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Home maintenance checklist - all year long

Your home is one of the biggest investments you'll ever make - not just financially, but let's face it - after a year of social distancing and quarantine, our homes have become more important than ever. They've become our offices, schools, doctor offices, playgrounds, and movie theaters. Our homes have offered us protection from a lot this year. We want to encourage you to give your home all the TLC you can so that your home continues to be a safe place for you and your family.

Mudding your drywall - a guide

Mudding is when you apply multiple thin coats of drywall to the joints and screw indentations in the new drywall. It's the best way to get a wall that looks so smooth that you won't see any of the seams beneath the drywall.

There are two kinds of drywall mud.

12 tips to get your home ready for warmer weather

Sure, it might seem like summer is way off in the distance, but it'll be here before you know it. We've got some ways to start prepping your home for the warmer weather.

Spring staging tips

Spring is the perfect time to sell your home! Beautiful weather, flowers in bloom, and of course baseball gets everyone in a great mood. Our partners at Zaarly have a few tips to get your home ready.

The ultimate guide to spring maintenance and cleaning

Spring is officially in the air! With the change of seasons comes a long list of to-dos inside and outside of your home. Spring is also a great time to get cleaning! Whether you go total Marie Kondo and bring joy into every closet or you are looking for more of a colorful Home Edit makeover, or you just want to spruce up your space after a long winter; there is no time to get it all done like springtime.

Fifty landscaping tips that will transform your yard

Landscaping not only increases your property value — it allows you to enjoy your entire property!

We’ve gathered tips from top landscapers and picked the top fifty for you to consider as you start your landscaping project!

My son stinks; mom confessions

“I started to panic, I thought something had died in his room. There was no dead animal, I checked. EVERYWHERE. It was then that I realized, my son stinks.” — Diane, Mom of a teenage boy.

“Lush landscaping, that’s what sells [houses]. You spend money on trees, and you get it back triple.” — Charlie Munger

The name Charlie Munger may not be familiar to you, but you’ve probably heard of his business partner, Warren Buffett. Together, they have made billions of dollars. Munger is considered one of the greatest business minds of our time. A little-known fact is that Munger made his first million in real estate.

Quick April to-do list!

April is a great month to get your home fixed up and feeling great!

Keep your lawn healthy

Watering your lawn is vital to healthy grass, especially in the summer when the grass is more likely to dry out. The best way to keep your lawn lush and beautiful is to have a sprinkler system installed. If you go with an automatic sprinkler system, it’s important to not over-water your lawn. Sprinklers should not be set to water every day or every other day — they should be used when water is needed. One of our lawn care service providers can help you determine what is best for your particular lawn to keep it looking it’s best, even through the summer.