"Home is where the heart is, even if you can't remember which box you packed it in. ~ enkiquotes.com “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ~ A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh) “Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love.” ~ Nate … Continue reading SERIES-YOUR HOME/SELLING & BUYING: PART 8-THE MOVE & SETTLING IN

“Frodo was now safe in the Last Homely House east of the Sea. That house was, as Bilbo had long ago reported, ‘a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep, or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all.’ Merely to be there was a cure … Continue reading SERIES-YOUR HOME/SELLING & BUYING: PART 7-THE CLOSINGS

“You can’t have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.” — Marissa Mayer "Little problem in the kitchen, nothing trivial." ~ Walter Fielding (played by Tom Hanks), in The Money Pit What is your list to get you into your next home? (I've heard versions of this question … Continue reading SERIES-YOUR HOME/SELLING & BUYING: PART 6-THE SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME

There's No Place Like A Comfortable and Charming Home: This beautiful and spacious three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home is conveniently located on a corner village lot with stately shade trees. It is nestled in a neighborhood with a warm sense of community and just a short distance from parks, swimming, schools, library, restaurants, village center shopping … Continue reading SERIES-YOUR HOME/SELLING & BUYING: PART 4-THE LISTING, SHOWINGS & OFFERS

"We are all toys. Unique, beautiful toys. I will explain everything." ~ Forky, in Toy Story 4 “Upstairs, in the cupboard, he had a box of things he had saved as a boy and a young man. He hadn't looked into it in twenty years or more. Nothing fancy or valuable, but things that had … Continue reading SERIES-YOUR HOME/SELLING & BUYING: PART 3-DECLUTTERING AND SPRUCING

"To give real service, you must add something that cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity." ~ Douglas Adams  “In the real estate business, you learn more about people, and you learn more about community issues, you learn more about life, you learn more about the impact of government, … Continue reading SERIES-YOUR HOME/SELLING & BUYING: PART 2 – THE REALTOR