When you're getting a call for a last-minute showing of your home, hopefully, you'll have a few minutes to do a mad dash around the house.  Here's a checklist of some of the most important areas to attend to. Kitchen Put dishes, cups in dishwasher. Remove clutter from kitchen counters. Wipe down the

It's one thing to hope your house is the nicest on the block, it's another thing entirely to own the nicest home on the block. The latter isn't what you should aim for when preparing the home to sell. Sounds crazy, doesn't it? Not when you know how the market value of a home is determined. In a nuts

With autumn just around the corner, I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to discuss a few fall home maintenance tips that you can check off your “to do” list. Living in Southwest Florida, we’re pretty blessed as we can do these tasks all year round, but with the cooling temperatures outs

If you want to keep your home in tip-top shape (and avoid expensive problems down the road), you need to stay on top of home maintenance—and that includes your home’s exterior. But what, exactly, on your home’s exterior needs maintenance, repair, or full-on replacement—and, just as importantly, when