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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
Is Renters' Insurance Necessary? Yes, if you want to protect your property and interestsBy Courtney Ronan You and your landlord share a common goal: You both want to ensure the protection of your interests. Obtaining a security deposit from you -- usually ranging from $100 to a full month's rent, and averaging $250 -- is how your landlord obtains a degree of insurance from you. The deposit covers your landlord should you cause any damage to your apartment while you are a tenant. Your landlord, in turn, may keep the deposit if you fail to pay your rent or you leave before the end of your lease. However, if, as a tenant, you keep your end of the bargain -- following the terms of your lease and leaving your apartment in good condition when you leave -- the deposit is refundable. So how do...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Riverking Custom Painting)
Painting expert Brian Santos shares his secret for altering paint scent. Read more in his new book, "Painting Secrets." From Painting Secrets from Brian Santos The Wall Wizard       Author Brian Santos Q. I hate the smell of paint -- can you help? Brian Santos: I've been painting all my life and I still do not like the smell of paint! Here's a tip: To every quart of interior latex paint, add four drops of vanilla extract. You can also use other extracts, such as peppermint, as long as the alcohol in the ingredients is methyl alcohol, which is formulated to mix with water. Do not use perfume or other alcohol-based fragrances; they won't mix properly with water-based paint. Unfortunately there's no similar trick you can use with oil-based finishes
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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
Tallahassee Real Estate Buyer's Guide- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Seller's Guide- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Remodlers Council Real Estate Agent- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Services Chamber of Commerce and Leads 6 member- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Sale Consultant- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Home Sale Property Marketing Expert-Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Seniors Real Estate Specialist- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Buyer's Specialist- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for ...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Riverking Custom Painting)
Good products, good preparation, and proper application are the keys to colors that last. From Remodel By Becky Mollenkamp     1. Spend more for quality. The accrued costs of frequent repainting cancel the "savings" you enjoy by buying the cheap stuff. Good-quality paints cost more because they have a higher percentage of titanium dioxide, which determines covering ability, and other additives that increase durability. The heavier bodies of high-end paints help them go on smoother, splatter less, and resist fading. 2. Look at luster. Sheen refers to the degree of shine. Generally, the higher the gloss, the better the finish will stand up to stains, abrasions, and cleaning. Choosing sheen can be a matter of personal preference, but there are some general guidelines to follow. Flat paint ...
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By Carol Palacios
(Century 21 Manausa & Associates)
Details Photo Gallery View Rooms 32303-Tallahassee (Astoria Park) MLS #195790 FOR SALE$150,000 Century 21 First Realty Joe Manausa - Tallahassee Real EstateEmail Joe Manausa - Work: 850-386-2001Cell: 850-523-6178Fax: 850-383-6400 More Photos(15) 1 Quick Links Virtual Tour Request More Info Email Listing More Photos(15) Details Address: 2545 Willamette Road Type: Residential Style: Single Story Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Suite: No Living Area: 1,534 square feet Year Built: 1970 More Details Description All Brick Beauty in a quite neighborhood located less then 10 minutes to local mall, grocery stores, I-10 & FSU. Home is situated on a corner lot and the back yard is completely fenced. Features include but are not limited to tile & wood flooring throughout, Eat-in kitchen with bar, newer a...
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By Carol Palacios
(Century 21 Manausa & Associates)
Details Photo Gallery View Rooms 32303-Tallahassee (Unnamed Areas) MLS #195793 FOR SALE$121,900 Century 21 First Realty Joe Manausa - Tallahassee Real EstateEmail Joe Manausa - Work: 850-386-2001Cell: 850-523-6178Fax: 850-383-6400 More Photos(15) 1 Quick Links Virtual Tour Request More Info Email Listing More Photos(15) Details Address: 2263 Nannas Loop Type: Residential Style: Single Story Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Suite: No Living Area: 1,092 square feet Year Built: 1989 More Details Description Great home for 1st time owner. Low maintenance inside & out. Enjoy family room with wood burning fireplace. Screened porch, deck & privacy fenced back yard. Show any time.More Description Brokered and Advertised by Century 21 First Realty LID 2722336 Information is deemed to be correct but not...
