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Simple Ways to Keep Pests Out of Your Living Space
Our real estate agents know that keeping pests out of your home plays a key role in your comfort and property value. Atlanta's warm weather attracts many bugs and small animals that might try to move into your house. But you can keep these unwanted guests away with a few easy steps to prevent them.
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Fall-Ready: Transforming Your Atlanta Garden After Summer
As summer draws to a close, you might be looking over your garden and wondering how you can improve it for the next year. The good news is that you don't have to wait until spring to transform your garden. You can take a few steps this fall to jump-start your garden transformation and ensure your flowers look incredible next spring and summer. Here are a few top suggestions from our real estate agents.
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Breathe Easier: How to Improve Your Home's Air Quality
Especially if your family has allergy or asthma sufferers, clean air is important. There are plenty of Atlanta homes for sale, but do they have good air circulation? Here are a few ways to improve your home's Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).
- IAQ Test. If you're looking at a house but are concerned about air quality, have it tested. There are DIY kits for this, though a professional will get more complete results. They can tell you how polluted the air is, which specific contaminants are in it, and how to eliminate them.
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Homeowners: Mosquito-Free Outdoor Summer Entertaining
Entertaining outside is one of the benefits of summer weather, but out-of-control mosquitoes can make an evening spent outside less than pleasant for your guests. Fortunately, there are things you can do to keep those skeeters at bay! Here are a few suggestions from our real estate agents for making your patio party more enjoyable for everyone.
- Use scents mosquitoes hate.
Mosquitoes hate certain strong, sharp scents enough that using them liberally can help keep the biting pests away. Citronella is a common scent that people use to ward off mosquitoes and can be burned in candle form or added to tiki torch fuels. Cedar oil is another that mosquitoes and other pests dislike, so you can dilute it with water and spray it on the grass, plants, and outdoor furniture for a fresh scent and a bug-free experience.
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Homeowners: Clean These Overlooked Areas
Oh, there are definitely spots in your house that need some deep cleaning. Even if you're a neat freak or pretty diligent about home maintenance, they're some areas you may be neglecting.
If you're not properly maintaining your home, the damages will be all too evident come inspection time. Consult our real estate agents to figure out which areas of your house could use some sprucing before putting your home up for sale.
That said, carrying out some chores can help prevent long-term and even expensive damage. Here are five cleaning tasks that don't often make it onto spring cleaning lists.