Home Guru

By Bill Primavera This time of year, I always become more aware of fire safety. The U.S. Fire Administration reports that the number of open-flame fires on Christmas Day is more than double the average, and New Year’s Day runs

By Bill Primavera Readers of this column have probably, like me, been spending a lot more time at home than before the outbreak of COVID-19 two years ago. While there have been few positive points and a lot of low

By Bill Primavera Real estate experts will tell you that the single most important factor to homebuyers is location, over and above the home itself. And logic will tell you that you can change anything about a house, but its

By Bill Primavera Almost every day, on my way home in my car, I pass a property with a big “For Sale by Owner” sign, (known in the real estate game as a FSBO – pronounced FIZZ-bo) – and it

By Bill Primavera In real estate, love letters have an entirely different meaning and purpose.  Rather than seeking to win hearts, love letters in this case are drafted and sent from prospective buyers to sellers to try and win preference

By Bill Primavera It’s almost too late in the season to write about the consideration of exterior paint colors, but with some unseasonably warm weather, it’s not quite too late.  House painting experts say it should be at least 50

By Bill Primavera When it’s that time of year where tree leaves are turning red, brown and gold and falling to the ground, I never think of the onerous task that property owners face in raking them up, but rather

By Bill Primavera In my living room sits a Queen Anne-style wingback chair, probably from 1900 or so, that has been through the wringer of an upholstery mishap and its correction. When I first acquired it, the chair had come

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I have occasionally been asked what I consider the most important aspects of showing a home for sale at its best. Number one on my list is always the first thing one encounters when