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Maria Montoya REALTORŪ (DRE License Number 01468888)
Keller Williams Realty
12711 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 200
Studio City,  CA  91604
310.403.4004
818.432.1537 
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Many sellers are in denial about the current value of their home, particularly if they bought within the past five to six years. The market peaked in the summer of 2006, and home prices dropped significantly in most areas from 2007 through 2009.
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Tips on remodeling to sell
Q: We are planning to sell our home next year. We tried the easiest route to brighten up the kitchen: Painting the dark wood cabinets a lighter color, as we have a faux wood laminate countertop. We went with a two-toned effect, with the cabinets done in white and the doors and drawers done in a semigloss beige. It does not look all that great and the doors stick: What would you suggest? Also, the drawers are an odd rail system with a wheel on an arm at the back of the drawer that hooks into the rail above the drawer -- they always come off and stick horribly. Any advice would be wonderful and highly appreciated, as we are on a very tight budget.
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Maria Montoya
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Keller Williams Realty
12711 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 200
Studio City,  CA  91604
310.403.4004
818.432.1537 
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Find property problems before you buy
To avoid a bad experience that could end up in a legal battle with the sellers over property problems, make sure your purchase agreement includes an inspection contingency. ...more
 
Fixing to sell: Don't go overboard
Fixer-uppers with upside potential were in high demand when the market was appreciating at a fast pace. Once depreciation took over, speculators disappeared until 2009, when low-end foreclosure properties in some areas became hot properties -- particularly if they were selling at a 50 percent discount from the peak in summer 2006. ...more
 
Design tips for updating 1950s tract home
Q: Our house is a nondescript 1950s ranch tract home with a light-gray composition shingle roof. It's currently a dated white with blue trim, and we'd like to update the paint job. We're also relandscaping with drought-tolerant tropical and contemporary plants, and not much grass -- mostly bark and flagstone walkways. Is there somewhere where I can see other updated tract homes? Do you have any color suggestions? ...more
 
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