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Think of paint color as a way to set a mood just don’t set a bad mood. Look to nature for the way you feel about colors. How do you feel when you’re outdoors looking at the sky, clouds, or grass? Do the colors from change in seasons affect your mood?

Paint color does have an affect on the way people feel and buyers do not take your choice of color in real estate lightly. Some colors will be a very good choice in setting the mood for a room or in giving your property curb appeal. Selecting paint colors that will appeal to a number of buyers should enhance the success of your home sale…

…Look at the colors of food. Green, brown and red are the most popular food colors. Red is often used in restaurant decorating color because it has been found to stimulate appetite. When you look in nature at food, the colors blue, black or purple are associated with spoilage. Were you to paint your dinning room, would buyers find a shade of red to be better than blue?

∠   Accents of red in a room can be perfect for attracting a buyer’s attention toward something you want them to focus on or maybe take focus away

      Shades of brown are appealing to men

      Yellow has a strong affect on people emotionally, difficult for the eye to take in

       Purple is rare in nature, considered to be a feminine color, a luxurious color

      Green is a popular decorating color it is the easiest color on the eye

        White reflects light, good for decorating goes with everything

      Black is considered to be a submissive color

      Blue a popular color. Studies show people are most productive in blue rooms

Since the paint color you choose can affect how buyers feel when entering rooms or looking at your home from the curb, here are some suggestions I have about using paint colors:

• Should you have a northern exposure room that does not get full sun all day, you could choose paint colors with yellows, oranges and reds to give the room warmth

• The opposite would be to cool a southern exposure room with the colors of greens, blues and purples

• Use light colors white and yellow for small dark rooms you want to appear larger, brighter

• Use dark colors blue and brown for large rooms you want to feel cozy, stylish

• Add contrast color on trim, on one wall of a square room and on focal points

• To unify multiple rooms of homes with open floor plans use the same color or with a slightly different shade of the same color

• Use paint color to help proportion a room. Long narrow rooms paint the shorter walls a darker color than the longer walls

• Use Exterior paint color to accentuate good architectural features or to camouflage unattractive ones

Paint is the least expensive home improvement you can make. I know choosing paint colors can be difficult, however following the basic principles I’ve described will make all the difference on the way buyers feel about your home for sale.

You can talk with me about which paint colors attract buyers. Feel free to call or email me your questions about any area of real estate. I will help you with sales of Dartmouth MA Real Estate, Westport MA Real Estate and can feature your property in our Largest Home Supply marketed to buyers who shop throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.

Listing your home with our Largest Home Supply gives it exposure to buyers who are looking for properties for sale in all the Bristol County and Plymouth County towns and cities, including New Bedford MA, Fall River MA, Somerset MA, Acushnet MA, Fairhaven MA, Mattapoisett MA, Marion MA, Freetown MA, Lakeville MA, Rochester MA, Berkley MA, Dighton MA, Swansea MA and many ... many ... more cities or towns in Southeastern Massachusetts!

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When I drove up to the home at 148 Durfee Street in New Bedford MA, I waved to a passing neighbor. I was impressed by the homes on the street they are of varying styles and the yards well cared for. The neighbor stopped to talk with me and I felt welcomed in this New Bedford MA neighborhood.

I entered through the front door of the New Bedford MA home noticing the foyer had a cedar lined closet. My eye was drawn to the hardwood floors and I looked up the stairs to the second floor. When I turned to my right I opened a full-length glass door to enter the living room. There I noticed a fireplace my thoughts were of watching the snowfall while reading and of family gathered around the fireplace for the holidays.

As I walked through the living room to enter the kitchen I looked to my left down the arched hallway. The kitchen has a full compliment of appliances, medium oak finish hardwood cabinets with raised panel doors. I turned to my right and there was another full-length glass door to a mudroom for coats. The kitchen is an eat-in with windows on two walls. I looked out the window to the side yard where there are three magnificent trees lining the street.

