Christmas decorating with bulbs…loads of style on a budget!!!

I really had a fun time decorating my kitchen this Christmas Season… using my Christmas tree bulbs was cheap, easy and festive! Anyone can do this~

First gather your decorative Christmas bulbs you didn’t put on your tree, then collect things from your cupboards you already have like: rose bud vases, pretty glasses, a cake plate, clear glass items show your bulbs off best. Shinny bulbs of all shapes and sizes will work, it is ok to use different colored ones too or try all the same depending on your décor` and taste.

Dabble your bulbs in and around your accessories, add a sprig or two of pine or your favorite Christmas candle! It is so easy to take a plane shinny bulb and mix it up with a few others… perhaps in a clear glass pitcher or a canister meant for flour & sugar. Look around your house you probably have items stored away for those fancy dinners we never really have, maybe you have your Grandma’s china that would look gorgeous with Christmas colors… bring them out of hiding so you can decorate beautifully without breaking your budget!  Everything I used to decorate my kitchen was already in my house~  Curio cabinets also look festive with a few bulbs tucked here and there on the shelves, when the light hits them they shine with Christmas cheer!

When you are out after the Holiday’s shopping those 60% off deals pick up a couple boxes of shinny Christmas tree ornaments, next year you will have a blast decorating with them!

Happy decorating & Merry Christmas, Karol

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NEW Defiance lising in the charming Pine Ridge sub division...

Wouldn't your Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Easter and Christmas dinners be delightful in this family friendly kitchen dining room combination at 100 W. Pinewood? It is ready to show and available to purchase! Call, text, email or find Karol on Facebook... she would love to get you inside this fantastic new listing!  

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Creating my new home office~ will a little help from my hubby!

I have a new "home office" well kinda sorda new, Tim shampooed the carpet & did a fantastic job on the new paint and trim work... so to me, we created a "NEW HOME OFFICE"

Today was the first day I have not had any Real Estate appointments (busy days for which I'm thankful for) so I got to spend some time playing in my new office space... I walked around the house and checked in storage cabinets searching for just the right accessories I wanted to place in and around my office, once I had it completed (minus window treatments) I looked around and was pleased! A couple hours later it dawned on me why I felt so pleased with my new space... I filled it with memories from past shopping trips, special buyers who gave me a kind Thank You token and cherished gifts from those who love me!

My lamp is from our sister trip to South Haven, Michigan a couple years ago along with my wall plates that I just love! My pretty crystal bird tea light holder is from my sister Kristi for my Birthday, my cup and saucer is from my friend and relative Sandy, I decided it held my business cards with class, my plant is from Ed and Rebecca who purchased a wonderful North Side home this summer, my picture on the wall and my lilac chair is from a Relay for Life fundraiser a few years back, I knew I would eventually find a good place for them... I must say I kinda liked making my office a little feminine and girlie!

I also have a bookcase I bought from one of our sellers, Lynn... it now holds my books, paper work and files along with a couple Real Estate awards that I never had anywhere to display, whooo hooo for me it is all coming together, I think I'm going to like it here!

Taking good care of my buyers and sellers will be even more pleasant now, call me if I can be of any Real Estate help to you or someone you know who may be ready to purchase or ready to sell, Thanks a bunch, Karol

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Defiance area homes with dining rooms for sale... what would your dining room have to say?

Defiance area homes sell better when they offer a little more formal space called "The Dining Room" If your dining room could talk, what would it have to say?

When I was growing up our Defiance family home had a dining room, most of the time it was a 'walk through" space to get to the kitchen or the living room. We used the dining room table as our homework area, the cat loved the dining room table, it held both our Easter Baskets and our school books! I can remember my graduation cake and it was proudly displayed on our dining room table along with many Thanksgiving dinners! Oh the conversations a dining room table must hear...

If you are searching for a home with a dining room Realty Five of Defiace has many of them for sale, we can't include the conversations & the memories a dining room offers but we would love to get you started with a family space for special dinners & special guests around the table!

Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays will be upon us soon, give us a call, text, email or facebook or click to visit us at www.realtyfive.com we would love to get your family around the dining room table soon!  

 Karol

"We choose to give"

 

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40th Annual Vince Polce Marching Band Spectacular~

Late Saturday afternoon the sun came out making the evening a little bit better at Defiance High School.
Chilly at the 40th Band Spectacular? Yes... but not all that bad considering the way the day started! Worth braving the cool temps and cold stadium bleachers? Yes... the opportunity to watch 6 marching bands is always a great night at DHS and has been for the past 40 years!

