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12 Tips for Selling and Moving at the Same Time

The journey of selling your home while simultaneously preparing for a move is a multifaceted challenge that demands meticulous planning and organization. This dual endeavor, fraught with tasks from home staging to finalizing logistics, necessitates a strategic approach to navigate successfully. In this article, we’ll look at 12 tips that make selling and moving at the same time more manageable.

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Selling and moving at the same time can be hectic but with these tips, it’s totally managable. | Photo by Kindel Media
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Top 5 Most Expensive Homes in Louisville Kentucky: 2023 Edition

It’s time for one of my favorite posts of the year! Checking out nice homes is great fun, don’t you agree? So let’s dig in and see which of the most expensive homes in Louisville Kentucky exchanged hands during 2023. It was a down year for home sales, but I’m sure some of these luxury properties will impress. Let’s begin!

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The owners did a great job with their landscaping to provide privacy for all of their backyard activities.
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Top 10 Most Expensive Areas in Louisville KY

It’s been a while but it’s time to once again publish our most expensive areas in Louisville KY post. I write about the most expensive homes in Louisville Kentucky far more often but this go around, we’re going to focus on the areas, or more specifically neighborhoods where these grand homes reside. Are you ready? Let’s jump right in!

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5 Key Factors to Consider When Selling Your Home

There are a large number of factors to consider when selling your home. Most homeowners think immediately about the condition of their home, and that is definitely one of the most important. But what about the others? Making the right decisions in these areas can mean the difference between a smooth sale and a long, drawn-out process. In this post, we’ll discuss key factors you should consider in order to ensure a successful outcome. Whether you’re a seasoned homeowner or a first-time seller, these tips will help you confidently navigate the selling process.

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Whether you’re a local builder or a homeowner, there are many factors to consider when selling your home. | Photo: pixabay
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Top 5 Benefits of Renting to Own a House

Did you know that the number of households renting in the U.S. has significantly increased during the last decade? Renting a home might gain you more flexibility than owning a home. However, what about the renting to own a house process? The rent-to-own property provides you with the unique opportunity to avail the advantages of being both a tenant and a property owner. Here are some crucial things to consider when renting a property to own.

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Top 10 Upscale Neighborhoods in Louisville Kentucky

Welcome! You’ve found the authority on what’s hot in Louisville real estate. This article isn’t covering the Best Louisville Neighborhoods necessarily, which means different things to different people. Here we’re looking at the most upscale neighborhoods in the city of Louisville, Kentucky. I’ve been writing these for years. Here’s the one from 2013. Each calendar year I analyze the latest data and create this piece just for you. So, dive right in! Enjoy your time and if you have any questions, please let me know.

Here are the Top 10 Upscale Neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky for the previous year.
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7 Unique Ideas To Personalize Your Interior

Whether you’ve just built your dream home or you’ve lived in the same space for years, we all want to put our own stamp on our spaces. The good news is you don’t need to overhaul any huge renovations just to make your home feel like yours. It’s the details and accents that really personalize your interior, in fact, the entire home.

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Coordinated photos in frames are a wonderful way to personalize your space. | Image via Pexels
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Most Expensive Louisville Homes in 2018

Today is the day of our annual jaunt through the most expensive Louisville homes in 2018. I began this pilgrimage in 2015 and have enjoyed the journey. If interested, check out the 2016 and 2017 editions. Seriously though, who doesn’t like looking at amazing homes?!

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It’s time to get grand!
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22 Extremely Important Tips for Home Safety

Safety in the home is a prime factor. We should all diligently observe what is going on around us. For that reason, here are 20 extremely important tips for home safety that everyone should read. Take the time to remember these and you’ll improve your quality of life.

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PIt’s especially important for families with small children and pets to be aware of these important home safety tips.
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Top 5 Spring Home Improvement Projects

Spring is a great time of the year. If you’re a homeowner, you already know that there will be some jobs waiting for you once the harsh Winter weather is past. These “jobs” are very important. Some are simply maintenance that you’ve always known your home needs. Some spring home improvement projects are more involved. In either case, you’ll be glad you took the time and money to tackle than to protect or even enhance the value of your most valuable investment—your home.

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Spring is the perfect time to improve your deck! Once Summer arrives, you’ll be glad you did.

As we leave colder temps in the rear-view mirror, here are the top five spring home improvement projects that will help you and your home.

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