Blog Posts Archives - Chalet Realty - Cambria California https://chaletrealty.com/category/real-estate-dialog/ CA Central Coast Realtor/Brokers ~ Vacation Rentals Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:39:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://chaletrealty.com/wp-content/uploads/Favicon-Chalet-Realty.png Blog Posts Archives - Chalet Realty - Cambria California https://chaletrealty.com/category/real-estate-dialog/ 32 32 The Divine Path of Home Improvement https://chaletrealty.com/the-divine-path-of-home-improvement/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:28:45 +0000 http://realestatecambria.com/?p=2459 "Curb Appeal" - the aesthetic impact that home hunter feel when they see a house form the street - is a well-established factor for attracting potential buyers. It's no wonder those remodeling projects that influence first impressions are providing the greatest return on investment for homeowners.

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]]> “Curb Appeal” – the aesthetic impact that home hunter feel when they see a house form the street – is a well-established factor for attracting potential buyers. It’s no wonder those remodeling projects that influence first impressions are providing the greatest return on investment for homeowners.

That’s the conclusion reached by Remodeling magazine in its 2018 Cost vs. Value report, which assesses return on investment (ROI) for twenty one popular home improvement projects. For instance, when it comes to “upscale” projects, a new garage door leads all projects with a 98.3 percent ROI, followed by vinyl window replacement (74.3 percent), wood window replacement (69.6 percent).

In the “mid range” project category, a manufactured stone veneer led the list with 97.1 percent ROI. A new steel entry door brings 91.3 percent, a deck addition comes in at 82.8 percent, and a minor kitchen remodel returns 81.8 percent.

 

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Lifestyle for Living ~

Relaxation & Rejuvenation

2015 has started with gorgeous weather in Cambria and California’s central coast. Visit for relaxation and rejuvenation. #Happiness

A lifestyle typically reflects an individual’s attitudes, way of life, values, or world view. Therefore, a lifestyle is a means of forging a sense of self and to create cultural symbols that resonate with personal identity. Not all aspects of a lifestyle are voluntary. Surrounding social and technical systems can constrain the lifestyle choices available to the individual and the symbols she/he is able to project to others and the self.

The lines between personal identity and the everyday doings that signal a particular lifestyle become blurred in modern society. For example, “green lifestyle” means holding beliefs and engaging in activities that consume fewer resources and produce less harmful waste (i.e. a smaller ecological footprint), and deriving a sense of self from holding these beliefs and engaging in these activities. Some commentators argue that, in modernity, the cornerstone of lifestyle construction is consumption behavior, which offers the possibility to create and further individualize the self with different products or services that signal different ways of life.

Lifestyle may include views on politics, religion, health, intimacy, and more. All of these aspects play a role in shaping someone’s lifestyle. In the magazine and television industries, “lifestyle” is used to describe a category of publications or programs.
(Wikipedia)

Central Coast Yellow Wildflower

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Kurt Weill - Speak Low

Barbara Steisand

When you speak love… a popular 1943 song and jazz standard composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash

This is an updated version which breathes new life into the song. Barbara made this song alive like no one else has, the movie One Touch of Venus was a smash; like Ava Gardner, Barbara has added that sexy voice that belongs to my genre from back then and now with no-one else but you. Carry on Barbara -you swing.

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O is for Opera

Visit the Met

Ernani The Metropolitan Opera
Visit the Met

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How Ownership Tools ‘n Tips

Free Expert Advice

Free Expert Advice for Your Home

Don Vandervort, a regular on HGTV’s “The Fix,” offers free advice, buying guides, ideas and do-it-yourself help, in this one-stop source for home repair, remodeling, home-improvement and home decorating information.

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Home Owners Tools & Tips

Energy Savers

A practical guide on how to reduce your home energy use, with tips on insulation, heating and cooling, lighting, landscaping, and much more.

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Hiring a Contractor

Your home may be your most valuable financial asset.  That’s why it’s important to be cautious when you hire someone to work on it.  Finding a competent and reliable contractor is the first step to a successful and satisfying home improvement project.

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Better Homes & Gardens

Home Improvement Encyclopedia

Whether you’re fixing a clogged drain, building a deck, wiring that new addition, or adding landscape to your yard–we’ve got the site for you. Search from more than 1,000 home improvement tips that can save you time and money

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ImproveNet

Through it’s exclusive comprehensive network of over 600,000 pre-screened contractors and designers, ImproveNet helps its users make good decisions about home improvement projects. As a completely independent authority, ImproveNet maintains its integrity, objectivity, and credibility

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Kitchen & Bath

Consumer Resources

Excellent online resource from the National Kitchen and Bath Association includes helpful planning checklists,  a guide to understanding the remodeling process, and tips from the pros.

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Better Homes & Gardens

Home Improvement Encyclopedia

Whether you’re fixing a clogged drain, building a deck, wiring that new addition, or adding landscape to your yard–we’ve got the site for you. Search from more than 1,000 home improvement tips that can save you time and money

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Remodeling Projects: Cost vs. Value

Updating and remodeling kitchens and baths will add the most value to your home. In some instances, these projects could possibly return more than 100% of the cost if the home is sold within a year.

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Popular Mechanics Homeowner’s Clinic

You’ll find the kind of concise, illustrated how-to pieces you’ve come to expect from Popular Mechanics. There are sections on solving household problems, how to make your house a safer, more comfortable place to live, appliance care tips and woodworking projects.

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Homes and Taxes

What You Can and Cannot Deduct

Homeowners

What You Can and Cannot Deduct

This report from the IRS explains what expenses you can deduct as a homeowner. It also points out expenses that are not deductible. This section has two primary discussions: real estate taxes and home mortgage interest.

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Homes & Taxes

Selling Your Home

Explains the tax rules that apply when you sell your main home. Also includes  worksheets to help you figure the adjusted basis of the home you sold, the gain (or loss) on the sale, and the amount of the gain that you can exclude.

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Tax Planning Guide

Deloitte & Touche presents Personal Tax Planning – an annual guide to tax planning and tax saving strategies. Published by the Private Client Advisers practice, the publication outlines processes for determining an individual’s current tax position and methods for choosing tax-saving strategies best suited for a variety of tax situations – for both the present and future.

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Tax Information

For First-Time Homeowners

Provides tax information for first-time homeowners including how you treat items such as settlement and closing costs, real estate taxes, home mortgage interest, and repairs.

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Residential Rental Property

This publication discusses rental income and expenses, and explains how to report them on your return. It also covers casualty losses on rental property and the passive activity limits and at-risk rules. This publication is designed for those who only rent out a few residential dwelling units.

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Moving Expenses

Explains the deduction of certain expenses of moving to a new home because you changed job locations or started a new job. Topics include: Who can deduct moving expenses; What moving expenses are deductible and how to report your moving expenses.

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Realty Resources

Do Your Homework

Below are links related to real estate issues, including lenders, interest rate information, and resources.

If you have a favorite real estate site and it’s not listed here, please contact us so it can be added.

Realty Resources

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