by Zoe Eisenberg The Housecall blog has featured many fun home designs, from 3D floors to wacky kitchens, aquatic living rooms and bedazzled bathrooms. But when it comes to cool features, what is more fun (and frivolous) than a house decked out with an indoor slide? These homeowners know how to have a good time and I’ll…
Selling your home can be an exhausting, overwhelming process, and it is even more so when you have toddlers in the house. Ideally, your home will look as close to a model home as possible and will be in pristine condition when buyers tour the home. However, as a parent, you may understand the need to…
by Sharon Lee Home buyers and home sellers each face their own challenges, but for many, the two processes go hand-in-hand. Most people cannot afford to own multiple homes, so the decision to move generally means both buying a new home and selling your current property. If you are attempting to both sell your home…
Your summer vacation is finally here! You’ve booked flights, reserved hotel rooms, and scoped out the best places to eat along the way, but have you prepared your home for your absence? Nothing spoils a vacation like returning to smelly trash, sad houseplants, or an unexpected break-in. Whether you plan to be gone for a…
by Cassie Kreitner Unless you’re planning on doing your own version of Fixer Upper, the general home-buying rule of thumb is to look for a place you’ll be able to live in for five years or more. So if you have kids (or are about to), you’ll need to look not just at the number…
Having a quiet, soothing bedroom entirely devoted to relaxing can help manage stress in ways a gym membership, occasional spa splurge, or that generous pour of after-work wine haven’t. Feeling excited to spend waking hours in a room that’s equivalent to a sensory hug is a game changer. You don’t even need a huge makeover…
Moving to a new city, whether it’s 30 or 3,000 miles away from your last one, can be stressful to say the least—perhaps even more so after you’ve dealt with the last of the packing boxes, because now it’s time to get to know your new community and begin to feel comfortable within it. Relocation…
