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Holiday Shopping for Home Improvements

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This is a great time of the year to use holiday shopping for home improvement. If you're thinking of selling now of you're thinking of selling in the spring/summer, this is a great time to go shopping for things like appliances. Appliances help your home sell faster and generally for more. Stay with one color, most popular are your stainless steel, black stainless or black, … [Read more...] about Holiday Shopping for Home Improvements

SELLER TIPS ON WHAT DO WHEN THE MARKET SLOWS DOWN

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We are entering our slow season, where showings start to slow down and we fall off into holiday shopping and home shopping takes a back seat. The biggest thing we see is sellers not getting the activity they were getting in the summer, which is normal. Seller's start questioning, "what they should do?" Here are a few things we would recommend. Pricing is key, adjusting the … [Read more...] about SELLER TIPS ON WHAT DO WHEN THE MARKET SLOWS DOWN

Alexandria’s FIRST Interactive Mural!

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This week was quite the exciting one for us here at Real Estate by Jo, because we unveiled Alexandria, Minnesota's very first interactive mural! Created by the talented artist, Chalsey Falk, the mural adds a pop of fun color to the front of our building! It is a fun addition to the large lake mural we unveiled last year! We LOVE our local community here and wanted to add … [Read more...] about Alexandria’s FIRST Interactive Mural!

Paint Your Front Door!

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Want to add value and curb appeal to your home for next to nothing? Paint your front door black. Why? Because a recent study came out saying that homes with a black door sold, on average, for several thousand dollars more than the homes that did not! Painting your door will take you an afternoon at most and adds an instant modern twist to your curb appeal. After all, the first … [Read more...] about Paint Your Front Door!