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Smart Kitchen Upgraded

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Are you thinking about selling your Lake of the Ozarks home in the near future? If you are, have you thought about making a few updates before you list? Sometimes the difference between selling your home quickly and not is making a few updates to appeal to your modern buyer. A great room to start in is your kitchen! The kitchen is generally one of the most criticized rooms and today, our team of real estate agents at the Lake of the Ozarks have a few suggestions for things to consider updating in your kitchen. 1. Backsplash A tile backsplash is all the rage right now. "Backsplash" refers to tiling the area of the wall above the countertop and below the cabinets above it. Modern kitchens use the backsplash to bring out certain colors in the decor scheme and accent surrounding features. Feel free to make your backsplash the color of your counters, your cabinets, your walls, your floors, or a unique collage mixing the various colors featured in each. 2. Island An ...

Keep Your Home In Style Year-Round with These Tips!

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Let's face it, decorating your home at the Lake of the Ozarks can be time-consuming and often a lot of work! This is especially true if change out your home decor throughout the season. The Fran Campbell Team is committed to making your life easier from selling your Lake of the Ozarks , helping you buy a home at the Lake of the Ozarks , and homeowners advice! Today, we would like to help you make decorating your home a little easier with some tips for home decor that will look fantastic all year!  Neutral Colors Using neutral color schemes in your home decor strategy can be a great way to tie together the whole feel of your home while going great with any color of furnishing you choose. Paint the walls a shade of tan or gray and put colorful furniture throughout the room. As long as your colors complement each other, they don't have to match! Timeless Photography Photographs are truly timeless home decor pieces; it doesn't even really matter what the photograph i...

First Time Home Buyer? Get Advice from the Experts!

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Are you thinking about buying your very first home? First of all, Fran Campbell Team would like to say congratulations! Buying your first home at the Lake of the Ozarks is exciting but we also understand that it can be a little nerve-racking. Typically when you do something for the first time, you'll have some questions and you may not understand the process fully - buying your first home is no different. That's why today, our real estate team at the Lake of the Ozarks has some advice for the first-time home buyer!  Get Prequalified or Preapproved ASAP. Most of us can't buy a house without getting a mortgage loan. The loan approval process is a winding journey all on its own; depending on your progress on that particular journey, you can either aid or hinder your home buying efforts. Before you begin seriously shopping for homes, we strongly recommend you talk to a lender and get prequalified or preapproved. This will be very helpful going forward! Choose Locati...

Advice for Squaring Away your Financing BEFORE Your Home Search

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It may seem logical that the most important part of buying a home at the Lake of the Ozarks is finding the home itself. However, it's important to not get ahead of yourself and secure your finances before you start looking for a home. If you don't have your finances in order before you start looking, you risk making a rushed decision on your mortgage which could cost you a higher interest or you may find your dream home and not be able to make an offer because you don't have your finances squared away. Read on to get some advice from the Fran Campbell Team for dealing with your finances for purchasing a home at the Lake of the Ozarks . Get Pre-Approved The last thing you want to do is fall in love with a home that you can't afford. That's why it's so important to know what your budget is before you start looking at homes. You can avoid a lot of wasted time and energy by getting pre-approved so you have an idea of what lenders will loan to you. This wil...