Kristi DeFazio's (kristidefazio) Blog

These are the top 10 tips from an excellent stager, Kristine Ginsberg. It is important to do these things BEFORE you list because you never get a second chance to make a first impression!Preparing Your Home For Sale - The Top 10 Recommendations From a Morris County, NJ Stager 1. Walk through each...

Great post by Cindy Jones regarding new construction. I highly recommend taking a walk through the neighborhood if you are planning to buy a home there whether it is new construction or not. I did this before buying my last couple of homes and it proved to be very helpful.One of the things I've l...

Lessons From the Coffee Shop That Does it All- Focus on Something- Find Your Niche   Today I was in a medical building here in Colorado Springs and I was so happy to see a sign in the distance that read, "Coffee Shop." I needed a fast cup of coffee! I rushed over and stood in line behind a nice e...

While talking to some fellow agents about the rash of break-ins lately on vacant homes, someone suggested this great idea: After your seller moves out, even if the home is SOLD already, you should think about staging it with a few items that make it look occupied. Thieves are looking for vacant h...

Inaccuracies with Radon Tests- Could the Sellers Be Cheating the Test? Today I had a radon inspection on a home here in the NE area of Colorado Springs. I met my inspector and he set up the test in the room in the basement. He will leave the test in the room for 48 hours and return to read the re...

Colorado Springs 4th of July Activities, 2011 Fourth on the 3rd annual Festival at Fort Carson Fort Carson is hosting it's 4th on the 3rd festival at Iron Horse Park.   July 4th Family Fun, Music and Fireworks at the Air Force Academy The City of Colorado Springs is joining the United States Air ...

Great post by Liz and Bill! A buyer's agent can be very helpful with new construction. One of the things a builder may not know (or want to tell you) are the options that will be helpful to sell in the future and the ones that will not be. If you use an agent, you have someone on your side. The b...

I heard of an issue where this happened because the new homeowners opened a Home Depot card. THey didn't even put anything on it, just opened it and it skewed their credit score and stopped the closing. Thanks so much to Larry for reminding us of this!Or At Least Until You Close Here's the deal Y...

Some of you may know that my mother passed away a couple of weeks ago.She had 15 grand kids. She was called Nanie and my dad is PaPa. The picture below was taken of my niece, Shelby. During the viewing and the funeral she was the most distraught out of all of the grand kids. My dad had a really h...

Wolf Ranch, Colorado Springs-Concerts at Gateway Park-2011 One of the things that makes Wolf Ranch neighborhood in Colorado Springs such a great place to live is the events and programs that it offers. Wolf Ranch Community Council has announced the following concerts at Gateway Park *Location-Res...