This years Feature Band was The Bowling Green State University Falcon Marching Band. How often can a marching band lover see a University Band perform for $6.00? The sights and sounds was awesome as they played and marched to a Beatles Tribute which included an appearance from Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band... Kudos to BG, we really enjoyed your bands performance!

One of the many things I got to witness last night was the "spirit of high school and college students" chearing & rooting for each other & showing appreciation for each bands performance, whoooo hoooo's and shouts of excitement was herd from students as the crowd watched 6 bands with 6 different styles of marching, dance routines, batons with fire and flags whipping and twirling under the stadium lights all on a very wet and muddy football field!

Thanks to the Tinora Marching Band, Coldwater, Clay, Sylvania Northview and Defiance Marching Band of Class for a fantastic fall evening of musical entertainment!!!

Karol

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Grab buyers attention.. with FALL CURB APPEAL~

Grab buyer’s attention with FALL CURB APPEAL if your home is listed on the Defiance area Real Estate market!

Curb appeal can be fun to work on during the Spring and Summer months with cheerful blooming flowers and possibly some new landscaping which adds lots of interest to your front lawn, front door and flower beds! Fall can be a little daunting especially if it is a cold and windy day when you are ready to add some outdoor decor… if your home is listed on the Defiance area Real Estate market it will be worth your time and effort! Any time you can spice up your front entrance & add some attractive curb appeal all those “drive by” people searching out homes will notice yours and more than likely call there Realty Five of Defiance Realtor for a appointment to get inside!

If you do it right your fall decor can last right through Thanksgiving, you can do this by avoiding specific decorating items like Halloween ghosts for instance, if you keep it generic and “ fall like” you will get a longer time frame on your curb appeal and more bang for your buck!

You may want to tidy up some of your summer plants and flowers that have now turned brown and not so nice looking, change out your front door wreath & lay down a fresh clean welcome door mat. You may be asking “Karol do buyers really notice these things? “ YES they do!!!

Remember the old saying “first impressions count” I’m here to tell you first impressions and curb appeal most certainly do count in the business of selling houses!

Realty Five of Defiance has homes listed in all different price ranges and in many N.W. Ohio areas from Payne to Ayersville to Pleasant Bend to Sherwood, please take a few minutes to click around on our web site www.realtyfive.com then give us a call, text, email or find us on Facebook to set up your personal tour~

If you would like your home listed and added to our web site I will be glad to do that for you...

Happy autumn, Karol

karol@realtyfive.com

“We choose to give”

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MY GOAL: We will move before Christmas… seriously?

My goal is to move to the Defiance area by Christmas, yes I need to seriously check into the Defiance area Real Estate market! My Realtor, Karol from Realty Five of Defiance told me the average transaction from writing the contract to closing the deal takes about 30 days!

Today is September 22nd, only 14 weeks till Christmas… Thank goodness I still have time to buy my new home, move in and get ready for the Holidays and host a Christmas house warming party in my new house!

If I act now I can move in October or November! Better get on www.realtyfive.com then call Karol back and get house shopping quick, I can't wait to see the beautiful listing at 361 Blanchard Dr. Defiance

Buyer; Sue Fling

Northwest Ohio here I come…

Here is Realty Five of Defiance & Karol’s contact information in case you are buying and moving too!

888.766.8627

419.784.4519

karol@realtyfive.com

P.S. Realty Five chooses to GIVE BACK to the community by donating 5% of their commissions to a local charity of my choice when I buy with them, awesome! Sue

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Upscale home in a desirable neighborhood, Kettenring Hills Sub Division, Defiance. you guest it... it is FOR SALE~

Realty Five of Defiance has a family friendly, terrific home in Kettenring Hills, Defiance Ohio ready for you!

1261 Pinehurst welcomes family and friends as soon as you enter the main double doors, INVITING all to come in and enjoy! You will find 1261 Pinehurst, Defiance nestled in a wonderful corner of Kettenring Hills Sub Division making this homes location a prime location in a desirable neighborhood~

Updated decor? YES it is not only updated it has been neutralized making it move in ready for anyone's decorating taste from the new carpet to the new light fixtures this one is NICE!!!

Spacious? YES... this home offers a formal living room, dining room, family room that opens to the really exceptional kitchen, 3 bed rooms all on main level, 2 full baths along with abundance of closets and to top it all off the basement which we like to call the lower level is finished & ready for your kids game room, media center, craft room or hobbyist to set up shop!

Please give us a call, text, email or click on our web site to take a video tour or contact us on our Facebook page... we would love to get you inside for a closer look!

