Are HOAs bad? The answer is a complicated one, but we outline how HOAs can actually benefit homeowners in the right situation.
You have the power to make your neighborhood a better place to live, work, and grow. Steal our ideas on how to build community with your neighbors.
Meet Michele Montag, the co-owner of Shaolin Studios in Regent Square!
Selling your house is often a stressful, multi-week ordeal. Get ready by understanding the seller’s real estate timeline from the offer to the close.
Pittsburgh Spring brings us hope. Even though we have many overcast and rainy days, the warmer weather, longer days, and budding flowers bring us new energy. The chance to spend more time outside is a welcome relief to our whole family, and we are incredibly grateful for the days our kids can climb trees and play in the yard.
Pittsburgh loves its fireplaces. If you’ve ever looked at older homes when shopping around, you know how frequently they pop up. Some fireplaces are boarded up and no longer in use (we’ll talk about those in a minute), but you can find some that are still in use. While they can certainly make a living room cozy, they can also become safety hazards if they’re not maintained properly.
Owning a home is great, but it certainly demands a lot of upkeep! In a place like Pittsburgh, your house experiences all sorts of strain from Mother Nature: bitter cold, heat waves, heavy rain and wind—the list goes on and on. All of this adds up to different seasonal influences that tear away at paint, break down your sidewalk, and create many other headaches for homeowners to manage. Here’s how to keep your home beautiful for summer.
It’s fun and easy to dream about a home’s potential before you move in. (I’m definitely guilty when it comes to over-ambitious Pinterest boards!) But when you actually get into your house, it can be a challenge to decide which upgrades to make within the reality of a budget. Whether you’re looking for ideas to customize your home into something more “you,” or deciding which projects will give you the highest ROI before you list on the market, here are some low-cost, high-impact ideas to consider.
Flipping a house is a great way to supplement your income. Back in 2016, the average flipped house netted nearly $60,000 in profit! Pulling in that much money doesn’t happen accidentally, however. Here’s how Ted and I make sure we see the best ROI—and you can too:
The clocks are turned back, the sweaters are out of storage, Starbucks debuted their annual red cups, and Target has had Christmas decor for three weeks... it's that time of year, and there's so much to celebrate! Before you go and chop your own tree down, or pull out every chair in your house to host Thanksgiving dinner, here are a few items to take care of around the house…
