8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your Home
By: Pat Curry
Published: March 25, 2010
Appraisers and real estate agents offer advice for adding curb appeal that both preserves value and attracts potential buyers.
Adding architectural numbers to the outside of your house gives it a distinct style. Curb appeal has always been important for homesellers. With the vast majority of today's homebuyers starting their search on the Internet, the appearance of your property is more critical than ever. You only have a few seconds to catch their attention as they scroll through listings online to get them to stop and take a closer look.
But the role of curb appeal goes beyond just making a good first impression. The way your house looks from the street can impact its value. It can also shorten the time it takes to sell your house.
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Ye Olde English Inn in Hollister, Missouri was our destination for this month's StoneBridge Ladies Luncheon. A beautiful historic Inn showcasing The Stone River Restaurant and Black House Pub. A great selection of luncheon delights was selected right off the menu and everyone ordered individually. Our waiters & waitresses were responsive and attentive and comments from our group included "delicious, wonderful, presented beautifully, a good place to bring my friends". My personal favorite was the beautiful spinach salad with the fresh apple slices and pecans.
While we were enjoying our lunch the new owner, Janet Dailey came to share with us some of the history of Ye Olde English Inn. It was built in 1909 and in it's heyday, Hollister was the destination for sportsmen who came to fish the White River and hunt in the Ozark forests. Today, the downtown business district of Hollister is listed on the National Registry of Historic Districts.
All of the downtown structures were built in the Tudor style of architecture, including Ye Olde English Inn. Today the building is structurally sound and retains a great many of it's original finishes. Janet is in the process of renovating the hotel's 20 rooms and will also host social events & weddings when completed. She has been told that Harry Truman, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby has stayed there and Bob Barker spent his honeymoon at the Inn and she is in the process of trying to find out if that information is correct.
Janet Dailey is from Iowa and is a prolific author. Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide. In 1974, after commenting again to her husband, Bill, that she could write a better romance novel than those she had read, Dailey's husband challenged her to prove it! The rest is history. In 1980, Daily and her husband moved to Branson, Missouri, where Bill promoted and produced shows at one of the theaters. He passed away in 2005. Janet Dailey considers Branson "an ideal place to live. The weather is generally good, the country is beautiful, and the people are so friendly--and unobtrusive."
She shared that her next book will be a Christmasy one and the title of the new Calder book will be SANTA IN MONTANA - this has the Calders returning to the Triple C for a family gathering with Chase.
The winding staircase and some of our ladies from StoneBridge Village!
Ye Olde English Inn, The River Stone Restaurant & Black House Pub - 417-334-4888
We discovered a treasure....
The StoneBridge Village ladies luncheon group decided to explore Harrison, Arkansas. Our Activities Director at StoneBridge, Denise Needham is from Harrison, AR and has been raving about this wonderful Italian restaurant with their fresh trout. We drove the scenic 35 miles with anticipation and we discovered that she's absolutely right!
The DeVito's Restaurant is family owned and operated by brothers Steve, Chris and Joe DeVito. (Pictured here is Joe and the ladies) DeVito's has a selection of food not normally found in local restaurants and the staff was very attentive. We loved it! Cajun Charbroiled Trout, Trout Fingers, Trout Almandine, Chicken Parmesan, Ravioli, Shrimp Alfredo, Spaghetti with Meatballs, Sirloin, Ribeye Steak etc. Something delicious for everyone.
We discovered that DeVito's has great food and good times.
Whether it's fine Italian cuisine or fishing for trout, it's all at DeVito's.
Open Mon. thru Sat. 5:00 PM til 9:00 PM
Sunday 11:30 til 2:00 PM - (Closed Monday)
870-741-8832
After lunch we toured the Bear Creek S
prings Trout Farm!
"Where the fish always bite". No license - no limit. Bring your own tackle or use theirs (free). Bait is furnished and you pay for what you catch. Dressed and ice packed (free). They will clean and prepare your fish to eat at the restaurant also.
Of course "the girls love to shop" so we also visited the Bear Creek Gift Co, 3859 Naples, Harrison, AR
Phone: 870-741-0831
After satisfying our palates and remininiscing over the day, we headed back to StoneBridge Village. Just off a country road that lolls through a northern Arkansas valley, we discovered the turnoff going to the Ozark Medieval Fortress in Lead Hill, Arkansas and decided we should make that a future adventure.
Below is the Branson MO Real Estate Market Report for May 2010. As you can see, the number of homes for sale far outweighs the number of homes sold.
Residential Sales - May 2010
Homes for Sale in Branson, MO:
Average Days on Market
Average Days on Market for Sold Homes: 111 days
Average Days on Market for Active Listings: 181 days
Click here to search for ALL Branson MO Real Estate and Homes For Sale
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