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Trees in January. Empty branches, barren of leaves.
We’ve got an empty beach type theme going on across our sites today. This photo was taken one January in the Beach area of Toronto.
For some reason I’ve always liked the look of trees, especially when they are free of leaves, or in the early spring when the leaf buds are tiny and bright green.
Do you ever wonder what the value of your home really is? Do you think it’s increased or decreased over time? If you’re curious you should visit Valuesinfo.com for an online house appraisal to find out how much homes in your area are worth.
If you’re thinking of selling it’s good to know what kind of price you might get for your home.
We were quite lucky when we bought our house five years ago. The people selling this house were moving to a retirement home on a specific date so they wanted to sell their home quickly. It turned out that not only did we manage to get this house at a lower price than many others that were for sale in this area, but it also happened to be the most solidly constructed and in the best condition of the 40 to 50 houses that I’d looked at with my real estate agent over a two month house hunting period.
The value of homes in our area has steadily increased in the last five years. Our house is now worth more than twice the amount we paid for it, perhaps even slightly more since we’ve done a lot of upgrading, renovations and landscaping.
We aren’t planning on selling our home any time soon, but it’s nice to check what the value of homes in our area is every now and then. It certainly makes me feel good knowing we made a sound investment when we purchased our home.
Did you check to see if the prices of homes in your area went up?
I have a number of blogs – all of them covering different topics. One of the blogs that I write is on the 451press network of blogs. I actually get paid to write a blog about the hit television show House. If you enjoy that show you should check out my blog.
I just found out that the 451press network is looking for more writers to work for them. They have a number of blogs that are either brand new, or that other writers had started but stopped writing for some reason and they need new writers to work on these existing blogs.
Sound interesting? Check out my post on Tricia’s Musings. I’ve listed all the blogs that have writing opportunities in the 451press network. There are a number of great topics to write about – everything from the arts, crafts, current events, to the internet and life.
I hope to see some of you writing for 451press soon!