All posts by Lydia

Hi! I am a hardworking mother of lovely boys and have been living in the Greater Vancouver area for over 20 years. I am passionate about my career in real estate and I look forward to helping you find your new home or investment property. Being fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, I can help you navigate the real estate market be it buying, selling, renovating or renting.

211 Renfrew Street, Vancouver

$2,035,000

 

About the Property

Brand new executive home and Laneway house with CORNER lot, modern entertainer’s layout and excellent finishings. Air conditioning, HRV and radiant heating.

Features

Type(s): House
Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 7
Built in: 2017

2101 – 8031 Nunavut Lane, Vancouver

$516,000

 

About the Property

Almost new 1 bedroom and 1 bath unit at MC2 North Tower comes with functional layout, spacious living area with open kitchen concepts with a Bloomberg appliance package, contemporary-styled kitchen cabinets made in Italy.  Energy efficient with heating/cooling systems. The building features with exercise rm, meeting rm and professional concierge. Super convenient location, across to Canada Line Bus Loop, T&T Supermarket, shops, banks, restaurants, cafes, Cineplex Theatre and much more…1 parking and 1 storage locker included.

Features

Type(s): Condo
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Built in: 2016

HQ – Unit 609, 10531 140 Street, SURREY

About the Property

HQ is a new condo and townhouse development currently under construction in Surrey.  The development is scheduled for completion in 2018 with the last building completed by 2020.  The development has a total of 345 units.

Features

Type(s): Condo
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Built in: est. 2020

1089 East 58th Ave, Vancouver

$1,200,000

About the Property

Beautiful 2 level, partly updated character house with a view of Ross Park. 2 bedrooms up and two down, two full bathrooms and lovely front and back yard with one car garage accessible from the back alley. Perfect family home, move in ready in prime South Vancouver area.

Features

Type(s): House
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Built in: 1951

 

3123 East 4th Ave, Vancouver

$1,200,000

 

About the Property

Excellent central location. 33.5 x 124 sqft lot. Close to everything. Downtown in 15 mins. #1 Hwy in minutes. Second narrows bridge to North Shore in minutes.

Features

Type(s): House
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Built in: 1920

 

Declutter Your Home

It is important to declutter your house so it appears to have lots of storage space.  Potential buyers want to feel like they can easily fit all their belongings and be well-organized.  All built-in cabinets and closets are fair game for potential buyers to inspect.  These areas must be clean, neat, and orderly.   There are several key areas in your house where you will want to focus your time.

1. Kitchen:
Counter tops: Remove clutter from kitchen counter tops to show an expanse of counter space.  Rule of thumb suggests that you should not have more than 3 items on your counter.
Under the sink: Remove as many items as possible from under the sink.  Place any remaining items in bins or baskets to keep them orderly.
Cabinets:  Pack away anything that you have not used in the past year.  Remember all those items you purchased at that Pampered Chef party?  Don’t forget the fondue set and bread maker you received as a wedding gift.  They can all go into storage while your house is on the market.
Pantry:  Throw away all spices that are over a year old.  Box up any dry goods that can go to the Food Bank.
Refrigerator/freezer:  You may not plan to include your appliances in the sale of your house, but they can be used as a negotiating tactic…if they are in good shape.  Use this opportunity to give the refrigerator and freezer a full clean.  Dispose of all those old condiments and orderly replace remaining items.

2. Bathrooms:
Counter tops:  Limit yourself to only hand soap plus one additional item on the counter.  No one wants to see your toothbrush when touring your house!
Under the sink:  Dispose of any unnecessary items and place those remaining in bins.
Medicine cabinet:  Potential buyers will look in your medicine cabinet.  Hide anything you do not want public and place as many items as possible in the bins under the sink.  You will want to lock prescription medicine away.
Linen closet: Remove any unnecessary items and store away.  Neatly fold all linens and stack by color.

3. Laundry Room: Make sure all products are neat and orderly.  You want to give the impression that it is easy (and fun) to do laundry in this space.

4. Clothes Closets: Pack and store off-season clothes and shoes.  Separate clothes types (eg. shirts, pants, long) and hang together by color.  Remove any extra hangers.

5. Office:  File away all paper and corral computer cords.  Desks should be clear of all clutter with only a few items showcased on top.

6. Kid’s Stuff:  While your house is on the market, kid’s toys should be put away in cabinets or bins.  What will not fit should be boxed up and placed in storage.  (The same goes for pet toys and products.)
Note: This is not the time to stock up on toilet paper from Costco.  Replace food and toiletries only as needed.