Avoid Major Expenses With These Home Maintenance Tips

Winter is here, which means it’s time to take care of some basic home maintenance items in order to avoid major damages and expenses down the line.

There are many great Anchorage area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (907) 240-2804 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Winter is here, and we’ve had our first official snowfall. As a homeowner, there are a few things you need to do to protect your home from damage and avoid major expenses. 

First of all, you need to remove your hoses from the hose bib. If you have the older kind of hose bib, you’ll need to put a cover on it. Newer hose bibs do not require a cover. 

Secondly, although icicles may look really cool, they are not good for your roof at all. Find out why those icicles are forming and get someone out there to remove them. Do not try to remove them yourself. Hire a professional. Icicles can cause roof damage and cost you thousands and thousands of dollars.  

Finally, caulk your windows and make sure that your doors are sealed. Caulk the baseboards and walk around the outside of your house to check for any other gaps. Get everything caulked and sealed up. If you were to add all of the cracks and crevices together, the average house has a 3x3 foot window of air coming into the home.

If you have any questions or need referrals to any professionals to help you with these maintenance items, just give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!

7 Reasons Why Fall Is a Great Time to Buy a Home

There are more than a couple reasons why fall is a great time to buy a home in our market.

There are many great Anchorage area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (907) 240-2804 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

There are seven reasons what fall is a great time to purchase a home. 

1. There is less competition. If you’re a buyer out there looking in the fall, chances are you face less competition from other buyers and steer clear of any multiple offer situations like you’d see in the spring. 
2. Sellers are tired of marketing. They want to be done with things. They’ve probably been on the market since summer, and that tends to wear them down. This makes them a little more motivated.
3. Sellers are more serious. Oftentimes, they’re trying to move before winter hits, so that works in your favor. 
4. You can also take advantage of the tax breaks you’ll get during this time of year. 
5. Pricing tends to be more reasonable. Again, sellers have been on the market for a while and they’re tired of marketing their property. As we all know, the longer a seller’s home is on the market, the less they’ll typically take for their property. 
6. There are fewer buyers out there. This is somewhat related to the first point, but fewer buyers means sellers are happy when they get active showings. 
7. Interest rates are still great! 

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If you’re thinking of purchasing a home, now is the time to do it.

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If you’re thinking of purchasing a home, now is the time to do it. If you want to start the home buying process or you have any questions about what’s happening in our Anchorage market, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We’d love to help you.