Did you know that the best time for renovating and updating your home is winter time? You probably are saying now "whaaaaaat are you talking about Matilda"? :) i can understand your skepticism, but from many years of dealing with different contractors, in different areas, we found out that the contractors charge less during winter months, than from doing renovations in spring/summer time. Why? it is simple, a supply and demand, of course:)  During the winter months, not... [read more]

One of many important factors in the process of pricing house for sale, is to determine how the renovations you did to your home will affect the price of your property. When selling your house, you have to keep in mind that Value is NOT determined by what you have put IN your property, but rather what a Buyer gets OUT of it. Buyers may not value the improvements as much as you do. One of examples is extended renovations in basement, with expensive tiles, potlights and custom made oak... [read more]

How many of you have decided of redesigning our own kitchen, bathrooms, floors, wall paints, etc, and how many of you got burned, when you were trying to sell your home, and the feedback in regards to those renovations was upsetting? My goal is to share some practical tips, so you don't make the same, costly mistakes, as many people did. The Most Important thing you need to make clear is, how long do you plan on living in this home? Clear answer to that question will be a crucial... [read more]