Vendor Reviews

Home Care Tips by Jason Farrier

by Heather June 11, 2008 Homeowner Help

From one of my favorite home inspectors, Jason Farrier of Elite Home Inspections, LLC. You can reach Jason at (602) 793-0123. Or try Jason’s custom home building skills out when you’re building your dream home. Consumerism is the name of the game in the US, and people who have been participants for any length of [...]

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Favorite Local Vendor – Nails by Carrie Chairez

by Heather June 10, 2008 Lifestyle

Ladies, have you been looking for a great nail tech? Look no further (at least if you’re in the North Phoenix area). Carrie Chairez at Knotty Image Salon is an acrylic nail artisan. She doesn’t use a drill, ever. Carrie does it all by hand, from scratch and with an eye to detail that you just can’t [...]

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Favorite Local Vendor – Integrity Carpet Cleaning

by Heather May 27, 2008 Homeowner Help

Travis & Angela from Integrity Cleaning Systems are my favorite carpet cleaners in town. Integrity does a bunch of other services too. Call them at 602-486-3966 if you’re in need of: Carpet Cleaning Upholstery Cleaning Tile & Grout Cleaning & Sealing Natural Stone Honing, Cleaning, Polishing & Sealing (stone counters, anyone?) Area Rug Cleaning Allergy Relief [...]

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Painting

by Heather May 18, 2008 Buyer Help

My good friend Chris Butterworth has a great post about how to paint a razor-sharp straight line when you’re painting with bold colors. For several years, the interior paint trend has been sliding down the in-store color chips, towards bolder, bright, more saturated hues. Home buyers are demanding more windows, higher ceilings, and “light and [...]

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Green Pools and Mosquito Eating Fish

by Heather May 14, 2008 Foreclosures / Short Sales

Once in a while, the software vendor who provides our local area MLS uses a popup window to provide Relators and others using the MLS software with what they think is critical information. The info is rarely interesting but usually useful. Today it was both. It’s probably no surprise that green pools are becoming a [...]

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“Real Estate Beige” Explained

by Heather April 7, 2008 Homeowner Help

Choosing a beige color to paint your walls can be tricky. There’s so many to choose from! This article lists a handful of good choices in the beige color family.

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Staging Demystified

by Heather April 1, 2008 Seller Help

Staging a home for sale is pretty close to vital these days in metro Phoenix. For most folks the professional stager’s recommendations will include de-cluttering. Here are some of the most common de-cluttering tips. Remove half of everything on bookshelves Remove half of the clothes from each closet Make sure remaining hanging closet items are [...]

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