A hole in the middle of a living room floor is patently obvious to everyone that visits a home, however what if there's a carpet and piece of furniture over top of it? It will be discovered after a Seller has moved out of the home and the hole is discovered latently! What are the rights and responsibilities of each party:
In this episode Toby McPhee shares the fundamentals of decluttering our lives. Learn how this process can:
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We share Furniture Bank vision of a world where everyone has the stability and dignity of a furnished home.
Moving? Downsizing? Remodeling? Your used furniture & housewares have value and can be donated. You'll receive an in-kind tax receipt & the exceptional good feelings of helping our Community.
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A growing need in Toronto. Recipients include women and children escaping abuse, newcomers, refugees and those transitioning out of homelessness.
Using the service as one of our RE/MAX Hallmark clients, you are eligible for exclusive flat fee pricing for furniture pick-up's and an invite to the super-cool8th Annual Chair Affair Fundraiser with us (Matt & Madalin Emerson) on Friday November 2nd, 2018.
Think move in ready! This, after all, is the on-demand generation. A dollar spent on updating a bathroom is money well spent or fresh paint goes a long way.
The falling prices of solar panels combined with the ever improving product quality make this a highly enticing feature to have for an environmentally conscious younger demographic.
Outdoor space should have a "relaxing retreat" vibe. Adding a single outdoor patio with some exterior lighting would go a long way to painting the picture here.
The idea of having a beautifully designed room that is used for a grand total of 5 times a year (we're looking at your dining room) wouldn't be a great use of space. Converting this space into an everyday lounge area is the right alternative.
Adding a smart thermostat or security features like a doorbell camera or floodlights with a camera are not as costly as they may seem (check out our Smart Home Guide). Allowing a Millennial to access their home systems via smartphone is a great selling feature.
You've probably heard the term by now; "Smart Home". It's all the buzz for companies creating a technology to save you time, stress and energy.
The misconception is that you need a modern home with expensive upgrades to have a smart home.
It's not true.
Below are 6 relatively inexpensive way that you can smarten up your home (some may even save you money!).
1. Video Door Bells
It's always concerning hearing the doorbell and not knowing who is outside. More concerning when someone is at your door when you're not home. Leave the days of not knowing to rest. These doorbell cameras will let you see, and speak with the person who's at your door and decide on who gets to enter! (Under $200)
2. Swap Out Light Bulbs For LED
Energy saving light bulbs are not exactly brand new - but it's surprising how many people DO NOT use them! These bulbs are able to save you up to $125 per year! That might not be a ton of money - but could be enough to buy your that Amazon Echo you've been wishing for! ($10-$25)
3. Smart Outlets
Want to leave the lights on for a few hours while you're out with friends - or while your traveling? These handy outlets allow you to set timers that you can plug lamps and any other electronics that you want to be on at certain times. ($25-$75)
4. MOTION-SENSING LIGHT SWITCHES
Forgot to turn the lights off when you left home? No need to worry. These motion sensor light switches do the work for you and will turn off after a pre-determined amount of time. Also helpful for those late night trips to the bathroom. ($15-70)
5. Voice Controlled Bluetooth Devices
(Amazon Echo/Google Home) These hubs can literally do it all. Order groceries, turn on lights, control the heat - you name it! They each have personal voice assistants that can help you to play your favorite music and tell you any factoid you are looking for as well! ($69-129)
6. Wifi Temperature Systems
Hate coming home to a cold house? Or when you leave the heat blaring when you go out? These handy systems allow you to control the thermostat from anywhere inside, or outside you home! Just download the app that the system requires, and you can lay in bed comfortably and make sure your home is the perfect temp! ($60-200)
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RE/MAX Hallmark is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the 2018 Scholarship program.
Children of past and/or present clients who are applying for their first year of post-secondary education are eligible. This is an amazing program to help with all the expenses of achieving a higher education, and we're here to help your family succeed!
The deadline is for submissions is April 20th, 2018.
Applicant must be a child of a past or present client of RE/MAX Hallmark.
