Pittsburgh Metro Realty Check

Any realtor will tell you that curb appeal—landscaping, colorful flowers, a weed-free garden—is essential to attracting home-buyers. But that’s a lot easier said than done when those beautiful flowers are just another all-you-can-eat buffet for Bambi. Of course, fencing and weekly spraying of deer repellent products are two possibilities, but the third—and much more practical […]

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Happy Birthday Carlyle! “One Hundred Years New.”

[Photo: Carlyle site team Realtors Kay Barchetti & Kaedi Manly flank guests; Fred Peterson of Owl Antiques, Lloyd Welling, Berwyn Clark, and Lou Fazio]
At the Kay Barchetti Wine & Dine on Thursday March 20, 2008 in downtown Pittsburgh’s historic Carlyle building at 4th and Wood, a crowd […]

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“M” and “M,” a really sweet young couple from West Mifflin, listed their house with me late last year. Well, when I walked into their house, the first thing I saw was lots of fish tanks—and I mean, LOTS. I’d never seen anything like it! But they LOVE fish. Tropical fish, goldfish, angel fish, all […]

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Mr. and Mrs. “S” called me. They were fed up and angry. One year of carrying two mortgages, their big, beautiful house in the North Hills of Pittsburgh sitting vacant on the market—not a single offer in all that time!—and their Company “X” real estate agent couldn’t tell them why.
“I hear you work magic,” Mr. […]

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“Joe” listed his beautiful Kittanning house with me just last month. When he told me about the great parties he had there for his friends, I asked him whether he did any cooking for the parties. (I just had to ask, since I love to cook!)
“What’re you kidding?” he said. “I’m a guy! I’m single! […]

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