Oswego, IL

I was out mowing the lawn today and couldn't help but pause to look at my house. I realized that I don't usually stand on the sidewalk and just look at my house. Do you? So I walked up and down the sidewalk looking at my house from different angles - like a buyer driving by would.

It's important to remember - the first tme a buyer sees your house, they will probably be driving by. In two or three minutes they will form a lasting first impression. Will they turn around and drive by again? Will they call an agent to schedule a showing? Will they write down that phone number and call for more information? As a seller - you want the answer to all those questions to be YES. Here are a few tips on how you can stage your home from the curb:

• Edge the lawn along your driveway, sidewalks and curbs.
• Make sure those lightbulbs work in your outside lights.
• Is your address easily seen from the street?
• Do have downspouts on all the gutters?
• Are the windows clean?
• Put fresh mulch down in plant beds, around trees, etc.
• Pull those weeds!
• Trim tree branches that block a clean view of your home from the street.
• Powerwash the siding, the driveway, the sidewalk and anything else you can think of!
• Buy a new doormat.
• Secure anything that is loose - siding, gutters, trim.

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Bo Buchanan, Kettley Realtors 58 Chicago Rd, Oswego IL. 60543 (630) 846-4663

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"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."

-- Abigail Adams

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"There is no excellence uncoupled with difficulty". Ovid

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Set S.M.A.R.T. goals: Ones that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Tangible.

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Stand firm for what you know is right, it's wise, as I have found. The mighty oak was once a nut that simply held is ground. Agnes W. Thomas

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"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

-- Carrie Fisher

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Daily Thought: No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

" Winning starts with beginning."

-- Robert H. Schuller

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"Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system.

--Norman Cousin

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"Nothing ever built arose to touch the skies unless some man dreamed that it should, some man believed that it could, and some man willed that it must."

-- Charles Kettering, inventor

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"Sometimes you must fight and win, just because all the pain and suffering you experienced up to this point on your quest would be rendered futile if you were to surrender now."

-- Alvin Day

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The secret of success is the consistency to pursue. -Harry F. Banks.

As of last week, the new Oswego Village Hall is open! It's a beautiful brick structure at the corner of Rt. 31 & Washington in Downtown Oswego. This Saturday from 8:00am - 11:00am you ca have breakfast with the Village President and Village Board. Coffee, Pastries and a tour will be a great way to start out your Saturday morning. The street address of the new village hall is 100 Parkers Mill, Oswego IL. 60543.

Bo Buchanan, Kettley Realtors 58 Chicago Rd, Oswego IL. 60543 (630) 846-4663

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This weekend I had some time to walk around in Dowtown, Oswego and I stopped by the war memorial just outside the Oswego Public Library. Although I had passed by the memorial many times, I had never stoped to read the plaques and discover this unique Oswego Landmark.

The War meorial has a granite pillar memorializing each branch of the service and and an eternal flame burning above them. To the side there is a brick pathway "Veterans Memorial Walkway" that leads across the railroad tracks and down to the river.

As you walk down the pathway, there is a plaque commemorating each war the United States has fought and how many soldiers died in each war. From the Spanish-American War to the war in Iraq - every conflict is included. I found it a very educational experience. When you start adding up how many soldiers have died to protect the freedoms we take for granted in this country - it is a humbling experience.

Wondering how close you are to the conveniences of downtown Oswego? Check out your WalkScore

Bo Buchanan, Kettley Realtors 58 Chicago Rd, Oswego IL. 60543 (630) 846-4663

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