12/29/2009
A dishwasher should
Never hold dirty dishes
During a showing
Never hold dirty dishes
During a showing
12/28/2009
Granite counter tops
Need maintenance for beauty
Seal them every year
Need maintenance for beauty
Seal them every year
12/23/2009
Demolish a wall
At your own risk - check to see
If it's load bearing
At your own risk - check to see
If it's load bearing
12/22/2009
Get off your fat ass
And start a project today
Your house is crumbling
And start a project today
Your house is crumbling
12/21/2009
Old sofa on porch
Will make neighbor want to turn
Nose up with disdain
Will make neighbor want to turn
Nose up with disdain
12/18/2009
Family photos
Buyers feel like intruders
Pack them away now
Buyers feel like intruders
Pack them away now
12/16/2009
A finished basement
Will add so much to your home
Best home improvement
Will add so much to your home
Best home improvement
12/15/2009
Your house is your home
Until you want to sell it
Then it's an asset
Until you want to sell it
Then it's an asset
12/14/2009
Put numbers on house
Fire rescue, EMT
Will want to find you
Fire rescue, EMT
Will want to find you
12/13/2009
A Buyer's Agent
The only kind of agent
When buying a home
The only kind of agent
When buying a home
12/12/2009
A well lived in home
May not be an easy sell
Hire a stager
May not be an easy sell
Hire a stager
12/11/2009
A basement is not
A dumping ground for your junk
Clean it out right now!
A dumping ground for your junk
Clean it out right now!
12/10/2009
Seller's Disclosures
Should be no time for silence
You must speak up now!
Should be no time for silence
You must speak up now!
12/9/2009
Vinyl tile flooring
Saves cash but looks cheap when you
Try to sell your home
Saves cash but looks cheap when you
Try to sell your home
12/8/2009
Shovel snowy walks
Homeowners should think about
Liability
Homeowners should think about
Liability
12/7/2009
The listing says it
Is close to transportation:
Next to the freeway?
Is close to transportation:
Next to the freeway?
12/4/2009
Gas water heaters
Can cost less to operate
Than electric ones
Can cost less to operate
Than electric ones
12/3/2009
A new coat of paint
And new kitchen hardware may
Be what your space needs
And new kitchen hardware may
Be what your space needs
12/1/2009
Use weather stripping
On drafty doors and windows
Lower heating bills
On drafty doors and windows
Lower heating bills
11/30/2009
Read your sales contract
When purchasing your next home
Most people do not
When purchasing your next home
Most people do not
11/29/2009
You want people to
Recall the house not the stuff
Tone down the décor
Recall the house not the stuff
Tone down the décor
11/28/2009
Electricity
Can be a major expense
Conserve it today!
Can be a major expense
Conserve it today!
11/27/2009
Air conditioners
That winter in your windows
Cause big heating bills
That winter in your windows
Cause big heating bills
11/26/2009
We cherish those who
Fill our home with love and warmth
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fill our home with love and warmth
Happy Thanksgiving!
11/25/2009
You need curb appeal
To get people in your home
If you want to sell
To get people in your home
If you want to sell
11/24/2009
A basement sump pump
Without battery backup
Disaster waiting
Without battery backup
Disaster waiting
11/23/2009
A dining room gym
Master bedroom home office
Rooms need ONE purpose
Master bedroom home office
Rooms need ONE purpose
11/22/2009
A man's home is his
Castle - but is he a slave
To his mortgage bank?
Castle - but is he a slave
To his mortgage bank?
11/19/2009
No one wants to see
Your smelly, dirty laundry
When touring your home
Your smelly, dirty laundry
When touring your home
11/18/2009
When selling your home
Always be prepared to show!
Make your bed daily
Always be prepared to show!
Make your bed daily
11/17/2009
Cap your chimney now
Unless you want squirrels and birds
Making it their home
Unless you want squirrels and birds
Making it their home
11/16/2009
Termites are insects
Whose big hunger will eat you
Out of house and home
Whose big hunger will eat you
Out of house and home
11/15/2009
A priceless heirloom?
Pack it away before you
Have an open house
Pack it away before you
Have an open house
11/14/2009
To have good neighbors
First and foremost you have to
Be a good neighbor
First and foremost you have to
Be a good neighbor
11/13/2009
Small home with lake view
Can have much higher value
Than big home with none
Can have much higher value
Than big home with none
11/12/2009
If the listing says
"Bring your decorating style"
Expect total crap
"Bring your decorating style"
Expect total crap
11/11/2009
Ugly wall paper?
Save a square when removing
When framed it is art
Save a square when removing
When framed it is art
11/10/2009
For re-sale value
A good school district is key
Even if child-less
A good school district is key
Even if child-less
11/9/2009
A color palette
Should flow through your home with ease
No jarring off-tones
Should flow through your home with ease
No jarring off-tones
11/8/2009
A man's home is his
Castle - but is he a slave
To his mortgage bank?
