Curbside Appeal Help Needed - Tricky Situation
Tiffany B
6 years ago
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Comments (1)If would be nice if you could filter out the neighboring house beyond the end of the drive. My "take" on what you could do is fairly self-explanatory....See MorePlease: Aesthetic help in a tricky situation.
Comments (19)I have rentals from college students to retirees. I agree with lazygardens that hardwood in the kitchen is fine if you have a great finish and the right tenants (never college students). It appears it can take more abuse than the laminate in my rentals. Laminate tiles are cheap and quick too but can look worn in a few years (again, depending on the tenant). Tile flooring for me can take the most abuse and not show it. As someone previously said, determine your target rental group and set the kitchen tone with that. Check out a few other rental houses in the area. Now I only list on craigslist. 10 times more responses and better quality tenants than from the local paper. It's free and easy. You can see the other local rentals there too with pics. Since this is not a high end market laminate countgertops (Wilson Art at HD) is great and cheap. Get something with a few colors in it so you can't see cuts, etc. I have white cabinets in one apartment and I would never do that again. Yes, it's low end HD but it always looks dirty and worn (vs. darker or stained cabinets). Darker cabinets and appliances will make it look darker but go with light laminate flooring, light paint color, light countertops and good lighting and it will make a difference. And remember - don't go too crazy since this is a rental (and you're going to charge below market rent) Also, MA state law says you cannot take a security deposit more than one months's rent. Not sure of the laws in your state....See MoreHelp! Tricky situation turning down realtor
Comments (48)A similar situation happened recently at work. I mentioned to a co worker I'd known for years, that we were selling a relatives house and needed a realtor. He said his wife sells homes and I had no choice but to invite her over for an interview and they both showed up. Nice lady, but I also interviewed another realtor who had kept in touch with me for months waiting until the house was ready for market. He offered a cleaning lady to make the house sparkle for the professional pictures he would pay for, and a video as well. My friends wife offered nothing. He also had a website, and many 5 star ratings from people who did business with him, the friend's wife didn't even have a website. Of course I hired him, even though it meant hurt feelings, remember, this is YOUR money, so hire the person who will get you the most of it. I found out later, my friends wife didn't even drive! How can a realtor not drive? Glad I made the right choice, and you will be too. This guy is 45 and living with mom.. and you really don't owe him anything, do you? I learned never to mention to anyone about selling a house, someone always has a spouse, sibling, son, daughter, cousin or MIL in the real estate business!...See MoreWindow treatment for nook windows (kind of unusual/tricky situation)
Comments (11)I think this is one of these things that should have a "post-game analysis" of sorts. I don't mean to be critical, but this will be analytical and it may help someone else who builds a house in the future. The idea here is nice, and the essentially linked windows are similar to a true palladian window, with the tall window in the middle and subordinate windows on either side of a height equal to the bottom sash...fine. But you've kind of backed yourself into a design corner because these particular windows need to be covered, and yet you don't want to cover them too much, or all the time. A palladian window in an 18th or 19th c house would be treated like this: The walls would be thick enough that shutters would fold over the small windows and fold back into shallow pockets in the jambs when you wanted them out of the way. The larger window would be elaborately draped because of the curve or possibly mostly left bare,depending. If you were to design this over again---or if your architect does do this again in another house---a peak that was wide enough to allow a single rod or top mounted treatment that was wide enough to cover all three windows completely should be one thing considered, or more room for shutters to be folded back would be another, a shorter or differently proportioned window in the middle another. I think that windows are often designed as if they can all be left uncovered because nobody's windows need to be covered for privacy or light control. And really the opposite is true. Almost Every window should be designed if it will need to be covered for privacy or light control, and if it doesn't great, but if it does you are not faced with several less than ideal options and possibly some really awkward options but no perfect options....See MoreTiffany B
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