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By Carol Palacios
(Century 21 Manausa & Associates)
Details Photo Gallery View Rooms 32309-Tallahassee (Killearn Estates) MLS #195752 FOR SALE$299,000 Century 21 First Realty Joe Manausa - Tallahassee Real EstateEmail Joe Manausa - Work: 850-386-2001Cell: 850-523-6178Fax: 850-383-6400 More Photos(15) 20 Quick Links Virtual Tour Request More Info Email Listing More Photos(15) Details Address: 4118 Tralee road Type: Residential Style: 2 Story Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Suite: No Living Area: 2,880 square feet Year Built: 1990 More Details Description Custom built home designed for family comfort and energy efficiency. This raised ranch home utilizes the architectural practice of earth sheltering to achieve stable indoor temperatures and extremely low utility bills for a home this size. Solid construction, spacious rooms, hardwood floors, ra...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Riverking Custom Painting)
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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
East New England Middle Atlantic South South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Midwest East North Central West North Central West Mountain Pacific     2008-09 National Averages Midrange Projects Project Job Cost Resale Value Cost Recouped Change vs. 2007 Attic Bedroom $48,398 $35,694 73.8% Backup Power Generator $14,040 $8,026 57.2% Basement Remodel $61,011 $44,467 72.9% Bathroom Addition $38,078 $24,187 63.5% Bathroom Remodel $15,899 $11,857 74.6% Deck Addition (composite) $15,277 $11,260 73.7% Deck Addition (wood) $10,601 $8,676 81.8% Family Room Addition $81,315 $53,608 65.9% Garage Addition $57,272 $38,161 66.6% Home Office Remodel $28,094 $15,329 54.6% Major Kitchen Remodel $56,611 $43,030 76.0% Master Suite Addition $101,571 $67,037 66.0% Minor Kitchen Remodel $21,24...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
The following material was originally on www.Realtor.org 2008 Cost vs. Value Report: Still Many Happy Returns for Home Rehabs   Remodeling magazine's annual report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks, even in a slower market. By G.M. Filisko | December 2008 Despite home price drops in many cities, remodeling projects are holding their own as a way for owners to add value.   Many people are wondering where their money will be safest during these uncertain economic times. When home owners turn to you for your expert advice, counsel them that some things never change: Investing in their home still pays off.   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® statistics show that home prices have fallen by an average of 7 percent nationally i...
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By Joe Manausa - Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Real Estate
(Joe Manausa Real Estate)
As I was “cleaning up” my spreadsheet used to determine real estate appreciation in Tallahassee, I found a couple of real estate graphs that had not been used in either “How To Measure Real Estate Appreciation” or “Real Estate Appreciation.” One in particular could be very informative and helpful in determining the next market turn. As I was doing research into Tallahassee housing appreciation, I found that a simple methodology utilized historic information on home sales and specifically the selling prices compared to the square footage of the home. If the market price per foot was rising, most likely we were experiencing real appreciation, whereas if the market price per square foot was falling, Tallahassee homes were depreciating. See Graphs of Year Over Year Changes In Price Per Squa...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Riverking Custom Painting)
By Better Homes and Gardens Subtle yellow walls allow for vibrant accent colors to change in each room of the house. Do the colors in your home play well together? If not, you might have a missing link.   Introduction Linking rooms with color may not seem very important if your rooms can be separated by closing doors. If you can see from one room into another, however, the color relationships between those rooms affect whether your living space feels smoothly harmonious or jarringly chopped up. Using unrelated colors in adjoining rooms can make the house feel like a disjointed series of spaces, while colors that relate to each other draw the eye from one room to the next and create a pleasing flow.   Creating a flow: In a house with an open floor plan or one in which rooms connect throu...
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By Joe Manausa - Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Real Estate
(Joe Manausa Real Estate)
  I was talking to my father yesterday about the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog and he mentioned that he wasn’t completely comfortable explaining to his friends how the whole “RSS” thing worked. So I figured it might be a good time to dust off the blog post I wrote in December covering the topic  “What is an RSS Subscription” and review the basics. If you know of a good blog that you would like to read on a regular basis, you should find its Subscription Button that encourages you to subscribe to it. If you look in the right sidebar of the ,Tallahassee Real Estate Blog you will see the following symbols: The orange person sitting on the park bench is what you would select if you wanted to read the blog in an RSS Reader (more to follow on that in a moment), the center picture allows you to...
