Smart Moves from Brace and Ryan
June  2015
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Hello,

Did you know that 50% of all home sales take place during the summer? But it's not just the pleasant weather that makes people want to buy a new home. Here's just a few reasons so many choose to move during the summer. 

1. The Kids Can Help
With children on summer break, they can help with everything from yardwork, to painting your home if you're going to list it for sale. Moreover, if you are moving into a different school district, your children won't have to switch schools mid-year.

2. Better Weather for Home Improvements
Whether you're selling your home and want to make a few upgrades before listing, or you plan to renovate a home you're buying, the favorable summer weather means that you can generally finish those projects faster than during other times of the year.

3. More Inventory
Although the housing market is competitive now, more people choose to list their homes for sale during the summer than other times during the year, so as a buyer, you're liable to have the greatest inventory of homes to view. As a seller you'll have the greatest number of buyers out looking for their next home.

Please let me know if we can help with any of your real estate needs this summer. We are always here for you and your referrals. 

Sincerely,
Brace & Ryan


How To Know If You Should Stay Or You Should Go

Should you stay or should you go? It's the premise of the popular HGTV program "Love it or List it" and also a dilemma for countless homeowners today.

 

Many of us can relate to the issue raised on the show. But we don't all have $100,000 and a team of designers to make our old home sparkle again. So how do you know when it's time to cut and run or reach deep into the pockets to make the necessary changes to make your home function for you again?

 

WHEN TO STAY

Your mortgage is close to paid off. You're almost done with monthly payments and about to own your home outright. Buying a new home would mean taking on a new 15- or 30-year mortgage, or coming up with a hunk of cash. Unless the house you are moving to is a far better fit for your lifestyle or you need to sell in order to downsize, experts recommend staying put.

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3 Ways To Add Unique, Affordable Art To Your Home

If you don't have $179 million for an original Picasso, don't fret. There are lots of places you can find original art that won't make you take out a second mortgage.

 

"Collecting art can be an expensive habit, but these days there are plenty of places to get amazing original art for a great price," said POPSUGAR.

 

1. Original Art

Check out Buzzfeed's "21 Places To Buy Original Art That's Actually Affordable" for lots of options starting at or under $20 apiece.

One of our favorites is Sebastian Foster, "a contemporary art gallery and print studio located in Austin, Texas" that offers limited edition artist prints.

This painting "Ambassadors of the Otherworldly" by Andy Kehoe, signed and numbered and priced at $50, is giving us a Starry Starry Night vibe with some Texas flair.


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