The applicant must be actively involved in the community (outside of organized school extracurricular activities and programs)
The applicant is required to submit:
Matt & Madalin will provide a testimonial of the applicant and why we feel that the applicant should be awarded the scholarship.
Applicants must be first-year post-secondary students.
The scholarship money is presented directly to the post-secondary institution on behalf of the applicant.
All applications are to be submitted no later than April 20th, 2018 for review by the Scholarship Committee.
You might have heard that saying about the number of fish there are in the sea – the sea of prospective dates and mates. The same goes for homes on the market.
Even when the market heats up as it's doing now, it's not uncommon for a buyer to visit 10, 20 or even more homes before finding the property they want to make their home.
These numbers can be daunting, but even the most particular buyers, even buyers who are frustrated by how many homes don't seem like the right fit, can take heart in this one truth of dating that also applies to house hunting: You only need to find ONE.
So the next question is this: how do you know which fish is the one you should take home – I mean, make your home? To help, here are six signs that a given home you're viewing might in fact be "The One":
When you walk into 'The One' no matter how long you've been house hunting, you'll get an involuntary surge of energy to do whatever it takes to make that home yours. If you're at an Open House and other buyers are viewing the place, you'll start to feel competitive. If you're at a private viewing, you'll start to talk numbers and offer logistics. For that matter, some buyers start making calls to their financial planners, generous parents, and contractors from the front porch steps of their "One" – during the first viewing!
If you walk through a place and leave with your heart or mind set on making it yours, it might be "The One."
Train tracks 10 feet from the bedroom window? Next door neighbor that runs a pigeon-sitting service? Okay – I exaggerate! But if you find yourself viewing a home with traits that you would normally deem undesirable or as deal-killers, yet you like the place so much that you instinctively compile a mental list of reasons those traits just don't matter, you might have found "The One."
Smart buyers should be aware of a syndrome some call "Pottery Barn Psychosis," whereby the aesthetics of a wonderfully staged home with amazing curb appeal can hypnotize a buyer. This syndrome renders buyers blind to the negative property features, which would be glaring or grave concerns if the place weren't so stinking cute. It's fine to make a conscious decision that the pros of a place outweigh its cons, and even to consciously re-rank your priorities in light of a particular property's advantages.
But throwing reasonable guidelines for your home out of the window because it's just so stinking cute is about as savvy as doing the same with your dating prospects – not a setup for success.
Buyers can avoid falling victim to Pottery Barn Psychosis (and the Buyer's Remorse that often follows suit) by writing down your absolute musts and deal-breakers before you ever step foot in a single property – and by revisiting this document before you write an offer and again before you remove your contingencies.
If you find yourself viewing a home with traits that you would normally deem undesirable, yet you like the place so much that you instinctively compile a mental list of reasons those traits just don't matter, you might have found "The One."
If you find yourself, during a property viewing, measuring the dining room with your footsteps to be sure your Grandma's table will fit, discussing whether the wall between kitchen and dining room can be removed or your mind's eye photoshopping a given property to insert your bedroom set, your dining table and favorite wall hangings into place it's entirely possible that the home you're viewing could be "The One" for you.
When you find "The One," your interest in seeing other homes dissipates, instantly – no matter how many homes you've seen or how long you've been house hunting.
We humans are born with only two fears in life: the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. By about eight months old, we start to acquire new fears. Chief among them: the fear of other people's kitchens and bathrooms.
Other people's kitchens and bathrooms hold definite gross-out potential. There's just something about what goes on in those rooms that seems exceptionally intimate and even unsanitary. So, if you happen to find yourself falling in love with a home's river rock shower floor or drooling over the pot-filler, countertop or farmhouse sink, that's a sign that you're falling head over heels with a home that might just be "The One."
Home buying is an expensive, time consuming proposition. And your years of budgeting of earned you a nice nest egg, but it didn't come easy, there might be many a Saturday night at home and a brown bagged lunch reflected in your down payment savings. If you view a home that make all of those sacrifices suddenly feel like the best, most worthwhile decision ever? You, my friend, might have found "The One."
