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Cut Back on Clutter

Make a resolution to make purging part of your list of home to-dos. Find a time period that works for you. Whether its every month or every year and vow to cycle through the things in you home and purge it of unnecessary things. If it isn’t useful, loved. Or needed by you and your family; then donate it, sell it, or (if there are no other viable options) throw it away. Too much clutter makes a house seem dirty and bare, according to experts. So, give it a breath of fresh air by clearing counters, emptying drawers, and reducing excess. The next step is to mindfully and carefully choose what you bring in to your home and makes sure it has value and a place in your home to avoid the constant cycle of accumulating more and more.

Reorganize and Optimize Your Home Space

Play around with the furniture in each room. Rearrange it and give the space a fresh look with a few simple changes. Optimize the space you have and create a comfortable, inviting, and open space that works well both in form and function no matter what room of the house you are working in. You will be amazed at how just a few minor adjustments in a room can make a major improvement to the look and feel of you home. You can reassign items to where they make more sense and where they best fit. You might find a piece of furniture that you have in a one room works better in another. Be flexible and explore your options and do not forget to have fun with it!

Reduce Your Energy Use

Did you know it is the little things we do every single day that add up to create big energy savings in your home. So, what can you and your family do? Here are some simple yet effective ideas for minimizing your energy use, and as a bonus, you will be saving money too!

Turn out the lights when you leave a room.
Dial down your thermostat.
Change out your fluorescent lightbulbs and replace them with LEDs.
Replace your shower heads with low flow heads.
Use a clothesline instead of the dryer.
Wash dishes by hand rather than using the dishwasher.
Make sure you have full loads before using the washing machine or dishwasher.
Turn off your electronics and power strips when not in use.
Water your yard less.
Compost your kitchen scraps.

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The Top 10 Projects to Increase Your Home Value in Arizona:

Your house might be the ideal place for you to live in but adding value to it with the help of remodeling can be helpful if you need a grasping selling price. You might need to sell your house someday and you will need some attractive features in your house that will attract the buyers you want.

As a general rule, the more you direct yourself towards adding a personal style [keeping in mind a general lifestyle], the more likely you will be able to select the correct target market for whom the remodel will provide the greatest benefit. Moreover, keeping your eyes on the return on investment (ROI); trying to maximize it by selecting the areas of the home with the greatest value added benefits to the buyer, and baring in mind that the ROI may not always be positive, it is important to minimize your risk any time you make improvements to your home.

As a Real Estate Agent, I often get questions from sellers regarding which areas of the home to remodel which will provide the greatest value when selling. While this is not always as cut-and-dry as it might seem, there are a few options which historically provide the greatest likelihood of return. To start off, lets ponder a little over the 10 most feasible home improvement projects that can be done which give the best results and a better selling price.

Looking at this info graphic, you can see that the added value for these 10 upgrades can provide a significant return on your sale’s price. By adding a new front door [preferably one that has a half glass 20 gauge steel] it will cost you approximately $1137 with a resale [added] value of about $974. This means that you will realize a recouped cost of up to 85.06%. In the mean time you’ll have the added benefit of a lower maintenance steel door which would be much easier to maintain than a wooden one.

If you have a garage your focus should be on revamping the garage door rather than the whole space. To give the home a nice curb appeal, repaint the street facing garage door or add a new one instead. You can install a four or two section garage door with an automated door opener for a cost of about $1496. However, it will offer a resale value of $1132. The payback is an astounding 75.7%.

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