Castle - but is he a slave
To his mortgage bank?
11/6/2009
Want to build a fence?
Check to see if you need to
Get a permit first
Check to see if you need to
Get a permit first
11/5/2009
People like me can
Sell people like you the best
House money can buy
Sell people like you the best
House money can buy
11/4/2009
That cracked window pane
Is invisible to you
Buyers will notice
Is invisible to you
Buyers will notice
11/3/2009
Homeowner or not
Exercise civic duty
Place your vote today!
Exercise civic duty
Place your vote today!
11/2/2009
Charming and cozy
In a real estate listing
Equals a small home
In a real estate listing
Equals a small home
11/1/2009
Your smoke detectors
Need new batteries every
Daylight Savings change
Need new batteries every
Daylight Savings change
10/31/2009
Halloween can be
Fun but dangerous for kids
Keep them safe with light
Fun but dangerous for kids
Keep them safe with light
10/30/2009
Buy the cheapest house
Within the best neighborhood
Best value around!
Within the best neighborhood
Best value around!
10/29/2009
Ugly, stained carpets
Will turn most home buyers off
Please change them today!
Will turn most home buyers off
Please change them today!
10/28/2009
Synthetic stucco
Can secretly harbor mold
Get it inspected
Can secretly harbor mold
Get it inspected
10/27/2009
A respirator
Is a must when removing
Decades-old plaster
Is a must when removing
Decades-old plaster
10/26/2009
Not much more costly
Dimensional shingles make
Your roof look priceless
Dimensional shingles make
Your roof look priceless
10/25/2009
New kitchen or pool?
Kitchens sell but pools do not
Invest in kitchens!
Kitchens sell but pools do not
Invest in kitchens!
10/24/2009
Real estate agents
Professional and helpful
The key to home sales
Professional and helpful
The key to home sales
10/23/2009
Carbon Monoxide!
Get a detector today
A silent killer
Get a detector today
A silent killer
10/22/2009
Today's prediction
The next World Series winner:
Philadelphia
The next World Series winner:
Philadelphia
10/21/2009
A condo is great
If you hate outdoor yard work
But it will cost you
If you hate outdoor yard work
But it will cost you
10/20/2009
A fresh coat of paint
Is a better investment
Than a Prada coat
Is a better investment
Than a Prada coat
10/19/2009
When planting a tree
Think of its size in ten years
Not how it looks now
Think of its size in ten years
Not how it looks now
10/18/2009
House warming parties
May deliver upon you
Forty-five crock pots
May deliver upon you
Forty-five crock pots
10/17/2009
Rain, rain go away
Check weather when re-roofing
It's pouring indoors
Check weather when re-roofing
It's pouring indoors
10/16/2009
Over improvement
May cause you to lose money
When you sell your home
May cause you to lose money
When you sell your home
10/15/2009
TLC can mean
Tender Loving Care: also,
Totally Lame Crap
Tender Loving Care: also,
Totally Lame Crap
10/14/2009
Suburbia is
Not for everyone but may
Be the place for you
Not for everyone but may
Be the place for you
10/13/2009
For Sale By Owner
Almost always turns into
No Sale By Owner
Almost always turns into
No Sale By Owner
10/12/2009
Do not be afraid
To ask your home inspector
Too many questions
To ask your home inspector
Too many questions
10/11/2009
Efficiency flats
Are only as efficient
As the owner is
Are only as efficient
As the owner is
10/10/2009
Three real estate words
Are "Location, location"
And "Location" too
Are "Location, location"
And "Location" too
10/9/2009
Why do people hear
Suggestions from their agent
But do not listen?
Suggestions from their agent
But do not listen?
10/8/2009
A white picket fence
And your house could belong to
June and Ward Cleaver
And your house could belong to
June and Ward Cleaver
10/7/2009
The naked lady
Painting over the sofa
Does not help you sell
Painting over the sofa
Does not help you sell
10/6/2009
Galvanized piping
Corrodes from the inside out
Replace with copper
Corrodes from the inside out
Replace with copper
10/5/2009
A jetted bath tub
Can be the center piece of
A serene home spa
Can be the center piece of
A serene home spa
10/4/2009
Some people want the
Jetson's space home - but I want
Rosie the Robot
Jetson's space home - but I want
Rosie the Robot
10/3/2009
Your home's cracked sidewalk
May not break your mother's back
But may break a deal
May not break your mother's back
But may break a deal
10/2/2009
Get a trusted friend
To check your home for odors
You're used to the smell
To check your home for odors
You're used to the smell
10/1/2009
Ask you new agent
What those initials after
Their name really mean
What those initials after
Their name really mean
9/30/2009
"Toasted Pumpkin" looked
Good at store, nasty at home
Paint sample swatch first
Good at store, nasty at home
Paint sample swatch first
9/29/2009
Nothing is better In
Real Estate then closing
On your brand new home
Real Estate then closing
On your brand new home
9/28/2009
Flashing is the most
Important part of new roof
Otherwise it leaks
Important part of new roof
Otherwise it leaks
9/27/2009
Your home is listed
For thirty grand above comps
You think it will sell?
