How about sprucing up the back yard entertaining area or the front entry with some beautiful spring flowers?  It is that time of the year and nothing is more photogenic for your listing and more inviting to your prospects than fresh and well manicured landscaping. 

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Reasons People Love Alabama

Beautiful Resons To Buy In Alabama

The Huntsville and Madison areas in North Alabama are absolutely exploding in growth and industry.  The new Toyota Mazda plant will be making its way to the area soon.  New technology industry follows.  Home to the Space and Rocket center and the Redstone Arsenal brings many jobs, both civilian and military.  The Huntsville Hospital has a multiple award winning heart center as well as many other top of the line health care services. 

Just the beauty of Alabama alone draws many new home owners as well as retiree's looking for a relaxed atmosphere with many entertainment options.

Visit Huntsville,  let me help you with the purchase or sell of your home in our great area.

Karen Harrison RE/MAX Alliance 256-226-5062

Gas Cooktops and Selling Your Home

A gas cook top is becoming more and more popular in home sales.  The cooking is more even and easier to control the temperature.  Overwhelmingly a popular item in the home.

OPEN HOUSE

Yesterday was an unseasonably cold day in North Alabama.  It was our MLS open house weekend.  Even though we had a rainy stormy Saturday and a colder than normal Sunday, both days still brought in visitors.  Posting video to social media and a photo of our gorgeous fireplace at this beautiful listing just minutes from downtown Huntsville helped to bring attention to our listing on the web.  Even though some may have not ventured out and made it in to the home our views and click through was up on the internet. 

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When looking for a way to spruce up the kitchen, you might want to paint your counter tops.  I found this product at the Benjamin Moore Paint store in Huntsville, Al.  It actually works on formica counter tops and helps transform older outdated colors into look a like granite type colors. 

Just another idea and opportunity to update your kitchen, the focal point of the home.

Painting To Sell

One of the easiest and least expensive things to do to help your home sell more quickly is to freshen the paint.  I don't recommend a do it yourself job unless you really know what you are doing.  Many times do it yourself paint jobs may cost you more money in the end.  Start with a neutral color scheme and get a quote for the job.

Stay away from bright or outdated colors.  The paint store should be able to point you in the direction of the most popular new paint colors.  This will help you bring your home in line with your competition and make it look fresh and clean.  Lighter colors will open up space and add dimension to the room. 

Do You Know If You Have Radon?

In North Alabama Radon is commonly found.  Radon is the #2 leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.  There are certain areas more prone to have radon than others.  Radon can enter the home through the foundation.  It can come in a concrete slab, crawlspace or basement.  You can easily test your home for radon yourself by picking up a kit a Lowe's or a similar company.  Follow the directions on the packet, seal it up and mail it off for the results when the testing is finished. 

Many new homes in the North Alabama area come with a passive radon system.  This means the vent is already installed in the home at construction and if radon is ever found you simply would need to add a fan to rid it from your home.  Be sure and ask your builder if this is something that is included in your new build.  If you are buying an already lived in home it is a good idea to test for radon during the inspection process.  It can be mitigated but may be a little costly depending on your budget. 

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