March 2017

5 easy improvements to attract a homebuyer: The little things matter

5 easy improvements to attract a homebuyer: The little things matter

Amanda Scali   30/03/2017 12:00am

After living in a home for a number of years, we tend to stop noticing our surroundings, which is why these 5 easy improvements to attract a homebuyer will be timely for you if you're thinking about selling.

When you’re ready to put your house on the market, you should make not only the obvious changes—decluttering, cleaning thoroughly, and getting the lawn and garden in shape—but also other small but significant changes.

Implementing just five easy improvements will subtly increase the appeal of your house to buyers without them realising why.

If making your home more attractive to buyers easily without spending a lot of time or money sounds good to you, here’s how to achieve it

 Moving tips from a professional:  Label, label, label

Moving tips from a professional: Label, label, label

Amanda Scali   24/03/2017 12:00am

In previous moving tips from a professional articles, I’ve shared moving tips about focussing your efforts and minimising wasted energy.

Now we’ll look at the logistics of getting everything you own out of cupboards and drawers and safely packed into boxes.

Even if you plan to pay your removalist to pack your contents, you need to oversee the process; otherwise, you could arrive at your new home with no idea where to find anything.

Our friendly expert removalist advises that the crucial phase of packing is properly labelling your boxes.

Moving tips from a professional: Declutter before you start packing

Moving tips from a professional: Declutter before you start packing

Amanda Scali   16/03/2017 12:00am

When your new home is about to settle and moving day is looming, you may be anxious about how to start sorting and labelling your possessions but the insider tip is to declutter before you start packing.

Of course, if you are downsizing your home at the same time, it's likely that anxiety may give way to fully-fledged panic so please read this carefully—DON’T PANIC, DECLUTTER!

According to our friendly expert removalist, decluttering first is one of the best ways of reducing both the stress and cost of your move.

Moving tips from a professional: Keep information in one place

Moving tips from a professional: Keep information in one place

Amanda Scali   8/03/2017 12:00am

If you’ve moved a lot, you could probably share your own moving tips from a professional but if you haven't, this article will help you and your possessions arrive safely at your new home and you are able to commence your new life with the minimum of fuss.

Rather than repeat all the mistakes of those who have gone before you, use these ideas to save you from going through trial and error and even shedding tears.

These tips have been generously shared with us by an experienced professional mover, so get ready to take some notes and save a lot of heartache.

When you’re packing you may think you’ll remember just where you put what, but you’ll have a lot on your mind; which is why the major theme of today's article is to keep all your important information in one place.

How to sell your house in 5 days: Be pragmatic

How to sell your house in 5 days: Be pragmatic

Amanda Scali   1/03/2017 12:00am

How to sell your house in 5 days?

It's a great question because who wouldn’t want to sell their house in five days and have the process wrapped up without all that anxious waiting around?

But is it really possible?