March 2022 Homes and Real Estate

Homes

Opelika-Auburn

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and Real Estate

Sprucing Up Your Home

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Contents CrossCountry Mortgage 2 Opelika Chamber 3 HomeLink Realty 6, 7, 11 Alabama AG Credit 8 The Brown Agency 8 Steven Gaddis, EXP Realty 8 BNB & Associates 9 Realtor® Jessica Andrus Featurette 10 Berkshire Hathaway Centerfold State Farm, Kathy Powell 11 Denson Real Estate 11 Rose Anne Erickson Realty 12-13 Keller Williams Realty 15 Crazy Crafty Chick Featurette 16-17 Fincher-Coffin Realty 18 Insurance Solutions Group 18 AuburnBank 19 Interlinc Mortgage 20 334-663-1060 NHTMagazine@gmail.com Key Media LLC 334-749-8003 223 S 8th Street Opelika, AL 36801

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Featured Tours Bright and Luxurious Townhome!

2621 Horseshoe Path Auburn

Rick Coffin

Fincher Coffin Real Estate 334.744.0672

Craftsman 702 Hunter Ct Auburn Style Home Rick Coffin Nestled in Fincher Coffin Real Estate Lundy Chase!

334.744.0672

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Classic French Revival!

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100 S 7th Street Opelika, Alabama • (334) 745-3584

Master Bath with Tile Shower, Jetted Tub, Double Vanity, and Walk In Closet.

3 Additional Bedrooms. Irrigation System. Covered Back Deck. 2 Car Garage.

Floored Attic with Tons of Storage. Fenced Yard. Seller is related to listing Bill Brown

Broker 334.728.4166

Morgan Vickers

Realtor® & Property Manager 334.740.0106

Patrick Thrower Realtor® 334.559.5887

Home with a

Crawford Tatum Realtor® 334.332.8337

Earl Ketchum Realtor® 334.734.2312

S TEVEN GADDIS Real Estate Agent licensed AL & GA Steven Gaddis brings vast experience in customer service.

Prior to joining EXP Realty, he founded and operated a retail business and served as a special account sales representative for a major manufacturing company. He knows the importance of being proactive and detail oriented.

As your Realtor, Steven will be an advocate for you. Whether you are buying, selling, or renting, he will work tirelessly to promote your best interests. If selling, he will work with you to get you the fairest price, in the least amount of time, by using state-of-the-art technology, team collaboration, and EXP Realty’s superior marketing materials. If buying, he will work hard to provide you with the best information and market data so you can be a well-equipped buyer with the strongest possible negotiating position.

Buying and selling real estate can be stressful. As a full-time Realtor, Steven will strive to make your experience as pleasurable as possible through constant communication and accessibility.

Being an area resident since 2013, Steven recognizes the unique characteristics and benefits of living and working in the AuburnOpelika area. When not assisting clients, Steven enjoys spending time with family, friends and volunteering at organizations that are dear to his heart.

“It would be a pleasure and an honor to work for you”

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205-301-6310

stevengaddis@gaddisrealtor.com

888-923-5547

stevengaddis.exprealty.com

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We Are American Strong!

108 Columbus Pkwy, Opelika, AL Toll Free: 877-846-6307 Fax: 334-749-3087 www.bnb-associatesllc.com Company ID# 1087652 NMLS Originator ID# 874565 www.bnb-associatesllc.com and www.bnb-builds.com

We Do It All! List, Sell Build & Mortgage

Through A Buyer's Eyes

As spring approaches, many of us are considering making a move. And why not, it’s a great time to do so. The grass is green, the school year is coming to an end and buyers are READY! Most of us must sell our current home in order to purchase our next home. It is a sellers market and homes are moving quickly but this isn’t the time for sellers to get complacent. The effort you put forth in getting your home “market ready” can make a huge impact on the length of time your home is on the market and weather or not it sells at top dollar. So what do you need to do?

Look at your home through the eyes of a buyer. Think like a buyer. Be a buyer.

As a buyer’s realtor, we will cast a wide net for our clients. We’ll find potential homes for our buyers starting with the basics: size, location and budget. There will be several homes that fit these criteria. So which one will they choose?

The one that makes the feel confident! The one that makes them feel at home.

As soon as the buyer turns in the driveway, they’re already forming an opinion. They’re already feeling a certain way.

Take a look at the before photo to the right. Imagine you are a buyer driving up for a showing. How do you feel? I’m feeling a sense of dread, some skepticism at the price of the home and worry about what I will find when I walk in the door. My confidence is very low. All of that changes when I look at the second picture. I’m excited to see what is in store for this showing. I’m feeling confident about the price of the home and what it has to offer me.