I walked out the back door to look around the fenced in yard where I noticed a bulkhead for basement access. From the side yard I spoke with a neighbor Sheldon who worked with me a few years ago, it was nice to be invited into his yard where his family and friends were having a cookout. I had a cold drink while talking with his cousin Dan he also worked with me and Sheldon. After leaving the neighbors I walked back to the New Bedford MA home up the stamped concrete driveway and stopped to look at the brick porches and fireplace. While looking at the walkways that are slate with a brick border I thought what a nice home, terrific neighbors and how this New Bedford MA home would be perfect for buyers.

As I went back into the New Bedford MA home where the shrubs are nicely pruned with mulch underneath them, I imagined sitting in the yard on a summer day under the tree canopy. I entered the home from the side door off the driveway. I went into the basement, which I found to be immaculate with tall ceiling height. There is a large finished room that has a 5-foot by 5-foot cedar closet. This finished basement room has pine raised panel woodwork, recessed lighting and a ceramic tile floor. I thought what a bonus! This room would be perfect for a home exercise room, family room or an office. In the basement is a front load washing machine and gas dryer. The basement is bright, well lighted and clean.

I went up stairs to see the two other rooms within this New Bedford MA home that are down the first floor hallway. As I walked down the hallway there to my right is a full bath, with ceramic tile from floor to ceiling. Widows in the rooms at the end of the hallway are on two walls with lots of natural light and both of these rooms have good size closets with lighting. I noticed many closets in the home have cedar lining.

The ceilings throughout this New Bedford MA home are smooth finish, painted flat white and every room has hardwood floors!

I wanted to go see the second floor and opened the full-length glass door to the foyer and noticed the front door is made of solid wood having a brass door handle. I looked out to the front yard before going up-stairs and there too is a tree-lined street with a sidewalk.

The second floor of the New Bedford MA home has another ceramic tiled, full bathroom. While standing in the hall way to my left is a 13-foot by 17-foot front to back bedroom and to my right is a second 13-foot by 17-foot front to back bedroom. Both bedrooms have windows on two walls, good size closets with lighting and hardwood floors. One bedroom has utility connections for a sink and there is an outlet for an electric stove. The utility connections are useful for an in-law or mother daughter apartment. The second floor of this New Bedford MA home is private and quite.

This New Bedford MA Cape Cod Style home has 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Built in 1953 having wood shingle exterior, asphalt roof and 1,643 square feet of living area not counting the basement bonus room. Please call me should you or someone you know want more information about this New Bedford MA home.

I’d love to show you the home!

Click the link below to see photos of the New Bedford MA home:

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Feel free to call me for New Bedford MA real estate, or other properties in the cities or towns of Bristol County and Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Having the Largest Home Supply available you won’t be disappointed.

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Sincerely Yours,

John DiPasquali, REALTOR®

Working as a real estate broker, sellers authorize me to provide information about property condition to prospective buyers. The information is based upon the seller’s knowledge, it is not intended as a guarantee of the condition of the property after sale or the continued satisfactory operation of any system.

When I list a seller’s real estate there are a number of questions to ask. The answers are recorded as documentation to be given to prospective buyers. Expressly sellers give information about the Title, Zoning and Building.

I recommend you independently verify all information before purchasing a property.

Both sellers and buyers benefit from communicating about property condition.

The buyer can review a written report to learn what knowledge the seller has about the building and the system utilities. The report communicates the seller’s knowledge about the building structure and improvements. The seller has an opportunity to provide any information about problems, which may affect the value or use of the property, which may not be obvious to a prospective buyer.

The report my real estate brokerage Etruria Properties Inc uses, has a definition section for consumers to better understand the detailed information provided by sellers. Should real estate consumers need additional information, I’d refer them to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection or other appropriate agency, or the consumer’s attorney.

