http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog Ramblings on Rogue Valley Real Estate Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:21:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tricks to Keep Your House Cool this Summer By Paige Tepping RISMEDIA, July 3, 2010--As the temperatures continue to rise this summer, so does the cost of keeping your home cool. While homeowners across the country come to depend on air conditioners to keep the temperature down during the warm summer months, ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=119 Holding an Open House? Offer Your Sellers These Tips By Stephanie Andre RISMEDIA, May 20, 2010—Have you prepared your clients for an open house? Do they know how to get their home ready? Here, we take a look at some essential open house tips—whether it’s winter or summer—that are sure to help ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=117 Interest rates continue to be low - hovering around 5% and lower and there is still time to make an offer on a house and still get between $6,500 and $8000 tax credit if you can get your offer into escrow by April 30, 2010 and close it by June ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=112 A home warranty is usually purchased when someone is either selling their home or when someone has just purchased a home.  However, a home warranty can be purchased any time.  A Seller can purchase a home warranty at the time they list the house for sale and it will cover ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=110 This is an article sent to me through the Real Estate Book.  Simple suggestions that we just need to remember. RISMEDIA, December 30, 2009—With 2010 right around the corner, what will you be looking forward to in the New Year? Buying your first home? Sending your last kid off to college? ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=108 Thanksgiving weekend is almost over.  Although we did not have out-of-state guests stay with us, we did spend a wonderful weekend with friends and family.  There were activities throughout the Rogue Valley starting with the kick off of the holidays with last week's annual Gingerbread Jubilee at the Craterian Ginger ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=105 I don't have to tell any of you how much we are all trying to cut down our expenses during these tough economic times - eating out less,  vacations closer to home, fewer lattes,  and less spending on just about everything.  But here's some great ideas on lowering your heating costs without ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=101 Well, we had our first snow storm here in Southern Oregon yesterday.  A little early for this area and early for the low temperatures this week (below freezing).  Actually it was more like very wet snow that did not stick in the valley but as I look out to the ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=95 I'm not talking about distressed sales (short sales or bank owned), I'm talking about the regular "Happy" sales where all the decisions are yours (the Seller) and NOT that of a bank.   I'm adding the definitions of short sales and bank owned here for your edification.  There has been a ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=93   We had a lot of fun at our jam session last night (see pictures below). We weren't sure how it was going to go being in a "non-bar" venue but it was another success with new jammers and people stopping by from all over the Rogue Valley just to hear the ... http://www.susanhowardsells.com/blog/?p=87