You can see what impact maintenance can have on a buyer’s feelings about your home. Taking care of deferred maintenance is vastly important for sellers to be super successful in the real estate market.

When a buyer sees deferred maintenance, even if it is something like cleaning that does not impact the integrity of the home, they begin to think negatively. It reminds them of the upkeep required for owning a home. Obviously, that is not the vibe or feeling we want in order to sell quickly and for the highest price.

So, if you’re considering selling your home, take a walk to the end of your driveway and look at your home through a buyer’s eyes. Pay attention to your feelings. If you have some dread and anxiety bubbling up consider giving “Sir Wash-a-Lot” of Auburn Pressure Washing a call. Owner, Nick Wheeles, says “The roof has the largest visual impact when it comes to curb appeal. A roof covered in black streaks and stains will leave a perspective homebuyer wondering about the condition of the roof and the home in general. The No-Pressure Roof Wash is a service we provide that is 100% safe for all roofs.” In addition to the roof service Auburn Pressure Washing offers a Soft Wash service for all the vertical areas of your home and pressure washing for the hard surfaces, including the driveway.

Continue on to your front door and throughout the rest of your home – seeing your home through the eyes of a potential buyer. This will likely bring some projects and differed maintenance tasks to mind.

It can be overwhelming to discern all the tasks that need to be done in order to get your home “market ready,” but don’t stress. Your realtor can help you formulate a list, prioritize the most important tasks and even help line up service providers to get the work done.

334.704.4442 • jessica.andrus.realtor@gmail.com

The first step to selling your home is to contract your trusted Realtor, and if you don’t have one you can always call me. I’ll be glad to help.

Happy Spring, Everyone!

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Classic French Revival With Mansard Roof Serving Opelika, Auburn, and Lake Martin!

Rush Denson Morris Smith Tinker McCain Scott Fuller Owner/Broker 205.503.8655

Assoc. Broker 334.740-5440

Realtor® 334.748.0183

Realtor® 334.737.8444

1803 Northgate Drive- Check out this 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Home. Corner Lot. No Carpet! Sunken Living Room with a Wood Burning Fireplace. Chef’s Kitchen with Custom Cabinets with Pull Out Drawers, Spice Rack, and Lazy Susan, Gas Cooktop with Vent Hood, Gas Oven, and Refrigerator. Formal Dining. Breakfast Room with Beautiful Built in Cabinet. Master Bedroom with Private Bathroom that features a New Vanity, Granite Countertops, and a Walk In Closet. Master Bedroom Has Doors to the Patio. 2 Additional Bedrooms. Oversized Garage with Workshop Area with Cabinets and a Sink! Laundry Room with Cabinets.

Investment Opportunity!

Lisa Thrift

Jae Hee Ko

Assoc. Broker 334.444.8099

Realtor® 334.333.7372

Linda Zhang Michael Walton Realtor® 334.734.3341

Realtor® 334.610.6339

458 South 10th Street, Opelika, Alabama

(334) 759-7525

408 Avenue C-

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Home on Great Lot! Screened Front Porch. Foyer with Wood Floors. Living Room and Dining Room has Wood Floors. Master Bedroom with Walk In Closet.

Spacious Kitchen with an Island. Laundry Room.

Storage Building and Additional Exterior Storage.

Carport. Window Units. Exterior was just painted.

New Roof. Home has been used as a rental and was rented for $750 a month.

Charming 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath 512 Lankford Street- Cottage in Rudd Heights.

Covered Front Porch. Living Room. Kitchen Opens To Breakfast Room. Stove Can Be Gas or Electric.

Large Den. Three Bedrooms all with Ceiling Fans.

Fenced Backyard. Shed. SHOWINGS START FRIDAY 2/18.

Tori Beth Thompson

Associate Broker, REALTOR® 334.524.0422 toribeth@topproducer.com toribethsellshomes.com

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Bringing joy and creativity to your home, Tonya Wilson deWaart The Crazy Crafty Chick

Sprucing Up Your Home It’s A Journey, Not An Afternoon Spring is upon us and for our local community that means that many will be searching for a new home or “sprucing up” your home.

Springtime brings so much from “spring cleaning” to getting back outside doing yard work and planting those lovely spring flowers and plants. Of course, being back outside enjoying family barbecues, watching March Madness on the patio (just exciting because our sweet university “may” just be in the lead) and of course watching our kids play all the sports outdoors! After being cooped up in our homes during the winter we start trepidatiously doing all those springtime chores and, for Alabama and our wacko weather, we wait for that last burst of winter or maybe even a little snow.