Since verifying information is very important before a consumer purchases real estate, sellers should provide buyers with the following documentation:

• Multiple Listing Service (MLS) printed report for listed property
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) Property Transfer Lead Paint Notification on homes built before 1978
• Seller’s Statement of Property Condition

Read through the information and question any entry you feel the need to learn more about. The city, town and state government where the real estate is located can be a wealth of information for you to access. Call the government to gain an understanding of the information provided and to verify the information and ask questions about what other information do they think you may need before making a purchase of real estate within their city, town or state.

It would prove to be an excellent decision by having me work as your REALTOR to represent you. I know what information should be provided for real estate sales. I can help consumers navigate their way to the appropriate agency for verifying information.

I’d like to share with you three important consumer tips:

1. I would advise buyers to have a home inspection done by a licensed professional home inspector of their choice. Give a copy of the Seller’s Statement of Property Condition to your home inspector

2. I would advise sellers to have a home inspection done by a licensed professional home inspector. Should the home inspector find a problem with the property that the seller was not aware of, then wouldn’t it be best to repair and disclose before marketing to buyers? No one likes bad news … especially when the sale is ready to close

3. I would advise you to take any matter of concern up with your attorney. You may need help to verify information. Always consult with a professional if you do not understand the information

With the Largest Home Supply you can consider me your professional real estate advisor for Dartmouth MA Real Estate, Westport MA Real Estate and properties for sale in all the Bristol County and Plymouth County towns and cities, including New Bedford MA, Fall River MA, Somerset MA, Acushnet MA, Fairhaven MA, Mattapoisett MA, Marion MA, Freetown MA, Lakeville MA, Rochester MA, Berkley MA, Dighton MA, Swansea MA and many ... many ... more cities or towns in Southeastern Massachusetts!

Real estate sellers or buyers, you will always be glad you took action with me (508) 998-9975

Sincerely Yours,

John DiPasquali, REALTOR®

Did you know that one of the major reasons homes don’t sell is because potential buyers can’t see themselves in the home? Try staging your home to be as generic as possible.

Homes that are prepared and staged for sale will capture the buyer’s interest because this process involves looking at the house from the buyer’s perspective. You would want to emphasis areas within the home to stimulate ideas of how the space could be used, for example, a place to have conversation, to read, to relax, for family to gather or work.

You should look to use props that help the buyer’s eye find focal points upon entering rooms. You want the buyers to linger in rooms so they get a good sense of how the space would feel to them if they bought the house. Preparing and staging a house for sale is about setting atmosphere. Buyers should get a feeling about each room, however make sure the home has continuity through use of colors on walls, furniture and props.

Look to emphasis two or three features within your home that the buyer would find desirable through the use of lighting, furniture placement or props. Don’t overlook the importance of the scale in the room. You wouldn’t want to use items that are either too large or too small for the space. Also traffic patterns should be uninterrupted, you wouldn’t want buyers walking around a piece of furniture because that action takes their focus away from the space and can give them a bad feeling about the room. This rule applies to uneven floors, so look for ways you can transition the buyer from room to room without their having to look down.

The biggest turn off to a buyer is clutter. Pack up what you can and get your stuff into storage away from the home. Buyers are concerned about getting enough space for their stuff and don’t want to see yours. Don’t take this to the extreme point where a room looks barren, rather the room should be de-personalized and coordinated with the rest of your house.

National Association of REALTORS has published a Field Guide to Preparing and Staging a House For sale.

I believe the information provided by NAR on this subject will help you in the sale of your home. I suggest reading the field guide and giving these tips a try, you will be glad you did.

If you are interested in learning more about real estate or if you are thinking of buying or selling a property, feel free to contact me. Through my experience I know the reasons buyers do not buy, as well as the reasons they do. For my advice on Dartmouth MA Real Estate, Westport MA Real Estate and information about real estate within the 23 cities or towns of Southeastern, Massachusetts, call me anytime!

Sincerely Yours,

John S. DiPasquali, REALTOR®

Phone (508) 998-9975