For thirty grand above comps
You think it will sell?
9/26/2009
Sixty amp service
Not nearly enough power
In this day and age
Not nearly enough power
In this day and age
9/25/2009
Apartment living
Is not for everybody
Not you? Buy a house!
Is not for everybody
Not you? Buy a house!
9/24/2009
Wood makes good fencing
Good fencing makes good neighbors
Good neighbors make joy
Good fencing makes good neighbors
Good neighbors make joy
9/23/2009
A room with one lamp
Is dim and uninviting
Add more light to sell
Is dim and uninviting
Add more light to sell
9/22/2009
You may like chartreuse
But buyers will cringe in fear
Neutral colors, please
But buyers will cringe in fear
Neutral colors, please
9/21/2009
Kitchens and bathrooms
A one-two punch when selling
Time to upgrade them?
A one-two punch when selling
Time to upgrade them?
9/20/2009
Wind chimes are charming
But never at three a.m.
Be a good neighbor!
But never at three a.m.
Be a good neighbor!
9/19/2009
Like "Designed to Sell"?
Me, too, and I really love
Lisa LaPorta
Me, too, and I really love
Lisa LaPorta
9/18/2009
A broken doorbell
Will often be the first sound
Of buyer's dislike
Will often be the first sound
Of buyer's dislike
9/17/2009
Are your hardwood floors
Hiding under wall-to-wall?
Show them off and sell!
Hiding under wall-to-wall?
Show them off and sell!
9/16/2009
A small lamp on an
Oversized table looks odd
Balance your design
Oversized table looks odd
Balance your design
9/15/2009
Does your dog leave his
"Surprises" in the back yard?
Remove them today!
"Surprises" in the back yard?
Remove them today!
9/14/2009
HGTV shows
Are very hypnotizing
Reality? No.
Are very hypnotizing
Reality? No.
9/13/2009
Your oil furnace needs
Inspection once every year
Do it for safety!
Inspection once every year
Do it for safety!
9/12/2009
If the ad says it
Has efficient use of space
You know: small and cramped
Has efficient use of space
You know: small and cramped
9/11/2009
Sod must be watered
Unless you want to possess
A dead grass carpet
Unless you want to possess
A dead grass carpet
9/10/2009
Are you a pack rat?
Rent a storage unit now
Full houses don't sell
Rent a storage unit now
Full houses don't sell
9/9/2009
Pricey car in street
And worthless junk in garage
Priorities, please
And worthless junk in garage
Priorities, please
9/8/2009
Formal dining rooms
Can be a big waste of space
If you're informal
Can be a big waste of space
If you're informal
9/7/2009
Take a day off from
Your home improvement projects
Happy Labor Day!
Your home improvement projects
Happy Labor Day!
9/6/2009
A basement workshop
Can be a husband's escape
And a wife's delight
Can be a husband's escape
And a wife's delight
9/5/2009
An extension cord
Running underneath a rug
Fire imminent
Running underneath a rug
Fire imminent
9/4/2009
Some odors will fade
With passage of air and time
Cat pee? Forever.
With passage of air and time
Cat pee? Forever.
9/3/2009
A high-rise condo
Is a bad choice if you have
Acrophobia
Is a bad choice if you have
Acrophobia
9/2/2009
Your grass is knee-high
Curb appeal at very worst
Be one with Lawn-Boy
Curb appeal at very worst
Be one with Lawn-Boy
9/1/2009
Your home is too full
De-clutter, de-clutter now!
Spaciousness sells homes
De-clutter, de-clutter now!
Spaciousness sells homes
8/31/2009
A home inspection
Can be a buyer's best friend
Don't buy without one
Can be a buyer's best friend
Don't buy without one
8/30/2009
Radon in your home
Can cause cancer down the road
Get a test today
Can cause cancer down the road
Get a test today
8/29/2009
Uncle Sam helps by
Giving first-time home buyers
Eight Thousand Dollars
Giving first-time home buyers
Eight Thousand Dollars
8/28/2009
People love to have
A two and a half bath home
Until cleaning day
A two and a half bath home
Until cleaning day
8/26/2009
A faded front door
Is guaranteed to get you
Bad first impressions
Is guaranteed to get you
Bad first impressions
8/25/2009
Inspections we hate
Usage and Occupancy
They always fail you
Usage and Occupancy
They always fail you