For some reason many of us believe spring and summer time lead us to “get all things together and decorated” for our home. Beware: this age old myth is not true. I believe that decorating your home and keeping it organized is a journey - not an afternoon of running around placing pics on the walls and throwing new pillows on the couch. With that being said, if you are wanting to “spruce up your home”, where do you start? Here are 5 surefire ways to begin your home redo journey: 1) Prioritize, Evaluate & Organize - Nowadays decorating a home is about “less is more”. It is okay to throw away what you don’t need or no longer want. Prioritize a few treasures that you love and would be lost without them. Say goodbye to the unnecessary junk - even if it was your grandmother’s lamp that no longer works! Now is the time to evaluate everything and make sure the things you are keeping will have a purpose in your space and life - this will help you avoid a house full of clutter.

My general rule of thumb - each item I have in my home has to have two purposes: 1) the item needs to be aesthetically pleasing to me or someone in my family 2) the item must hold a memory or have a function of some sort. Example: I have a tiered tray that is black and gold on my dining room table. I love the way it looks with elegance and class and it also brings together the chandelier right above it and the china cabinet behind that table.

Helpful Hint: if you can’t find a space for it, you probably don’t need the item.

2) Out with the Old, In with the New - As you grow with your home, your home decor should mature with you. This is an opportunity to discard mismatched kitchenware, plates and utensils. Also, take this time to get rid of items that have been with you since college. No more posters on the wall anymore!

It is so easy these days to find fabulous artwork that coordinates your colors and brings maturity to your space. If you are unable to find that “perfect piece” for your space - check out The Crazy Craft Chick on Facebook and see all the options you have for DIY (doing it yourself). You choose the design, colors and surface to get that “perfect piece” for that part of your home.

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3) Fight the Urge to Splurge - Many times as we redo our homes or move into a new space we want “all the things” that are in style at that moment - Stop, Breathe & Wait a Moment! You may feel confident about purchasing a large piece of new furniture and the fact is that you may not love it in years to come. So take your time and find the big pieces that you absolutely love and cannot imagine life without. If you are unable to find exactly what you are looking for; use cheaper furniture with some Fusion or Blackberry Furniture Paint to get the color you want. Within time you will find that piece and will not have that awful gut feeling of “wish I waited”.

If you are wanting to upgrade the color to some furniture - check out Angel’s Antiques and the brand names I mentioned above. I have loved working with both paints as they do not require sanding and prep work and can even be painted inside because there is no chemical smell.

4) DIY Upgrades - We have touched on this a bit. Decorating a home doesn’t require buying all new things.

Rather than purchasing new furniture or decor pieces, upgrade the items you already own with stylish new hardware or new pops of paint. Drab kitchen cabinets can be transformed with decorative knobs, and grungy walls always love a new coat of paint. Even replacing simple pieces like outlet and light switch cover can make your home feel fresh and new.

Helpful Tip: While you are changing out some of those light switch covers consider putting a dimmer in for that chandelier. Nothing says new like various light settings for a room, especially that dining room and family room!

5) Accents Make the Space - Small accent elements will go along way in personalizing your home’s decor.

Throw pillows, floor pillows and blanket throws make for a true cozy space and can easily be switched out whenever you feel like it. Draw attention to your floors by vibrant rugs or a light rug if your space is dark. And, last but not least, and my personal favorite. Make your windows look less bare with a set of flowing, noise reduction and black out curtains. Need I say more about curtains and all they can do for you - keep your home cool and warm, less noise from the outside and flowy curtains bring a certain class and appeal to your home.

Helpful Tip: The majority of people put curtains right above the window. To draw attention to the height of your home, take the curtains to the top to the ceiling or if you have the 2 story open family room, hang the curtains about 2 feet above the top of the window. This brings eye appeal to the top of your room and also makes your room and home look larger.

Tip of the Month: Choosing paint for your halls and walls can be the easiest and cheapest way to give your home a fresh and new look. Choosing the wrong color for your home can be the greatest and most expensive mistake you can make. So take your time and choose wisely. I love Sherwin Williams - I pop by the various locations in town and love to look at the examples and color palettes that have been professionally put together by their team of experts. Even online you can choose a color and the Sherwin Williams website will pull other colors to coordinate with your main decor theme color. Here is the thing: choose your color palette first! I tell my clients to look at their closet and bring out their favorite tops, bottoms and dresses. The clothes they feel fabulous wearing. Lay those clothes around the couch and just live and look at those colors for a few days.

If you are still stuck after this little trick - I am here to help. The Crazy Crafty Chick can help you choose your color palette, flooring and filling up your home with accent pieces that make you smile and bring out your personality.

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