Ellijay Light Up: Holiday Season Begins Downtown
The town square lights come on and the season starts.
With school out, many house hunts include the kids. A few plans for timing, safety, snacks and conversation make summer showings easier for children and help you still see each home clearly.
A showing is a visit to someone’s home, often on short notice and in the heat. These etiquette basics help buyers make a good impression, protect the seller’s home and keep their own strategy private.
The space beneath a house can tell you a lot about its health. Here is what to notice in basements and crawl spaces, from moisture clues to foundation cracks, before your inspection.
Paint, fixtures and flooring are easy to change. Layout, structure, light and location are not. Here is how to look past the decor and judge the parts of a house that are hard or costly to fix.
Colonial, Cape Cod, Craftsman, ranch, split-level: a house’s style says a lot about its likely age, layout and quirks. Here is a quick guide to recognizing the styles you will see on tours.
Back-to-back showings blur together fast. A little planning, a simple scorecard and a few end-of-day habits help you remember which house had the great kitchen and which had the damp basement.
Utility costs are part of what a home really costs each month. Here is how to read the clues to a home’s efficiency during a showing, and what to ask for before you commit.
Homes look their best in spring, which is exactly why buyers need to look harder. Here is how to see past the staging and seasonal polish to the house underneath.
An open house is your chance to learn more than the listing tells you. These questions help you understand a home’s history, condition and costs of ownership.
Winter showings have a hidden advantage. Cold weather can expose drafts, heating quirks and drainage issues that are easy to miss in milder months.
The town square lights come on and the season starts.
Surveys, markers and why boundaries matter on acreage.
What to look for if the holidays matter to you.
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