Looking forward to talking with you, Karol, Realty Five of Defiance

"We choose to give"

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Defiance area mortgage rates... UNBELIEVABLE

The Defiance area mortgage rates are UNBELIEVABLE!

I have had my Realtor license for 6 years & during this time frame I have been told countless times that the mortgage rates are at historical lows... WOW the rates I just received yesterday from a Defiance Fifth Third Mortgage Lender are VERY historically low!

8/17/2011 Rates:
Conventional

30 year fixed- 4.00% 20 year fixed- 3.75% 15 year fixed- 3.25%

Government

FHA/VA-30 year fixed - 4.125%

FHA/VA-15 year fixed- 3.25%

USDA 30 year fixed- 4.125%

Call, text or find us on Facebook, we can help guide you through the purchase of a new home with rates that will knock your socks off! Mortgage Lenders are ready!

Karol

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Defiance area home buyers ask about Home Appraisals VS The Home Inspection?

Your Home Inspector and the banks Appraiser are two different people with two different jobs and for two very different reasons…
Defiance area home buyers I hope this will give you some great answers & explinations as you prepare for purchasing a Defiance area home!

The Appraisers job come first, your banker or lender will hire the appraiser on your behalf to do a Home Appraisal on your new purchase, the Appraisal is a “Opinion of Value” The value of the home needs to meet or exceed the dollar amount you are wanting to barrow from your lending institution. Example: If your offer to purchase is $99,000 then the home must appraise for $99,000 or more in order to get your loan. The Appraiser will use comparable sales in the area to determine his or her “Opinion of Value” along with condition and location of the home you want to purchase. As the buyer you will receive a copy of the Appraisal usually at the closing table.

The Home Inspector will not give you a “Value” dollar amount, the home inspector’s job is to take a very close look at your proposed purchase from top to bottom, roof to basement including the foundation and the homes mechanical components. He or she will check inside and outside of the home looking for anything that might cause alarm for current and or future problems. The Home Inspector is a person who see's it all, lots & lots of properties... this is the person to ask your questions to; a good Home Inspector is full of knowledge and willing to share that with the new home owner… Most generally the Home Inspector will give you a complete written report on his or her findings, with that information you will be ready to decide… 1) to happily move forward with your new purchase or 2) bring attention any repair work needed to the seller asking the seller to take care of the repair before you close on the house. Most purchase contracts are written by the buyer’s agent with a Contingency Clause of: Contingent on approved Home Inspection allowing you as the buyer the choice to buy or walk away from the purchase in legal standings.

IF you have any further questions about the buying process… Realty Five of Defiance will gladly answer them for you! We are a professional TEAM of 5 AGENTS ready to work for you… When Realty Five of Defiance represents you as our buyer, we have your best interest in mind and it doesn’t cost you a dime for our Real Estate services!

Call, text, email or Facebook us today!

Karol

"We choose to give"

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I want to buy the PERFECT house! Give me a break...

I want to buy the perfect house for me! As a Defiance,Ohio area Realtor I'm so glad you want to buy a house, really I'am... but a perfect house? I'm not convinced there is a perfect home in the Defiance area unless money is flowing like water and you can find a builder to build you a perfect house!

There are so many Real Estate Agents in this industry who have a motto of "promising to find you the perfect house" Honestly, I just don't think that will happen! If a home has 80% of what you are hoping for...BUY IT because no house has 100% of what you want, unless of course money is no object!

If you are hunting for your first home or moving up or down sizing I would love the opportunity to help make your transition a smooth one.  You can call, text, email or find me on Facebook maybe your "not so PERFECT home" is on today's real estate market and I can help you find it!

We have several wonderful homes listed in and around Defiance plus our newly updated web site www.realtyfive.com shows you all listing on the N.W.Ohio market... not just our Realty Five of Defiance listings. I invite you to take a few minutes to click around on our new web site and enjoy some "window shopping"

Karol
Realty Five of Defiance
"We choose to give"

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A quiet little corner of N.W. Ohio is for sale! So is the pole barn...

There is a quiet little corner of N.W. Ohio for sale & so is the pole barn!

Like small hometown communities? Need additional work space? Want a pole
barn? We have one for you... Pleasant Bend / New Bavaria has a fantastic
piece of property for sale!

Solid brick ranch with exceptional hardwood flooring, a 8x12 bonus room &
enclosed front porch, attached 2 car garage, the garage also has a second
room... great for work shop, office, storage or fitness room, endless
possibilities are here! Still need space? There's also a great big pole barn
for all the "big boy toys"

If you or someone you know wants to live in a quiet corner call, text or
email Realty Five of Defiance! See the VISUAL TOUR on our web site...

Karol
"We choose to give"
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