DESIRABLE PINE VALLEY HOME

MLS 349337 - 7760 Dragonhead Fayetteville NC

Gorgeous UPDATED home in the desirable Pine Valley Subdivision! This home features 3 bedrooms w/large bonus room, 2.5 bathrooms and many UPGRADES! The Large kitchen features granite countertops, new light fixtures, stainless steel appliances and an eat in kitchen area. The home has both formal living and dining rooms, along with the greatroom w/masonary fireplace. The Huge master suite has a walk in closet and a Glamour master bath with dual vanities, jetted tub and large tiled shower. Other amenities to include: hardwood and ceramic tile flooring, all new windows thru out home, security system, gutters, front and back lawn sprinklers, 2 car garage, corner lot, patio, privacy fenced backyard. Home has been painted within the last 4 years. Seller to provide new owners with a 1 year home warranty. Must see!! Visit my website at www.Ask4Patty.com to view this home or any homes available in Fayetteville and the surrounding areas or call Patty with Litchfield Realty at 476-4267. Conventional/VA financing available through Pine Valley Mortgage at 910-829-9378.

WOW!! PRICE REDUCTION ON KING'S GRANT HOME!! NOW $354,000

Gorgeous two-story home located in the desirable gated, golf community of Kings Grant! This home was built in 2005, and features 4 bedrooms, a finished bonus room, an unfinished bonus room, plus 3.5 bathrooms. The master bedroom is located downstairs with walk in closet. There is a glamour master bath with dual vanities, jetted tub and separate shower. All other bedrooms are located upstairs with a separate living area/recreation room. If you are looking for space, this is the home for you. Additional features include formal living room, formal dining room with hardwood flooring, greatroom opens to the breakfast area, kitchen features hardwood floors and custom cabinets, 2 car garage, security system, lawn sprinkler, deck overlooking a fenced back yard. Seller will provide a 1 year home warranty to new owners!! MLS 342308

For Rent: 4BR/3+1BA Single Family House in Fayetteville, NC, $2,300/month

Gorgeous two-story home located in the desirable gated, golf community of Kings Grant!

Gorgeous two-story home located in the desirable gated, golf community of Kings Grant! This home was built in 2005, and features 4 bedrooms, a finished bonus room, an unfinished bonus room, plus 3.5 bathrooms. The master bedroom is located downstairs with walk in closet. There is a glamour master bath with dual vanities, jetted tub and separate shower. All other bedrooms are located upstairs with a separate living area/recreation room. If you are looking for space, this is the home for you. Additional features include formal living room, formal dining room with hardwood flooring, greatroom opens to the breakfast area, kitchen features hardwood floors and custom cabinets, 2 car garage, security system, lawn sprinkler, deck overlooking a fenced back yard.

Making Home Buying an Enjoyable Experience

Purchasing your dream house can be considered one of the big decisions that you will do. It is not like buying a regular item in which you can return to the store when you find it defective. Home buying is not as simple as you think. When you are going house hunting, you will be faced with so many choices that will make your head spin. You are not the only person doing this so expect competition when buying a house. There are others who will be willing to offer a better deal to the home owner that they will not entertain you. There are factors that you must come to terms first before finally deciding on which house to buy.

Knowing your Mortgage Limit

Before doing the rounds and going house hunting, you must first be able to secure your loan. A pre approved mortgage will help you out because you will know how much your budget will be. Once your home mortgage is pre approved you can help you stay within it. You will be able to zero in your search for your perfect home because you know which neighborhood the house is in you will be able to afford. Also having a pre approved mortgage will give the brokers and home sellers the perception that you are a serious in your home buying quest. This way, you will be entertained well by them because they know that you are not just prospecting.

Don't Just Go with the Flow

If you are really serious in your home buying, it is recommended that you make a study of the real estate values of the area that you are interested in. It will help you decide if the house you really want to purchase is worth the price when you know its fair market value and comparing it with the same kind in the area.

Negotiating and Playing Fair

With the process of home buying also comes negotiation. Having this skill will come in handy to steer the deal to your advantage. However, do not make impossible and unpractical demands that will make the seller feel that he is being ripped off. Having too much unusual requests can lead to the failure of the negotiation. Keep in mind that the seller also has his own reasons for selling the home so be fair when negotiating with him the terms of the sale.

