Whether you are a new Gainesville homeowner, a 15-year resident looking for a quick, inexpensive home update or even if you are looking to sell your home soon, chances are you’ve considered repainting a room or two. A new coat of paint in your house gives it that fresh, new lease on life your home may need – or catch the eye of a potential home buyer.  But where do you begin?  Walk into any home improvement or paint supply store and the choices are staggering. Try to go neutral wit... read more

As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a good first impression, but does that hold true when buying or selling a home?  It sure does according to Barbara Corcoran, real estate agent and mogul featured on ABC’s Shark Tank.  “Buyers decide within 8 seconds whether they are interested in your home,” says Corcoran.  So, when selling your Gainesville home, how do you pack those first eight seconds with the most positive punch you’ve got?  Addressing cur... read more

Thinking about selling your Gainesville home in the next six months?  Next year?  Or maybe sometime in the next two? Taking a few minutes to think about how to best prepare your home now could go a long way in easing the process later. According to Bonnie Cameron, one of the leading Coldwell Banker M.M. Parrish real estate agents in the Gainesville area, three things are a must when preparing to sell your home, “Declutter, paint neutral colors and repair anything that is not working!” Declutte... read more

Organization. An ongoing struggle for many, we strive for organization in our lives, our workplace and even our car. It’s a common goal for the coming year and much like everything else worth doing – organization begins at home.  But all too frequently, home organization leads many Gainesville homeowners to create nice neat piles in the corners of rooms; jam-packed front hall closets that upon opening might take out a small toddler; or multiple plastic bins filled with items to be donated, or repu... read more