by Megan Morris | May 1, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
It’s officially spring again, everybody and their great aunt Erma are abuzz with cleaning and organizing advice. We’re not sheep at HomeKeepr, but we figured it was important to throw our voice into the ether, just in case you needed a different perspective. After...
by Megan Morris | Apr 17, 2019 | Coastal Virginia Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Improvement
One of the best parts of owning your own home is that you can do pretty much whatever you want when it comes to hanging things on the wall. No landlord will charge you $5 per hole you poke through the sheetrock. It’s kind of nice. You can let your creative side have a...
by Megan Morris | Apr 3, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
It’s finally spring! Time to break out the grill and the patio set and spend your evenings cooking out under the stars. Except, you don’t have a patio, you have a backyard that’s currently a soppy, muddy mess from spring rainstorms. You’d love to get outside, but it’s...
by Megan Morris | Mar 20, 2019 | CoVA Tips, For Sale
As the snow starts to melt, revealing the brightly colored flowers of crocus, and robins bop merrily around the yard, another cycle of the real estate market begins. If you’re considering listing your home this year, it’s definitely not too late to get started....
by Megan Morris | Mar 6, 2019 | CoVA Tips, For Sale
The day is not that far away when you’ll hear a tippity tap at the front door and open it to find your friendly neighborhood pizza drone just waiting for you to collect your order (pineapple optional…). After all, it’s already happening in Australia. As it turns out,...
by Megan Morris | Feb 20, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
You knew the moment you walked through the perfectly preserved arch-topped doors that this was one very special house. As your real estate agent guided you from room to room, all you could think was that there had to be a catch to this house. Something had to be...
by Megan Morris | Feb 6, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
It’s amazing how much a pet can give you just by simply existing. According to the Centers for Disease Control, owning a pet can help increase your fitness level, lower stress, help improve your health and generally make you happier. And, although not specifically...
by Megan Morris | Jan 23, 2019 | CoVA Tips, First Time Home Buyers
If you’re shopping for a house, or even just considering buying one, there’s one person that you absolutely need on your side: a Realtor. Potential buyers often think they can go it alone, but there are a number of things they may not be considering. What is a Buyer’s...
by Megan Morris | Jan 9, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to the world of smart homes and home automation, then the fact that smart switches and smart lights exist could not have escaped your notice. But if you’re like a lot of homeowners, you may still be scratching your head...
by Megan Morris | Dec 19, 2018 | CoVA Tips, First Time Home Buyers
For a lot of homebuyers, buying their dream home means choosing an older structure that has passed the test of time. These grand places have an undeniable charm about them, with classic styling that can be adapted to nearly any taste. Older homes can be incredible...