Examining the Goods

Just like any other purchase, you should invest time and money to examine a house that you are planning to buy. Do not be awed by the superficial enhancements like carpeting, draperies and other enhancements placed by the seller. Although these things are nice additions, you should concentrate on what is important such as the structure and present condition of the home. Getting the services of a professional to help you out inspect the home might cost you but this will give you the peace of mind that the house that you are purchasing will not give you any problems in the future.

By doing these things, home buying will be a more fun and enjoyable experience for you. This will save you from having headaches with the problems that you might encounter in the future.

Contact your local real estate office for complete listings of all homes for sale near Moore County. You can even get accurate results from an online search for real estate Moore County. This way you can see each home, but only visit the ones that really interest you.

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Tips for Getting Your Home Ready to Sell

Tips for Getting Your Home Ready to Sell

By Jennifer

Are you ready to put your house on the market? Do you need a quick sale? There are many things you can do to help your home look better and sell quicker. In a tough real estate market, making your home stand out from the crowd is the best thing you can do.

Having looked at many houses for sale over the past few years and having sold two houses in the past few years one of the most important things for a home on the market is for it to be clean. I cannot tell you how many homes we walked through that were filthy dirty. Dirty laundry, layers of dust, weird smells and dishes on the counter. First and foremost when you are trying to sell your home is to make sure it is clean! The thing we got the most comments on about our houses was that they were so clean.

Reducing the clutter is another important step to take. When you are living in your house day after day, things accumulate and you don't even notice. Take a hard look at everything space in your home. Walk through the front door as if you were a potential buyer. Look everywhere. Get rid of anything extra to the point that you think it looks too sparse. That is how you want it to look. You want the rooms to look spacious and too much stuff makes them shrink to the eye.

Get rid of extra throw pillows and blankets or afghans on the sofa. Kids toys need to be hidden (use end tables and drawers to hide kids things in so you can easily pull stuff out when you are home). Most bookcases are loaded too full with books. Get rid of at least half of the books on your shelves and intersperse other things such as a basket, candle, figurine, etc.leaving lots of space around the object. Now your bookcases look great, not cluttered.

The kitchen and bathrooms are the most important areas to keep clean. Counters should have nothing on them, except a vase of flowers or decorative plate. Once your house goes on the market everything is for show. Keep separate towels to use for drying hands and wiping counters. Throw them in a drawer or under a counter on your way out the door before a showing. Stash stuff wherever you can!

As for remodeling projects that will help you sell your home quicker, there are some easy things you can do that don't cost a lot of money. Paint is one of them. You don't need to repaint your entire house probably, but touch up any areas that need it. Wipe down walls and baseboards. Repaint the molding if needed, this area gets the dirtiest I have found. A fresh coat of paint makes the whole room perk up.

Replacing the toilet seats is fast and easy. With two boys that don't always have the greatest aim, the bathroom quickly starts to smell. It isn't the toilet seat, but the screws that hold it on and the little crevices that are very hard to get too. Add to that the fact that toilet seats get scuffed easily and it makes more sense sometimes to spend $20 and replace the seat.

Having fresh flowers out will make your house look like home and it will smell better too. Speaking of smell, don't cook anything that causes a bad odor. One time I made fried chicken while our house was on the market. This creates a strong smell for sure. Just as I was helping the plates we got a call that someone wanted to see our house in 30 minutes! We had to race through our food and there was no time to air the house out. Spraying Febreeze didn't help. Needless to say we didn't sell the house that day and I learned a lesson. I know I am always turned off walking into a house that smells bad.

Another thing you can do to help your house look better is to make sure all lights are working. You should turn on lights before a showing anyway, but you don't want anything to look like it is wrong in your house and if someone flips a switch and the light doesn't come on, something is wrong and this leaves a bad impression. Get your carpets cleaned and possibly your hardwood floors polished. Keep your lawn mowed neatly and flowers out front if it is summer. Keep the driveway and sidewalk shoveled in the winter. Keep your house at a comfortable temperature, so that it is pleasant to walk into.

Establish some routines each day to keep it looking great. Get in the habit of wiping down all counters and sinks after each use. Consider purchasing some convenience items to make cleaning up easier. I bought a Swiffer mop and quickly swiped the floor before each showing. I bought some Lysol wipes and wiped down doorknobs, light switches and sinks quickly before a showing. Making the upkeep of a very clean house easier, made it easier to live there while trying to sell the house.

Getting your house ready to sell can be tedious, but it will be well worth it in the end. Take some time before hand to get it looking perfect and it will payoff when your house sells before the others in the neighborhood. Good luck!

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