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In spring, Florida’s weather continues to warm up as the residents prepare for the upcoming tourist season. Before summer arrives, the Fort Lauderdale/Deerfield/Miami area hosts an array of special activities specially designed for the permanent residents of this sunshine state! If you currently live in or are moving to this area, read up on some of the upcoming spring events to look forward to!

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According to statistics, spring is the busiest season for home sales. It makes sense that spring is considered the best time to sell your home: the grass is green, the flowers are in bloom. All the elements have aligned to accentuate your property’s beauty and make it as appealing as possible. But even though spring may be known as a prime selling season, you can still use all the help you can get when trying to sell your home. Here are three tips for selling your home in the spring:

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When you think of spring, probably one of the first things that comes to mind is spring cleaning.
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Turn this rainy season into a perk by using your newly fertile soil to grow a vegetable garden! [...]

The most expensive condo ever sold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was snatched off the market for a whopping $7.678 million just one week ago!

If you’re buying a home, there’s never been a better time! Today’s market is all about you, meaning more negotiating power and options than ever. To be best informed and in order to prepare to make a purchase, this list of 101 tips is definitely a must-read.

1. To begin, consider the costs and benefits of home ownership.
2. Decide whether you’d rather pay monthly rent or house payments.
3. Use online tools to calculate the estimated cost difference between renting and buying.
4. Don’t plan to buy unless you plan to stay. Home ownership makes most sense when it can be for at least a few years.
5. Understand how rent-to-own works & if it interests you.
6. Imagine the benefit of enjoying full control over your property.
7. Imagine the benefit of celebrating holidays and life events in your own home.
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Buy Owner® has recently added maps to our online advertising, as well as updated our schools sections! These exciting new features give you the ability to enhance your property’s marketing the way you’d like, giving you maximum customization and control.

Here’s how the new features work:

NEW MAPS

Buy Owner advertisements now display custom maps that allow buyers to see where your home is located. Buyers who view your property can click for three different map views: (1) Map: the default option with street names (2) Satellite: a bird’s eye view from above or (3) Hybrid: a combination of the two that shows street names and a satellite view.

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Each of the four seasons supplies home sellers with different obstacles to overcome when preparing for an open house. Fortunately, house tours tend to increase when the weather gets warmer and prospective buyers are more apt to make the trip. Therefore, familiarity with springtime perks and complications ahead of time will help your open house run smoothly and successfully!

1. The most common complication to prepare for is poor weather conditions. Spring is a random-weather season, especially if you live in the Midwest! One day could be sunny, the next rainy and the one after that snowy! Since rain is the most likely crisis, make sure you have a doormat or a throw rug for people to dry their shoes. You don’t want mud dragged onto your newly cleaned carpeting! Also, consider providing a few umbrellas by the door incase the buyers forgot to bring one. They will remember the kind gesture.
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Design your home for the Digital Age, and you will live in effortless comfort. (Not to mention, your home becomes that much more marketable to sell!)

This time of year, it’s especially important to apply a green perspective to our cleaning routine. Here’s how: [...]

No matter what anyone tells you, purchasing a home is a BIG deal. It marks a milestone and changes your lifestyle significantly. It also adds major costs to your monthly spending. If you are considering buying a new home soon, spring clean your spending now.

What does this mean? It refers to paying off debt, spending less on a regular basis, considering all of the costs that go into buying a home and successfully being prepared the day you move in!
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