What is home staging...

If you spend enough evening time with my husband flipping the TV channels, you eventually get to watch HGTV! I absolutely hate the Canadian shows where people can't sell their houses but I do enjoy getting sucked into the shows about home staging.

Staging has become a true buzz word in the real estate trade and it is an important one. Preparing a home for a faster sale and a greater return on your investment meets everybody's goals! In most people's minds staging is simply done by decluttering and this is absolutely the first step (see my earlier posts on this topic) but when staging you also want to create in people's minds ideal ways the existing spaces can be used. You want to help potential buyers see your space as their space and quite simply, want them to want to "live your life!"

Live Where You Work

If you are a UK employee and thinking of buying a home close to campus, be sure and check out the "Live where You Work" Program funded by UK and the city. This forgivable loan program allows you to borrow up to 5% of the purchase price of your home and if you live in the house for five or more years, you don't have to pay the loan back. And of course, you save lots in gas by cutting down on your commute time! What a deal!

The link for the program is: http://www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/EAHP/welcome.html

You'll find a property tool for the program to see if it is in the area and you can look a property up by the address as well to determine if it qualifies.

I have this link on my website as well but I think it's a great thing to know and a real perk of being a UK employee.