Protect Your Home Value During Tough Economic Times

During today's tough economic times, we constantly hear abour the suffering housing market. Keep the following tips in mind to help protect the value of your home.

• Mow your yard.
• Mow your neighbor's yard.
• Keep your house painted.
• Support your homeowner's association. This is not the time to be quibbling over inconsequential matters.
• Watch your entry to the neighborhood. Keep it well maintained.
• Exterior matters most- many owners will be facing difficulty finding the funds to maintain their home as they have in the past. Don't put home maintenance issues off or you might find a bigger problem with a bigger bill later. Hire home professionals if necessary.
• Don't flood the market if you are not a necessary seller. Your presence as a home for sale (if it competes with another house in the neighborhood) could cause a seller who is desperate to sell to become more desperate and drop their price further to compete.
• Variety of selection is important.
• Talk up the neighborhood! What you say to your friends is as important as any house advertisement.
• Never say "They will never get that!" to anyone...EVER! You should HOPE AND PRAY they DO!

To find out what your home is worth and for all your real estate needs in the Bixby, Oklahoma area contact Darryl Baskin, McGraw Realtors, 918-258-2600 or www.darrylbaskin.com.

For heating and air-conditioning maintenance and installation in the Bixby, OK. area, contact Stephen Taylor with Air Assurance at 918-258-HEAT or staylor@airassurance.com

To check your Bixby, Oklahoma home for termite repair or wood rot, contact Duane Montgomery of Montgomery Exterminating at 918-438-4885 or www.montgomeryexterminating.com.