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7 Tips and Tricks to Keep Your Home Cleaner Longer

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Article by: houselogic When cleaning your home, why not do it in such a way that’ll keep your home cleaner with less effort? Here are 7 ways to keep your spring-clean fresh all year long: #1 Use Humidity to Defy Dust Low humidity levels cause static electricity. Not only does static attract dust, it makes…Read More »

How to Be a Savvy Open House Guest

Monday, July 30th, 2018

Article: HouseLogic Getting smart — about what to do, ask, and avoid — can move you ahead of the crowd. Ah, the open house — a chance to wander through other people’s homes and imagine yourself knocking out walls and gut rehabbing their kitchens. This is what dreams are made of (or at least episodes…Read More »

Make any Room Feel Bigger With This One Color Trick

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Article by PPG Q: I HAVE A SMALL BEDROOM AND I WANT TO MAKE IT FEEL BIGGER. HOW CAN I MAKE MY SPACE FEEL BIGGER THAN IT IS WITHOUT HAVING TO REMODEL MY HOME? A: To make a room feel bigger, there are various tricks you can try that don’t require remodeling your home. Often, a room…Read More »

Pop Quiz! 5 Insightful Questions to Ask the Neighbors Before You Buy That Home

Monday, November 27th, 2017

  By Kelly Burch | Nov 27, 2017 source: realtor.com It’s all coming together: You’ve got your eye on a home, and you’ve called your agent at all hours to tour the place repeatedly and make sure it’s absolutely perfect. You’re ready to lock this down and make an offer. But wait! Have you really gathered all the intel you possibly can?…Read More »

Cleaning Hacks to Help Prevent the Flu

Monday, October 30th, 2017

by CENTURY 21 With the cinnamon-flavored joys of this season come another set of not so pleasant activities. Coughs, sneezes, and stuffy noses are sure to come as the weather cools down and brings the flu season upon us. However, there’s hope. Keeping clean may prevent transmission of the flu, so we’ve provided hacks that…Read More »

Questions for Every Room of the Open House

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

    by CENTURY 21 Open houses provide more than the opportunity to showcase your clients’ listed homes; they also allow you to exercise your knowledge as a real estate agent by fielding questions from potential home buyers. While these questions can range from the common to the rare, most of them are focused on…Read More »

3 Ways Real Estate Agents Actually SAVE You Money During Your Home Sale

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017

  Article by Lighter Side Staff One of the main gripes that people have with real estate agents is their commission. Many homeowners (mistakenly) think, “Why should I pay a real estate agent to do something I’m perfectly capable of doing myself?” The reason people avoid working with agents is because they think it’s going…Read More »

Q & A with Carol Halstead

Friday, September 30th, 2016

Should I talk with a bank before buying a home? Unless you are purchasing the property with cash, YES please talk to a mortgage lender as soon as you are ready to do feet-on-the-ground viewing of properties.  In our current market, homes are selling quickly and those buyers who are preapproved have a better chance…Read More »

Meet Carol Halstead

Friday, September 30th, 2016

Here is a little bit about me.  I am a licensed real estate agent within the states of Iowa, Nebraska & South Dakota.  I hold My CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) designation and am currently serving as Iowa CRS Leadership Chair. I have lived and worked in Iowa, Montana and South Dakota and have moved with, away…Read More »

Meet Jim Gergeni

Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

My name is Jim Gergeni and I have been a REALTOR since 1997, serving Le Mars, Sioux City and surrounding communities and specializing in residential, relocation, acreages and investment properties. Integrity, Professionalism and Committee Service throughout the entire real estate transaction is my goal. Born and raised in Southern Illinois, I moved to Iowa in…Read More »