pumpkins, seasonal flowers, a Fall wreath and colored leaves!
PUMPKIN TRAILING
This one is super easy! Add some dried Fall leaves in too.
STACKIN PUMPKINS
Put your pumpkin in an empty flower pot from the Summer, add some colored leaves in between & voila!
HAY BALES AND DALIAS
Throw a couple hay bales and a plethora of Mums flowers (no not Mom, Mum aka Chrysanthemums)!
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CLASSIC “VINTAGE” LANTERNS
If you can find an actual vintage lantern, awesome. Otherwise you can get pretty cool lanterns at Michaels or on Amazon!
Hope you enjoyed these Fall porch decor trends! Check back next Thursday for my weekly blog!
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September market update!
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Can you believe it’s October already? Let alone Thanksgiving weekend?Ā š I know I cant’! Where does the time go! They say snow is coming this weekend on the passes, and I am NOT ready for it! Maybe you’re a snowbird and can’t wait – and that’s cool too.
Here are your market updates for September. They are released on the 6th of every month, so be sure to check back here for November’s stats!
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Further to these stats there are 4,047 new listings and 3110 SOLDS this year to date. The average multi family house price to date is $268,927 & single family is $532,588.
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Your Fall To Do List!
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A Fall Checklist of 10 Things You Gotta Do Before Winter Sets In
Who’s felt that nip in the air? Fall is here and we’re all obsessing over pumpkin spice latte’s, cozy sweaters, and decorating our porch with pumpkins, am I right? šš»ā£
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š) De-gunk your gutters after all these leaves fallā£ – Clogged rain gutters can cause ice dams, which can lead to expensive repairs.
š) Check your detectors ā£ – With furnaces turned on, the windows closed and portable heaters humming along, fall is a great time to make sure smoke and CO detectors are working. Check batteries and expiration dates.
š) Change air filters ā£- All that pollen & pet hair has settled into your air filters, time to clean it out!
š) Lawn maintenance – Water, fertilize and cut the lawn shortā£. Fall watering helps your lawn recover from summer stress and gain strength for the winter ahead. If you can only bother to fertilize once a year, you still have a great lawn if you only fertilize in the fall. Choose a fertilizer that’s labeled 4-1-2. (Those numbers refer to the percentages of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the fertilizer.) Apply the fertilizer about three weeks before the last mowing of the season.
š) Prune your plants & treesā£ – Late fall is the best time to prune plants and trees — when the summer growth cycle is over. Your goal is to keep limbs and branches at least 3 feet from your house so moisture wonāt drip onto roofing and siding, and to prevent damage to your house exterior during high winds.
š) Give your fireplace a once overā£ – Grab a flashlight and look up inside your fireplace flue to make sure the damper opens and closes properly. Open the damper and look up into the flue to make sure itās free of birdsā nests, branches and leaves, or other obstructions. You should see daylight at the top of the chimney.
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