Maintaining your property investment
If you are a current homeowner or are thinking about buying a home in the near future, your home will probably be your single largest investment. Generally, we find two types of homeowners. The first type are those who look at their property investment as something they can add to and/or make improvements such as adding a new deck, upgrading a bath or kitchen, etc. The second type of homeowners are those who live in their homes and do very few, if any, improvements over time. Neither is better than the other, it is simply a matter of personal choice as to how you want to treat your property investment and make it perform in the long term. What is important however to both types of homeowners, is making sure the "little things" are always maintained. This will ensure you are ready to cash in on your investment when you need to sell. Deferred maintenance issues are items that as a Seller, you will have to deal with prior to selling your home to a new Buyer. So if you maintain those items (ie. the little things) every Spring and Fall, the selling process will be much less stressful.
Therefore, to help you determine what items need to be maintained each Spring and Fall, we have provided a "Spring Checklist" and a "Fall Checklist" for you to click on and download. The Fall Checklist will help you prepare your home for winter as we quite often find ourselves playing "catch-up" as the snow starts to fly. The Spring Checklist will help you prepare your home and grounds in a manner that you can go out and enjoy the summer weather and not have to worry about your home as you spend time outdoors with family and friends. We hope these lists are helpful in getting you started on a routine Home Maintenance Program. Please keep in mind, these lists are not all inclusive and should be adjusted according to your own personal needs. Please take care and we will see you on the river and on the slopes.
