For many people, their home is their largest financial asset and deciding to sell involves a lot of preparation and work. When you are ready to put your property on the market, it’s important to have an experienced real estate professional handle the details involved in for a successful transaction. For help with all your real estate needs, call our office. To see all agents’ area listings, go to our website. “Comin’ or Goin’, see an Agent from Bowen.”

Knowing how and where to market a property is an important part of the selling process as well as setting the right asking price. The expertise of a real estate professional should not be overlooked when you decide to sell your home. For additional information about today’s column, call us today. Visit our website to see all agent’s area listings. “Comin’ or Goin’, see an Agent from Bowen.”

Importance of Hiring a Real Estate Agent
By: Keith Pollow

Home shopping and selling can be an intense and difficult task. With a lot info obtainable online, many people think they’ll be able to tackle the task on their own. With homes for sale increasing, the real estate market can be complicated if you do not have the skills and experience in real estate. The advantages of utilizing the service of a real estate agent are invaluable when selling or buying…

Whether you are buying or selling a home in today’s market, we can provide a level of attentive, one-on-one service to you that is second to none. By focusing on the specific needs of the home buyers and home sellers with whom we work, we are able to build the trust that is so necessary in such an important transaction. Visit our website to see all agent’s area listings. “Comin’ or Goin’, see an Agent from Bowen.

If you want to make sure your bathroom remodeling project is as green as possible, here’s how to save energy, conserve resources, and protect your budget.

It’s all about the water

Thinking about greening your bathroom means considering how you use water in terms of consumption and energy. According to the American Water Works Association, your humble toilets are the thirstiest water users in the house, accounting for 27% of consumption. This fact inspired conservation schemes like placing something hefty in…

Turn your kitchen remodel bright green with these six resource-conserving tips.
1. Salvage nontraditional items for new kitchen storage.
Reuse is the gold standard for green remodeling, and a little creativity goes a long way. Banks of old school lockers or lab cabinets, for example, are a hot salvage item for retro-flavored kitchen storage.
2. Reuse stuff from your old kitchen.
Take a hard look to see if there are things you can keep—appliances, cabinets, hardware, faucets, and sinks are all candidates for…

Salvaged building materials allow you to improve your home inexpensively—but might require an extra investment of time and energy.

Recycled building materials are getting easier to find

According to the Building Materials Reuse Association, recycling is becoming more common in the construction industry. That means reclaimed building elements like doors, windows, plumbing fixtures, and wood flooring are increasingly easy to find.

Habitat for Humanity’s nationwide chain of ReStores sells recycled items, and many cities have architectural salvage yards. Online, neighbors advertise unwanted…

To be sure, purchasing a home is the largest financial transaction that most people make in their lifetimes. There is also no disputing that price is the factor upon which nearly every buyer focuses when buying a house. However, it should be pointed out that the decision to own a home is not purely a financial one. Couples with children, in particular, are drawn to homeownership because it enables them to establish a stable environment for their families. Homeowners…

If you are wondering what new homes will look like over the next few years, modifications will largely be geared toward making them more efficient. To begin with, homes will be smaller, making them less costly to heat and cool. According to the National Association of Homebuilders, single-family homes will measure an average of 2,150 square feet by the year 2015 compared with the current 2,400 square feet and 2,521 square feet in 2007. Living rooms as we know…

LED holiday lights vs. old-fashioned bulbs: 6 tips to help you decide which is right for you.

1. LED holiday lights save you money. LED lights use at least 90% less energy than traditional holiday lights, according to the U.S. government’s Energy Star program.

That results in a $50 energy savings for the average family during the holidays, says Avital Binshtock of the Sierra Club in San Francisco.

Put it into perspective: The amount of electricity consumed by one 7-watt incandescent bulb…