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You’ve Decided to Sell Your Western MA Home! Home Enhancement Checklist

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You’ve decided to sell your Western MA home!

When you are selling you want to look at your home from the buyer’s perspective.  This checklist gives you directions on how to best prepare your home for sale.

Follow the step by step checklist to help you put your home in the best possible light.

Download your personal copy of the Home Enhancement Checklist here:

If you are in need of a hard working real estate professional in Western MA to help you put your home on the market, please let me interview for the job!

Lesley Lambert, Western MA REALTOR with Park Square Realty 413-575-3611

 

 

Do’s and Don’ts for Home Buyer’s Mortgage Process

Seen while driving to show houses in the hills...

If you are buying a home, most likely you will be applying for a mortgage.  The process of getting approved for a mortgage is a delicate and very careful thing and home buyers need to be aware of the Do’s and Dont’s.

Russ Poe, mortgage officer for Top Flite Financial 413-241-6940 shared this helpful list.  There are several things that he stresses importance upon so that the mortgage process can go as smoothly as possible.

 

 

DO’S AND DON’TS

DO

  • Continue to make all loan/credit card payments on time
  • Continue to make rent/mortgage payments on time
  • Continue to maintain good employment history
  • Continue to work at least your normal work hours

DON’T

  • Any gift cannot be in the form of cash
  • Do not change jobs or leave your present employment
  • Do not make any large deposits to your bank account that are not regular payroll deposits
  • Do not open any new credit cards unless advised to do so by your mortgage officer
  • Do not make any cash advances on your credit cards
  • Do not charge any more on your credit cards than currently there
  • Do not finance or lease a new car
  • Do not overdraw your checking account or bounce checks
  • Do not take out any loans of any kind
  • Do not consign a loan for another person

If you are considering buying a home, I hope you found this list helpful.  I would love to help you in your home search!

Lesley Lambert, Western MA REALTOR with Park Square Realty 413-575-3611

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Fall Foliage Guide in Western Massachusetts and Beyond!

Fall is a great time to make a move in #westernma
Fall is a great time to make a move in #westernma (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

There is no doubt that fall is an amazing time to be in New England!

Western MA has some gorgeous scenic foliage drives and the leaves are starting to turn!  Here is a foliage map that shows the foliage color status so that you can plan your trip!

Here is a suggested foliage driving tour of the hilltowns of Western Massachusetts.

Autumn Foliage in Westfield, MA
Autumn Foliage in Westfield, MA (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

 

Here is a foliage driving tour of Western CT

During your excursion you may find a house to “fall” in love with and if you see one, I hope you will give me a call to help you with your move!

Lesley Lambert, Western MA REALTOR with Park Square Realty.

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Don’t Stink Up Your House Sale with Too Much Scent!

stinky houseI showed a home in Westfield, MA this week that made me nervous.

It wasn’t because the condition or location of the house….it was the SMELL of the house.

Nope, not pet smell or musty smell – stinky candle smell was the culprit.

Let me tell you homeowners something….your house stinks and it isn’t helping me to sell it!

Cue the hue and cry “But we want the home to be inviting!” or “The smell of fresh baked cookies is what you are supposed to do, isn’t it?” or “But we have pets!”.

I know, I know, I have heard it all before.  Now you pull up a seat and listen to this 25 year real estate professional.  Your house stinks.

You want to make your home inviting?  Get the furniture staged, paint the walls the right colors, make it clean and bright and fresh.

Fresh looking AND fresh smelling.

Those cookies you baked?  The buyer wonders why you needed them.  What are you covering up?  The candles you light?  The buyer may be allergic or get headaches from the chemical scents and I am petrified that a listing is going to burn down to the ground from an unattended candle so I go around and blow them all out ANYWAYS.  The pets?  Yes, they smell bad….fix the origin of the smell.  And please for the love of all things DON’T plug in one of those stink making oil things.

Now, you ask….if I shouldn’t use candles, bake cookies or plug in stink makers, HOW do I make the house smell fresh?

The first answer is CLEAN IT.  I don’t mean a gentle wipe down, I mean a on-your-hands-and-knees and behind-every-nook-and-cranny cleaning with nice smelling products.   Natural scents are best, even though those products might be a bit more expensive.  Think lavender, citrus and herbal scents.  These natural smells are appealing to almost everyone and make your home seem fresh and clean.  Scrub the floors, clean the drains, wash the carpets, dry out the basement deal with the litter box and pet beds, you can’t cover these smells up, you need to make them go away.lavender

Then it is time to investigate some natural deodorizing methods.  I have my own chosen techniques that rely heavily on baking soda, activated charcoal, vinegar and essential oils, but I took a little trip to Pinterest and found gads of fantastic ideas on how to make your house smell GOOD. 

I haven’t tried a lot of these ideas, but they look fantastic and I will be testing them out.  If you try some of them, let me know how they worked for you in a comment below, too!

Onward to a stink free, sweet smelling SOLD!

Lesley Lambert, Western MA REALTOR with Park Square Realty 413-575-3611

 

 

Market Report – Stoney Hill Condominiums – August 2014

Stoney Hill Condo golf course
Stoney Hill Condo golf course (Photo credit: LesleyLambert)

Stoney Hill Condominiums offer a lot of fabulous amenities including lovely treed acreage, a 9 hole golf course, a clubhouse and heated pool, bocce, tennis and basketball courts and some great neighbors!

If you are interested in purchasing a condominium at Stoney Hill, the following report is the current real estate activity at 419 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085:

If you are thinking of selling your Stoney Hill Condominium, I would love the opportunity to meet with you to discuss my marketing plan.

For more information you can visit my Stoney Hill Condominiums Info Page where you can sign up to be notified when new reports come out.

Lesley Lambert, Stoney Hill Condominium Expert with Park Square Realty 413-575-3611