Tehama Country Real Estate

Tehama Country Real Estate ��� Real Estate Spotlight By Alex Mason living spaces with uneven walls can waste more space with furnishings for what they are worth. Keep It Clean and Keep It Classic There is no substitute for a classically designed home that makes the most of every nook and cranny living space to satisfy generations of owners to hipping your home into shape when come. you are ready to sell can be a long and expensive process. This is one project when wise decision Built-ins, such as the 1970s wet bar, overbearing making and careful research can turn to cash in book cases and too many closets can detract from your pocket. the flow of the floor plan and close off Before you begin the room for the with the remolding, new owner's be sure to research lifestyle. Less is the housing market best, so when you for what's hot and wish to remodel, what's not. This littry to keep the tle bit of leg work rooms open and will not only save spacious and free of you money, but it unnecessary builtmay also add a tidy in obstacles. profit on the final sale of the property. The classic approach to color is Avoid the Fad also an asset to Trap your real estate When a new fad sale. The option for craze hits the housplain white walls ing market, even throughout the the weirdest and entire home is wackiest of ideas appealing to most may seem right at buyers as it enables the time. However, them to clear their in retrospect, how minds and envision many times have their own belongyou looked at an ings in the home. old photo of outlandish wall paper In addition, designs and could bright white walls pinpoint the era to have the ability to the disco days of make your home the 1970's? seem larger and ready to decorate Just because a from scratch by the new owners. bunch of people have succumbed to faddish culture does not mean the innovated decor is taking Soft, muted shades in neutral hues are another you in a profitable direction. Today's home buyer is big crowd pleaser and can make a big impact if the smart and savvy and knows the pitfalls down the walls are fitted with crown moldings. Red, orange road when the property is riddled with fad designs and way out green paints should be avoided when and quirky decor. you are ready to go to market. Although these colors may have served you well, they are too overBuyers tend to look ahead and sum up their repowering for a prospective home buyer to reckon sale value and will shy away from costly correcwith. tions to fad ideas. W Keep it clean and keep it classic for your home to Another example of the remolding and decoratstand out and catch the buyer's attention at open ing fad track is the conception of the great room. house. This outdated and over-emphasized use of living space has been a turn-off when buyers are searchRemember, when your home is put on the maring for homes built in the 1980s. ket, it is all about pleasing the new owners and taking your own memories with you when you go. Yes, the expansive living space can be nice, but Your property should be a clean slate for the new many of the traditional great rooms are poorly laid occupants to work with to take the home in any out and waste an entire wall with too much glass. direction they see fit. Odd shaped windows running row upon row give the impression of a fragile room that could shatter Alex Mason is a former real estate agent and mortgage at the first sign of thunder. In addition, expansive broker living in Los Angeles. 3

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