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By Joe Manausa - Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Real Estate
(Joe Manausa Real Estate)
Last week, I wrote a blog about real estate appreciation that generated a lot of emails to our office. People wanted to know if we could provide a little more analysis of what the Tallahassee real estate market has done, in terms of appreciation and depreciation. So, I thought about it this weekend and came up with the following analysis. I would greatly appreciate any comments following this blog for feedback (scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page). If you recall, regarding the best way to measure real estate appreciation, the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog wrote: Using a sampling of homes in an area and comparing to previous sales of same units - this would be the preferred method, but the sample would have to be statistically relevant and the market area would have to be ac...
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Daily Real Estate News  |  May 12, 2009  |    Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax credit as a down payment.Previously, most buyers wouldn't receive the funds until after they filed their tax return, and that deterred some people from using the credit. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has been calling for the change. "We all want to enable FHA consumers to access the home buyer tax credit funds when they close on their home loans so that the cash can be used as a down payment," Donovan says. His remarks came in an address to several thousand REALTORS® gathered Tuesday mo...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
The material used was originally posted on HGTV #20: Update the Home Office Take care of business with a home office remodel. More and more often people are working out of their houses. It is not just a luxury, but a necessity. Turn an unused den or an old office into an inviting work sanctuary with new windows, a fresh coat of paint and built-in shelving, and you're sure to reap the rewards.Dorman Builders Inc.Website: www.dormanbuilders.com   #19: Spring for a Sunroom Anytime you can add square footage and living space to your home, it's a winner. Build a sunroom in the back of the house where you have less tree cover and more privacy. The result? A stunning addition that transforms the entire house. During the day, the room attracts sunlight, and in the evenings, it attracts guests.C...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
Tallahassee Real Estate Buyer's Guide- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Seller's Guide- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Remodlers Council Real Estate Agent- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Services Chamber of Commerce and Leads 6 member- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Sale Consultant- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Home Sale Property Marketing Expert-Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Seniors Real Estate Specialist- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for more information! Tallahassee Real Estate Buyer's Specialist- Visit www.ProPlayersRealty.com for ...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Pro Players Realty)
Whether you are looking to buy, rent or invest we here at Pro Players Realty can get you exactly what you are looking for. As a local real estate group, we are better able to treat you like family rather than a number. "Putting you and your best interests before anything else!" is a motto we have here, and we stand by it.Please visit our website for any questions you may have and feel free to give us a call!- JohnVISIT WWW.PROPLAYERSREALTY.COM FOR ALL OF YOUR TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA REAL ESTATE NEEDS!ORCALL (850) 942 - SOLD TO SPEAK WITH ME, JOHN, PERSONALLY!  John StehmeyerRealtor/BrokerBuyers Specialist First Time, Move Up and LuxuryConsumer Resources AdvisorGraduate Realtor InstituteInvestors ConsultantProperty Marketing ExpertRemodeling Renovations CoordinatorSeniors Real Estate Specia...
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By John Stehmeyer
(Riverking Custom Painting)
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By Carol Palacios
(Century 21 Manausa & Associates)
Details Photo Gallery View Rooms 32309-Tallahassee (Homestead Ridge) MLS #195554 FOR SALE$174,900 Century 21 First Realty Joe Manausa - Tallahassee Real EstateEmail Joe Manausa - Work: 850-386-2001Cell: 850-523-6178Fax: 850-383-6400 More Photos(10) 1 Quick Links Virtual Tour Request More Info Email Listing More Photos(10) Details Address: 3461 Plowshare Type: Residential Style: Single Story Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Suite: No Living Area: 1,552 square feet Year Built: 2007 More Details Description Better than New! All the upgrades of new construction without the price! Jetted tub, vaulted ceilings, extensive hardwood flooring, deck.....the whole package! Priced below appraisal. Inspection complete, and available to you. First one in will be buy it!More Description Brokered and Advertise...
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