Hoping for a home sale this Christmas? Even though it might sound counterintuitive, listing your home during the holidays can be a smart move, since people who have “house” on their gift list are serious buyers. But even though you’re competing with less inventory, you still want your house to …
Read More »Everything I Know About Moving to a New House, I Learned From Scary Movies
October is the spooky season, so in that SPIRIT (haha, get it?) we here at SpareFoot have been working overtime to watch as many scary movies as possible. That is, before our bosses got on our case about spending so much of our time watching movies. To save our jobs, …
Read More »House Not Selling? Here’s How to Avoid the 10 Biggest Buyer Turnoffs
Pop quiz: What’s the biggest obstacle between you and a quick home sale? Answer? Look in the mirror. The reality is that what homeowners who don’t prepare their lair for market often end up sending potential buyers fleeing to other listings. Fewer showings means fewer offers, thereby diminishing the seller’s …
Read More »Buying a House in Another Town? Here’s How to Choose Your Long-Distance Realtor
Whether you’re buying a home out of town, state or country, chances are you’ll be working long distance with a real estate agent you hardly know or have never met to find and close on your new digs. How do you identify your best match in a remote agent? The …
Read More »7 Reasons You Should Move From an Apartment to a House
Apartment living has its perks. Cleaning gutters, cutting the lawn, shoveling snow and trimming bushes does not exist. At the same time, living in an apartment can be inconvenient depending on where are you in life right now. Before you decide to end the lease on an apartment, here is …
Read More »6 Tips for Finally Moving Out of Your Parents House (Again)
The number of young adults currently living with their parents is the highest it’s been in 75 years. That’s according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. The same study also found that 33 percent of 25-29 year olds lived with their parents or grandparents in 2016 – …
Read More »House Hunting in Another State? Here’s 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Trip
An out-of-state move can be exciting – but also challenging. After all, house hunting across the state or the country is a lot harder than popping into local open houses in your spare time. Add to that the pressure of making a quick decision for an upcoming career- or family-related move, …
Read More »5 signs it’s time to move to a new house
by Ethan Greenfieldon Feb 22, 2018. Knowing that it’s time to move to a new house can sometimes be likened to falling in love – you can feel it in your bones but you may still find it a bit hard to explain the specific reasons why you feel that …
Read More »What to know when moving to a bigger house
by Ethan Greenfieldon Dec 19, 2017. Have you ever felt like the walls of your house are closing in on you? Like you can’t get a moment of privacy in your own home? Like you’re living in a storage unit rather than in a cozy dwelling? If yes, you’ve probably …
Read More »How to pack valuables when moving house
by Ethan Greenfieldon Sep 14, 2017. Packing and moving valuable items such as paintings, antique objects, priceless fine china set, jewelry pieces, electronic equipment, family heirlooms, and important or even irreplaceable documents poses a rather different type of relocation challenge compared to packing and moving clothes and books, for example. …
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