Author : Julie Dana
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 13,2 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781592576111
This step-by-step guide offers the tactics used by home stagers--from de-cluttering and cleaning up to arranging and remodeling--that will often yield a quicker sale and higher selling price.
Author : Katie Severance
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2010-01-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1101159847
In good times and bad, the home-seller's bible . . . In today's uncertain real estate market, sellers are deeply concerned with getting the most value for their homes. Now more than ever, readers need books that will help them find the most effective ways to make their homes attractive to buyers, save money, and make the sales process easier. This unique guide will teach readers everything real estate agents and brokers know—and more! • Reflects changes in the real estate market in the past several years—and explains how to deal with the market no matter when the reader is looking to sell
Author : Peter Richmond
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 49,99 MB
Release : 2010-01-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1101159804
In real estate, it's a buyer's market—and here is the buyer's bible . . . Buying a home is the single most important financial move in most people's lives. This book covers a variety of topics including inspecting, evaluating, negotiating, financing, contracts, and legal issues. It also breaks down the roles of the key players and what these professionals, agents, brokers, and inspectors are responsible for—and when to go it alone. The thorough advice, covering everything from buying houses at auctions to what neighborhood to live in, will provide reassurance for every soon–to–be homeowner. • A necessary tool for those who plan to buy homes and even current homeowners in order to keep up with an ever changing market • Will be published in time for spring, when most people start looking into buying new homes • Covers a broad range of buying options and homeowner's needs
Author : Chris Franchetti Michaels
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 37,21 MB
Release : 2010-07-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1101198087
Get started selling handmade! This straightforward book walks you through the process of preparing your goods for sale, pricing and bookkeeping, finding venues, marketing and promoting your products, and working with customers both online and off—all without quitting your day job. Clear, concise instructions explain everything you need to know to sell crafts effectively in your spare time, and help you decide whether to take selling to the next level. Learn how to: • Find out whether you—and your crafts—are ready to start selling • Set prices to cover your costs and make a profit • Establish a bookkeeping system • Manage dual inventories of parts and finished goods • Discover the best places to sell your crafts in person or on the Internet • Identify the right people to market to • Accept credit cards and process other forms of payment • Start selling wholesale • Stay out of tax and legal trouble • And much more!
Author : Shelley O'Hara
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780028619590
Explains how to locate a house to buy, negotiate an offer, get a mortgage, use the Internet to finance and sell one's home, increase resale value, and sell without a real estate agent.
Author : Oreste Drapaca
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,63 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9781592575015
Creating a new home-or rebuilding a purchased one-requires architectural expertise, not only for aesthetic design purposes but also to account for structural safety, feasibility of plan, compliance with local laws and codes, and above all, to make a new house feel like home-the home you've always wanted. However, architects can be very costly- but only if you use them. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Designing Your Own Hometeaches readers to do all or most of an architect's work themselves, step-by-step, with inspirational ideas; clear, concise information; practice exercises; and professional secrets-all explained in a warm, inviting, friendly voice. It explains everything readers need to know to design the home they've always wanted while making it practical, affordable, and secure.
Author : Brita Belli
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2009-07-07
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1101104953
An essential how-to on powering your home with sun, wind, water, and more. For readers wanting to save money-and the planet-by using alternative energy, this book provides everything they need to know. The five basic sources are fully covered: sun, wind, water, earth, and bio. The benefits, what is needed, and whether it will work for a particular home are all carefully laid out in this comprehensive overview: ? Solar energy for home heating, water heating, and electricity ? Wind power, hydrogen, and micro hydro power ? Heat pumps-air, geothermal, and water source ? Heating with wood and going bio
Author : Barbara Weltman
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780028638423
Offers advice on starting a home-based business, with chapters on creating a business concept, buying a franchise, turnkey businesses, business plans, insurance, and taxes.
Author : Bobbi Dempsey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 16,53 MB
Release : 2004-05-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1440696187
For home buyers and home sellers. Here is the first how-to that addresses the needs of both buyers and sellers, making it the perfect companion to the bestselling The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Buying and Selling a Home. The buyer will depend on this guide to determine whether a house is worth buying. The seller will need it to determine which repairs are necessary before listing or signing anything. Readers will learn to troubleshoot all areas of a home, including its structure and foundation, windows and doors, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, insulation, electrical systems, and the roof, just to name a few. In this Pocket Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • What to look for when inspecting the electrical system, the roof, and other parts of the home. • Simple advice on what to do if the results of your inspections aren’t good. • Expert explanation of what you can expect during and after the inspection. • Easy ways to tell if a home is worth buying—or if it will need extensive repairs before you put it on the market.
Author : Jean Nayar
Publisher : Filipacchi Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 31,95 MB
Release : 2009-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781933231570
With the aftershocks of the recent mortgage crisis, anxiety about inflation and a volatile economy, many Americans are concerned about enhancing the value of their homes. Whether you plan to continue living in your home, are determined to sell immediately, or want to increase its resale value for years down the road, Staged to Sell (or Keep) will show you how to look at and transform your home. Chapters will address room by room ways to improve the value of your home through paint, surface upgrades, fabrics and soft touches, furnishings and accents, lighting, clutter control and artistic and architectural focal points. Clearly organized, filled with photos of inspiring rooms, and brimming with expert tips, this book will help readers recognize the strengths and weaknesses of their home, and show them how to bring out its best. The ideas presented here can be done in an hour, an afternoon or over several months, depending on your timeframe and your budget. Like some of the best things in life, many of these improvements cost very little or are even free!
