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Here are just a few low-cost improvements (outdoor and indoor) that can really make a difference and help you sell your house at a higher price:

Outdoor Improvements:

You’ll also want to pay close attention to your home’s curb appeal. Remember, that first impressions count!

• Painting – While painting is not inexpensive, it is the best way to improve the appearance of your home.
• Replace The Front Door – If your front door is in poor condition, either paint the door, or replace it.  You can also install quality decorative features (doorknobs, lock, knocker) to dress up the door.
• Repair Screens – Repair any screens. Your local hardware will do this for about $15 per screen, or you can do it yourself.
• Patch Holes In Walkways – Concrete patching costs less than $10 gal.
• Reseal Your Driveway – Repave your driveway if it needs it.

Indoor Improvements:
The best way to add to your home’s value is to make sure your house is “sparkling” clean…so it shines!

• Replace Worn Carpeting. You can get quality carpeting installed at about $20 square yard, a good value that will transform the look of your home.
• Painting – A new coat of paint, in neutral colors, will brighten and add value to your home at a reasonable cost to you.

Whether you’re thinking of buying or selling real estate, The FREEMAN/DAVIS TEAM would love to help.  For more information, please visit www.HomeSearchRALEIGH.com.

That cool, shady pond or mountain stream might look inviting for a refreshing swim, but it can harbor parasites and bacteria that can make you ill. Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) can affect your skin, eyes, ears, and possibly trigger the deadly brain infection—primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).

Avoidance is the key, but when in doubt take these precautions before making a splash:

1. Stay away from warm and muddy water. The amoeba Naegleria fowleri thrives in water 86 degrees or warmer and at the bottom of fresh lakes, ponds and streams.

2. Wear nose plugs. Many parasites and bacteria will enter your body through your nostrils.

3. Always keep your mouth shut. Avoid swallowing water while swimming.

4. Don’t swim if you have an open wound.

5. Don’t swim or wade in marshy areas.  You can pick up an annoying parasite that causes swimmer’s itch – a condition characterized by itching, burning, and rash lasting up to a week.

6. Thoroughly dry your ears to protect against swimmer’s ear – a painful bacterial infection.

7. Avoid ocean beach water after heavy rains.  Overflow from storm drains routinely runs into the ocean, carrying sewage, animal waste, and human garbage.

Have a SAFE Summer ! !

Whether you’re thinking of buying or selling real estate, The FREEMAN/DAVIS TEAM would love to help.  For more information, please visit www.HomeSearchRALEIGH.com. 

Don’t Forget your Chair.  This is a wonderful family event ! ! !

Thursday, June 26
5:30 to 8:30pm
Outside The Factory by the Fountain
The Castaways (Beach Music).

Whether you’re thinking of buying or selling real estate, The FREEMAN/DAVIS TEAM would love to help.  For more information, please visit www.HomeSearchRALEIGH.com. 

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