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Comment on What to do with those Smells? by Kellie Frooninckx

Kellie Frooninckx — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:09:36 +0000

If you have any areas that were left unpainted, such as the inside of the cabinets, you can apply orange or lemon oil to the wood. You will likely need to do 2-3 applications the first time and will have to repeat this every 3-6 months. Otherwise, to really seal the wood through paint, you need to use “Kilz” (or something similar) before painting with your final color.

Comment on What to do with those Smells? by Scot Duke

Scot Duke — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:51:21 +0000

What about the Old Wood smell. We have a 50 year old house that has kitchen cabinets framed out of sappy Yellow Pine. When you open the cabinets or pull open a drawer the smell of rotting wood is very offending. We have tried spraying the wood under the counters with a vinegar. That stopped it for a month. We recently painted the raw wood with a primer and a coat of oil base paint and that lasted about a month. Outside of calling in a bulldozer can you suggest anything that maybe applied to the wood to rid the odor?

Comment on How long do we have to wait for a good photo? by Sometimes I’m embarrassed | Blog of Craig's Arizona

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Comment on Kid’s Calendar of Activities by Craig

Craig — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:22:48 +0000

Hi Katie, please tell Mala she does a great job, my wife and I enjoy finding local events/activities on the website. We learned about it from a friend after she told us about an event she took her kids too. We really enjoyed a fair at the Paseo Highlands Park a couple of months back. Our daughter loves running around and seeing new things and it’s been a great opportunity to meet other familes with kids in her age group.

Comment on How long do we have to wait for a good photo? by Top 10 real estate posts of the day for 1/7/2010 : Tempe real estate and free home search

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:21:32 +0000

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Comment on Kid’s Calendar of Activities by Katie Charland

Katie Charland — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:36:08 +0000

I’m very happy to hear you found our calendar helpful! Our Calendar Editor Mala Blomquist works very hard compiling all the information into an easy directory for parents to navigate. What activity has been your favorite so far?

Comment on How long do we have to wait for a good photo? by Jason Rush

Jason Rush — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:56:05 +0000

So often agents under estimate or just do not recognize the impact and the power behind good quality photos and how that translates to quality traffic. Whether it is for a rental or a property for sale; in this age of technology and the use of the internet for initial searches, it can mean the difference of a sale or no sale…

Comment on How long do we have to wait for a good photo? by Craig

Craig — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:03:43 +0000

Paul is correct, the rules allow a 4 day grace period or if the owner has given written instructions on not posting any photos. My rant should have been more directed toward as a listing agent you really should work on providing acurate and quick photos to help sell the property, the real purpose of listing the property.

Comment on How long do we have to wait for a good photo? by Paul Kriewall

Paul Kriewall — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:44:11 +0000

One slight correction Craig. It is 4 days to post the exterior photo unless you have written instructions from the owner not to post an exterior photo.