It’s time for summer! The time of the year where children are off from school and spending more time at home than in the classroom. Summer time is also an attractive time of the year to buy or sell a home. Partnering with a reputable realtor who is knowledgeable of Charlotte, North Carolina is key. With gorgeous modern architecture and a sophisticated urban lifestyle, what isn’t there to love about this city? We will talk about the most important things you will need to know about purchasing or selling a home in Charlotte, North Carolina and why it is best to seek out help from Ask for Lara!
Selling Your House and Keeping Your Valuables Safe
Look around your home. No, not at your big screen TV, or the china in the cabinet. Look at the less obvious things. Your laptop sitting in an office. The bucket of lose change you keep on your dresser. A beautiful jewelry box filled with priceless heirlooms and sentimental treasures. These could all fall prey […]
It’s Ok Deer, or maybe not
I have seen some strange things showing houses. No, the picture to the left is definitely NOT the most strange! Some things I have seen include: Rows and rows of mason jars with what appeared to be witches brews, like “eye of newt” type things A king size bed that glowed and had lots of […]
Sell Your Home with a Fall Selling Feature
Sometimes it is the moments a buyer can imagine having in your house that can sell it. Can they envision themselves cooking brownies with their kids, or entertaining in your kitchen? Here is my best tip for this: MAKE IT LITERAL. Do you love having wine on your back patio? Then set up a tray […]
Do you have to disclose that?
Do you remember the board game “Clue?” It’s where players including Miss Scarlet, Mr. Green, and Professor Plum move from room to room in a mansion trying to solve a mysterious murder that has taken place there by asking questions and revealing answers to each other. It’s no secret that a murder has taken place, […]
How to Sell Your House FAST in 4 Easy Steps
It is possible! Your home can sell quickly, so be prepared. I prepare my sellers with information about average time it takes to sell a home in the current market, particularly in their price point when we list the home. I want everyone to be prepared, and have the proper expectations. There is that rare occasion when a home does […]
The Lock Box
This month we are talking about safety when selling your home. Whenever you sell your home there is typically a lock box put on which contains the key or keys for the agent to access your home with their client. There are several different kinds of lock boxes: old school (the twist kind like your […]
Keeping Your Home Safe While it is For Sale
For the month of August my blog posts will mainly focus on the topic of keeping your home safe while it is on the market. When you put your house on the market you are opening your home up to the world, aren’t you? You have to be trusting to some degree, and that can […]
Show Your House or Let Your Kid Nap?
Your child is finally asleep for the afternoon nap. Whew, you can breath a little, right? Then the phone rings, someone wants to come see the house right now, they are in your neighborhood. Do you let your kid sleep, and decline the showing, or grab the kid and go? Grab the Kid and Go […]
Kids Rooms and Wall Stickers
This is kind of a specific post, so I will get right to the heart of the matter. If you have those removable stickers on your kids walls, you know, like you buy at Target, or through FatHead, etc. take them down, after all, they are removable. I tell you this because you know they […]