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Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

6 Tips to Revive your Lawn this Fall!

13 October, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Values & Recent S...

#3 Take care of those pesky weeds and dandelions. Spray a liquid broadleaf herbicide over the yard. Weeds germinate in the fall, so by treating the problem in October, there will be fewer dandelions i... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

6 Tips to Revive your Lawn this Fall!

12 October, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Values & Recent S...

#2 Fall is also the best time to reseed grass. If you have bare spots from the summer, put down a seed mix that matches the yard. Yards with crabgrass will notice the patches turn purple with the firs... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

6 Tips to Revive your Lawn this Fall!

11 October, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Values & Recent S...

#1 Fall is the single best time of year to fertilize a yard. Lay a complete nitrogen and potassium combination fertilizer. read more

Elizabeth Bevill
Green Apple Real Estate, Brokerage Firm, REALTORS

Creating a spot for homework

9 October, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Schools, General

Creating a place for homework Along with involvement in your child’s education, creating a convenient, efficient, organized and properly stocked homework or study space is one of the most important... read more

Ruth Ann Manison rating star

4.97/5 (363 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC

Get a Tax Credit for Energy Efficiency Home Upgrad...

7 October, 2009| Green Living, Home Buying, Home Improvements & Rep...

Plan your home improvements now to take advantage of 2009 and 2010 federal tax credits for consumers. Here is the web site for more details: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits... read more

Elizabeth Bevill
Green Apple Real Estate, Brokerage Firm, REALTORS

Do your own energy audit

5 October, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, Educatio...

Did you know you can do your own home energy audit? Homeowners can conduct their own home energy audit at http://hes.lbl.gov. Sponsored by the Dept of Energy, the Home Energy Audit helps consumers ide... read more

Ruth Ann Manison rating star

4.97/5 (363 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC

Bringing Natural Sunlight in To Brighten Your Days...

1 October, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, Home Sel...

In all my real estate experience, I've only had one buyer who proclaimed with glee, "Oh, I love it. It is SOOO dark in here." I almost fell out, but it goes to show that there's something for eve... read more

Ruth Ann Manison rating star

4.97/5 (363 surveys)
Prince Properties, LLC

Houston Solar Tour, Saturday 10/3/09, FREE!

28 September, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, Houston...

2009 6th Annual ASES HOUSTON SOLAR TOUR Saturday, October 3, 2009, 11 am - 5 pm The 2009 6th Annual Houston Solar Tour is a self-guided tour that features 20 residential and commercial buildi... read more

Katie Paulsen
RE/MAX Universal

27 Quick and Easy Fix Ups to Sell Your Home Quick!

26 September, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Selling

27 Quick & Easy Fix Ups to Sell Your Home Fast and for Top Dollar Because your home may well be your largest asset, selling it is probably one of the most important decisions you will make in your... read more

Lois Wells
Coldwell Banker Realty - Houston Bay Area

5 Things to do Before Putting Your Home on the Mar...

21 September, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Marketing, Home S...

1. Have a pre-sale home inspection. Be proactive by arranging for a pre-sale home inspection. An inspector will be able to give you a good indication of the trouble areas that will stand out to potent... read more

Randall Martin rating star

4.99/5 (307 surveys)
CB&A, Realtors- Southeast

I'm Too Sexy for My...house??

18 September, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Selling, General

So you're feeling and looking good and ready to sell your home! Question is: Does your HOME look as good as you do??A study showed that within 15 seconds a buyer has developed an... read more

Robert Searcy
Robert Searcy Properties

Restoration vs. Remuddling

10 September, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair

Vintage homes offer a unique charm and character that is hard to duplicate today. Whether it is a Queen Anne victorian, an arts & crafts style bungalow, or a low-slung mid-century modern, ea... read more

Ozzie Ramirez
AEA Realty, LLC

LOWER YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL! FreeLightingCorp.com

3 September, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair, General

DEREGULATION!!!!! Many people look at deregulation as very negative and in some ways it is. If you think about it, deregulation is capitalism, and capitalism is a big part of what makes the United... read more

Lois Wells
Coldwell Banker Realty - Houston Bay Area

Light Sells the House

31 August, 2009| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Marketing, Home S...

Use the brightest bulbs you safely can in all your lighting fixtures including the lamps and turn them on for showings. Very few people want to buy a dark gloomy home-- light sells. The extra $ you sp... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

16 Ways to Green Your Home #14

29 August, 2009| Green Living, Home Improvements & Repair

Use Nontoxic Gardening Techniques Many gardeners over-apply or improperly apply pesticides, putting themselves, their families, and pets at increased health risk. Nearly half of all households have p... read more

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