Does Your House Look Haunted?

Are you considering or trying to sell your home? If so, the last thing you want to do is spook buyers with a home that looks like a house out of a ghost town. Before putting your home on the market, rid your digs of these horrifying features.

Smashed windows. Unlike haunted houses, you probably don't have razor-like shards of glass protruding from the windows of your home. But are they drafty? Seal cracks, or consider replacing them altogether.

Neglected yard. Overgrown greenery (or brown-ery) is a sure sign of an abandoned abode.

Peeling paint. Dated wallpaper and worn-out paint are staples in haunted houses. Scrub your walls, patch any holes and roll on a fresh coat of paint in a ghostly neutral shade.

Foul odors. Your house (hopefully!) isn't home to anything decomposing, but remove trash and eliminate musty, stale air by opening the windows.

Creaky floors. Ghouls creep through haunted homes, making the floors creak and sending panicked visitors running out the door.

Cobwebs. Creepy-crawlers seem to love some homes, and pests are a serious turn-off for anyone. If you suspect a problem, call up the Orkin man to have it rectified immediately.

Gloomy rooms.  Avoid triggering childhood fears of the Boogeyman by lighting up dark walkways, dim rooms and shadowy corners.

For more good advise visit http://findneworleansproperties.gardnerrealtors.com/

Are Shoffices Coming Here?

Shoffices, or shed-office hybrids, are rapidly becoming a backyard fixture for homes In Great Brittan. A handful of London homeowners have already jumped on the bandwagon, combining a home office and storage shed with the help of some serious space-saving architecture.

Will Americans follow that direction? Maybe, or maybe not, but the idea is interesting.

1.       Working from home is much different than working in an office. Who really wants to work in their home? With a shoffice, you can physically separate yourself from your home life, eliminating all possibility that your mind will start wondering…

2.       Your backyard won’t look like a barren wasteland. If your backyard’s lacking in the landscaping department, a shoffice is the perfect way to enhance it.

3.       Your kids will love it. If you don’t need an office at home, construct a shoffice anyway and let your child’s imagination do the rest. What kid wouldn't love a cave/spaceship to play in?

4.       Your home’s value will go up. Creating usable living space where there was none typically has a positive impact on a home’s value. No matter the seller’s original purpose, an agent or stager can showcase a shoffice as a functional (albeit detached) part of any home.

F     For more information visit http://findneworleansproperties.com/