If you follow our blog, you may remember my last piece where I walked through my family’s preparations for listing our home. The Wicker Park condo I once inhabited by myself had run its course, and my growing family of four was charting our move to Chicago’s suburbs. So, we
When the tenant who’d been renting my place for 10 years moved out, replacing him seemed like an arduous process. The condominium was a little worse for wear, and I knew I had a lot of work to do to be able to make it appeal to future tenants. The
36% of Boomers, now around 70,000,000, will move or plan to move when they become Empty Nesters. Carol and Rufino Ramirez are no different and will make that move this year, putting their longtime family home on the market while they split time between their lake home and searching for a
Fix And Flip Goal #1: Maximize Profit When it comes to real estate investing – fix and flip or fix and rent – the goal is always the same: generate the highest return on your investment. In previous blog posts, we’ve gotten fix and flip experts’ secrets to success, and covered some of
We’re in the heart of March Madness, everyone’s brackets are a mess, the games are streaming on computers at work and the occasional dig at a Kansas alum is made. Some of us took the day off for tournament games in the hope of seeing our team advance. With the
Whether it’s your hair style, what kind of car you drive, or the seasonal decorations in your home, we’re constantly changing, and usually for the better (unless you’ve decided to bring back the bowl haircut). Happily, the changes we’ve made here at VHT Studios are getting strong reviews and haven’t
A VHT Studios photographer isn’t a photographer that you hire to “swing by to take some pics.” They’re not new to the game or restricted in their knowledge in the field. And they’re most definitely not using a Smartphone to take photographs. What we’re saying is, they’re not just a
Clients are the heartbeat to all business. Just like the Burns Family Circle of Trust is the heart of Greg and Pam’s relationship. Have you ever seen Meet the Parents? Your client and partner relationships are built on trust. The relationship you have spent years developing with your favorite real
In my role here at VHT Studios, it’s important to stay in touch with what’s happening in real estate, photography, and interior design overall. When there’s something I can pass on to our clients to help them make their listings standout, I’m all about it. So, when I was recently
In the spirit of honesty and full disclosure, I must admit prepping for our home’s photography shoot was far from a breeze. As I tried to find spaces to hide everything that is usually kept out, I kept thinking how much easier it would be if our place were bigger