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Selling Your Cincinnati Home – Step 5

December 21, 2017 by Eric Lowry

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Step 5 to Selling Your Cincinnati Home : Pack Up and Move

Moving to a new home is exciting but it is also stressful, but there are things you can do to make it go more smoothly.

You can choose to move yourself or hire a professional moving company. The Lowry Team can provide you with a list of our preferred vendors who can take some of the weight off your shoulders.

First and foremost, be prepared with all of the necessary materials for packing. Items that you will need are lots of boxes, packing tape, and plenty of material for wrapping breakable items. If you need boxes, try asking at some local retail stores if they have any empty boxes you can have. Often, they have tons of boxes that they are more than happy to give you.

Don’t wait until the last minute. Pack one room at a time and set a goal of packing a couple of boxes a day. As you pack each room sort through items that you may want to donate or sell.

Be sure to clearly mark each box once it is packed. Make sure to notate not only what’s in the box, but what room it goes in. Also, don’t forget to mark any breakables as “fragile” so that the person carrying the box later knows to be extra careful.

When moving, some people choose to rent a truck. Shop around carefully when picking a company to rent a moving truck from. Compare mileage rates and costs of moving on different days of the week. Instead of a moving truck, some people will have a portable container brought to their house. Once all of your house is packed up and placed inside, the company will move the container to your new home. No matter what you choose to do, make sure you plan ahead. If you wait too long to reserve a truck, you may be out of luck.

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Selling Your Cincinnati Home – Step 4

December 21, 2017 by Eric Lowry

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Step 4 to Selling Your Cincinnati Home : Negotiate an Offer

It is extremely important to have an experienced, professional real estate agent do the negotiating for you when selling your house.

The Lowry Team has over 17 years experience negotiating home sales in the Cincinnati area. Our listings sell for around 1% more than the market average – that could mean thousands of dollars more in your pocket.

With current market conditions, homes are selling pretty close to list price. However, there may be times when you will receive a completely low ball offer. Try not to take it personally; it’s just business. Your real estate agent will make sure that the buyer is pre-approved for a loan and keep negotiating the offer for you.

Depending on market conditions, it may be important to try to keep negotiations going. The more time and money spent, the more the buyers will feel invested in reaching an agreement with you and buying your house.

It’s important to keep in mind that there is more to the negotiation process than just agreeing upon a price. You will also be negotiating occupancy and the closing date. Also, closing costs, repairs made to the home, and personal property are items that can make or break a deal. In the end, sometimes a small concession is all that is needed to agree upon a final purchase contract.

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New Years Eve Family Events in Cincinnati

December 15, 2017 by Eric Lowry

Here is our list of the best New Years Eve Family Events in the Cincinnati area….we hope this helps you plan some fun for your family to ring in the New Year!

Happy Zoo Year – New Years activities will include shows of Winter Wonders by Madcap Puppets, a meet and greet with Father Time and Baby ZOO Year and the Zoo will cap off all celebrations with an early countdown with fireworks presented by Rozzi Fireworks.

Axis Alley New Year’s Family Party – Bowling, pizza, and soft drinks!

New Years Eve at Sports Plus – Unlimited Ice Skating, Zip Lining, Trampoline Jumping, Racecar Simulation Driving and Rock Wall Climbing. There will also be food, drinks, and party favors.

New Years Eve with the Cyclones – End your 2017 in a family friendly setting with the Cyclones with this special 6:05pm start time. Immediately following the game the Cyclones will once again host Indoor Fireworks!

New Years Eve Blast on Fountain Square – Ice skating, live music, food, drinks, games, and fireworks!

New Year’s Eve Kids Cruise – Bring the whole family to BB Riverboats as we countdown to 2018 at 12:00 noon. Your cruise will be complete with all the party favors as well as a DJ for entertainment. There will be some great activities throughout the day for the kids as well as a tasty lunch buffet. Boarding time is at 10:30 AM.

Noon Year’s Eve at Northgate Mall – This free family fun includes games and a kiddie countdown at noon! This event takes place from 10 AM – 1 PM.

Happy New Year from The Lowry Team!!

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Things to do for New Years Eve in Cincinnati

December 15, 2017 by Eric Lowry

From live music and gourmet food, to board games and speakeasies, you will find everything you need here on the list of best things to do for New Years Eve in Cincinnati.

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Jags Steak and Seafood – Spend your New Years Eve enjoying live music, drinks, and gourmet cuisine from around the world.

Top Golf West Chester – Live entertainment, delicious food, and party favors.

Funny Bone at Liberty Center – Laugh in the New Year with comedian Drew Lynch, while enjoying delicious food and drinks.

New Years Eve Blast on Fountain Square – Music, food vendors, games, full bar service, fireworks, and ice skating.

First Midnight at Jack Casino – Entertainment from Jessica the Ripper and DJ Etrayn.

New Years Eve Bash at Newport – Featuring Rusty Griswolds, DJ Mark McFadden, and Gangsters’ dueling pianos. All tickets include drinks from 7 bars, champagne toast, late night food, and party favors.

