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St. George Magazine and Classy Closets Etc. are helping homeowners take control of their closet clutter with awesome makeovers. To get your closet made over, just send a photo of your cluttered closet along with your contact information to features@thespecturm.com or send the picture to: The Spectrum, 275 E. St. George Blvd. before November 17^th. Classy Closets Etc. will be making over closets before Thanksgiving. For more information, contact Lisa at 674-6214.

For homeowners who are not into contests and just want to get your closet organized, you can always give your closet a makeover yourself with this helpful advice. Closet organizing can be a big chore, especially if it has been some time since you have tried to give it a good cleaning. You can start by getting rid of items you don't need and give them to charity to help declutter your closet.

Closet organizers can be a huge help with keeping the rest of your stuff in order. Racks and baskets can be placed in your closet and will help save and keep your closet more open. It is far more pleasant to have an open and organized closet than one with everything strewn all over the place. Closet organizers are great for helping even the most unorganized person stay organized. And home improvement stores carry a large variety of closet organizers that you can put in yourself.

Once you purchase your organizers, here are some recommended tips to follow to help you get organized:

* Remove everything from your closet - Place everything in boxes so you can sort through it all. You don't want to toss something you may need or want. Only get rid of items you no longer need or want that are taking up space.

* Add your organizers - Insert your closet organizing racks and baskets. Make sure they are anchored correctly, if needed. You will probably need a screwdriver, drill and drill bits to accomplish this task. And always follow directions.

* Place your things back in - Replace your items back into your closet now that you have your closet organizers in place. Decide where you want your things to go where they will be the best organized and you're done.

Organizing your closet will be one of the best things you can do for yourself. It can also be an affordable way to improve your closets and make you feel better about yourself.

Realtor® Erika Rogers

Have you given any thought to joining efforts with another person or several people to form a team?

There are many things that should be considered before making the commitment:

• Trust: This has to be established before making any decision to go forward as partners. You must trust!
• Likeminded goals: Be sure your goals are closed matched. Otherwise the partnership will be unbalanced.
• Work ethic: Your partner should share the same work standard that you possess and is willing to push to gain measureable results.
• Being a teamplayer: Make sure the people you invite into your team are willing to work with others in order to achieve a positive outcome. Me, me, me will not work!
• Temperament: As a team, your partner's ability to resolve problems with patience, avoiding outbursts of anger is necessary for team harmony. Vent frustrations in private.

There are many advantages to teaming up, such as:

• Someone is always available. If one person is out of town, the other takes over the business to ensure everything continues to get done and deadlines are met.
• Combining of talents. Say, if a person has strong marketing / advertising skills, then that is a professional advantage to a team. If someone has excellent spoken skills, then that also contributes to make the team stronger by improving listing appointments.
• More clients. By utilizing each others skills and becoming a driving force, more business will come your way and you will get more referrals. That results in more sales!

This has been my experience with my team. I have to say I am very lucky that I have found someone who possesses some great qualities!

Becoming part of a team may be a great alternative to going it alone! Give it some thought!

For those of you who haven't met Diana...this is the newest member of my brother's family! She is a Westie and is absolutely adorable and wants to PLAY--ALL--THE--TIME!

He takes her to the dog park, where she is free to run and play and meet new friends every day! She loves the attention she gets by people passing along the street to and from the park.

I look forward to meeting her and saying...LET'S PLAY!

Happy Sunday to you all!

A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald's. He noticed that they had ordered one meal and an extra drink cup.

As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them. Then he poured half of the soft drink into the extra cup and set that in front of his wife. The old man then began to eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands folded in her lap.

The young man decided to ask if they would allow him to purchase another meal for them so that they didn't have to split theirs. The old gentleman said, "Oh no. We've been married 50 years, and everything has always been and will always be shared, 50/50."

The young man then asked the wife if she was going to eat, and she replied, "It's his turn with the teeth."

What's a St George Utah buyers agent and why will I need one?  This question is sometimes best answered by another question, what is a listing agent?  Most people understand that a listing agent is an individual hired by the seller to not only market and sell their home, but also offer representation to the seller during the negotiation and escrow period.  The listing agent has the sellers' best interest in mind, and their MAIN goal is to assist the seller and obtain the MOST MONEY possible for the SELLER. 

Why is a St George Utah Buyers Agent important?

In the St George Utah real estate market, when a seller lists their home with the listing agent, they have worked out the commission which pays for the listing agent services AND the BUYERS AGENT services (A BUYERS AGENT WILL NOT COST THE BUYER ANY MONEY).  Back to the question, what's a buyers agent?  A buyers agent in St George has one goal in mind as well, to achieve the best possible price for the BUYER, keeping the BUYERS best interest in mind.  A well trained buyers agent will be savvy to the current market conditions and understand comparable homes that have sold, which they can analyze and offer a range to assist the buyer in making an informed offer based on these market conditions.  Buyers agents will also be aware of inclusions the buyer is able to ask for, a listing agent will usually not point out all of these inclusions as this will affect the sellers bottom line. 

Remember, the listing agent is not attempting to get YOU the best deal, they are hired to get the most money for the SELLER.  BUYERS AGENTS WORK FOR BUYERS.

Buyers agents will offer advice on properties, point out conditions that should be evaluated by a professional, and offer insight to neighborhoods that will be a good match to the criteria the buyer is searching for.  If you are relocating, consider a buyers agent to assist you in the leg work for your property search.  Many of my clients plan trips to visit St George, with the intention to purchase their next home.  Together we evaluate their wants and needs for that property, prior to their arrival I am able to have a list of homes that are a great match of exactly what they are looking for.  This will save us all time so we will not have to look at property that may appear great online, but in person, it's just not the one.  Find ALL MLS listed St George Utah real estate at www.StGeorgeUTproperty.com.  This is a free St George Utah MLS property search.

Real Estate Buyer Agents work for BUYERS. Paula Smith, St George Utah Buyer Agent specialist

If you are not already committed to a buyers agent in St George, give me a call today!  I would love the opportunity to assist you in the purchase of your next home.  Why not have someone offering you the same representation the seller is getting, best of all; it will cost you NOTHING! Nothing to lose and money to save!