Axis Alley New Year’s Eve – Ticket price includes appetizer buffet, drink tickets, a champagne toast, party favors, and a luxury bowling lane.

Taft Ale House’s New Year Bash – Live music from the Eden Park Band, appetizers, a four course meal option, and a rare beer tapping at midnight.

New Years Eve at MadTree – Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a private party in the MadTree Barrel Warehouse complete with great beer, a full bar, dinner by the bite, photo booth, a special guest band (to be announced) will be playing live followed by DJ L-Train to close out the night, and a champagne toast at midnight.

Fifty West Brewing Company New Year’s Eve Beer Dinner – A private four-course beer dinner from chef John Tomain to celebrate the end of 2017. The NYE-themed meal features a cocktail kick-off, and then four courses paired with four beers from brewmaster Chris Seigman.

Bill NYE Bash at 16-Bit – Celebrate the New Year at 16-Bit with a Bill Nye-inspired bash. Features Bill Nye cocktails, a marathon of Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, limited-edition T-shirts and giveaways.

New Years Eve at the Rook – Ring in the New Year by playing games all night! Crazy good food and drink specials all party long and a champagne toast at midnight! This is a party you won’t want to miss so grab your tickets now to ensure your spot in all of the fun.

Cheers to the New Year at Rhinegeist – Celebrate 2018 with beer, wine and cocktails, music, and a super size balloon drop.

Mt. Adams Pavilion’s New Year’s Eve Ball – Hors d’oeuvres buffet, champagne, party favors, and more!

New Year’s Eve Symphony – Start your New Year’s celebration in the spellbinding beauty of Music Hall! Join JMR and the Pops, featuring the bewitching jazz vocalist Morgan James of Postmodern Jukebox fame, for a sophisticated evening of cocktails and enchanting music.

Receptions – Fairfield – Live music from The Menus, open bar, appetizers, buffet dinner, a champagne toast, and more.

We hope this list of things to do for New Years Eve in Cincinnati helped you plan some fun to ring in the new year! Happy New Year from The Lowry Team!

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Where to find Santa in Cincinnati

December 3, 2017 by Eric Lowry

Taking your kids to see Santa is a huge Christmas tradition with many families. If you’re wondering where to find Santa in Cincinnati this year, look no further! Here is a list of all the places you can find Santa hanging out:

Liberty Center – Located in the “Living Room” in front of the fireplace. Purchase a picture with Santa for $5 or take your own!

EnterTRAINment Junction – See the elves, reindeer, Mrs. Claus, and Santa!

Sharon Woods – Drive through Holiday in Lights, then stop at Santaland.

The Christmas Ranch – See their 1 million Christmas lights synchronized to holiday music, see Santa, and more!

Kings Island – Winterfest is back and so is Santa!

Cincinnati Museum Center – Holiday Junction featuring Brickopolis.

Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights – Santa will be available for visits starting at 4 PM.

Newport Aquarium – Visit Water Wonderland and see Scuba Santa!

Bass Pro Shop – Visits and photos with Santa are FREE!

Washington Park – Santa’s workshop, Saturdays in December 1-3 PM.

Fountain Square Ice Rink – Skate with Santa!

Kenwood Towne Center, Tri-County Mall, Northgate Mall, and Florence Mall also have will have Santa visits throughout the month.

We hope this list helps you bring a little Christmas magic to your family’s holiday season! Merry Christmas from The Lowry Team!

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Selling Your Cincinnati Home – Step 3

December 3, 2017 by Eric Lowry

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Step 3 to Selling Your Cincinnati Home : Stage Your Home

Preparing your home for sale properly can net you considerably more money at closing. It’s important to keep in mind that some rooms in your home are more important than others in the preparation process and some home improvements are a much better investment as you prepare to sell your home. Don’t waste your money though, consult your Realtor on the best steps you can take. In the meantime, here are some general steps that you could start implementing right now.

The first step in staging your home is to maximize the curb appeal. Make sure to trim the bushes and keep the lawn neatly mowed. The curb appeal of your home will provide the first impression to potential buyers. Make it a good one!

Next, you will want to remove any clutter from your house. Start packing up anything you are not currently using. You are going to have to pack it up eventually anyway, so you might as well get started. Your house will appear larger and more organized.

If you have transformed one (or more) of your bedrooms into something other than a bedroom, such as a sewing room or exercise room, change it back. If you are listing your house as a three bedroom, you want the home buyer to be able to easily visualize the three bedrooms.

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Clean up and organize the counters in the bathrooms and kitchen. They should appear neat, clean and clutter free! Put items that are generally sitting out on the counter tops away out of sight.

After all of the steps are completed, do one last final clean up. Deep clean your house from top to bottom; yes, even the windows! Repair any nicks to the walls and cover them with a fresh coat of neutral paint.

Lastly, add a pop of color. This could be some colorful towels in the half bath or fresh flowers in a vase in the entrance way. Add color outside by planting some annuals. Place a new welcome mat by the front door or add a splash of color with a pillows on a chair.

Homes that are properly staged sell faster and for more money than homes that are not.

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