Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Five Great Apps for Your Northern Virginia Home and Garden

It’s in my job description. As a Northern Virginia real estate agent, I should be making your job as a homeowner easier. Keeping your home in peak condition and transforming your garden into a mini-Eden is definitely not easy, but it is somewhat important. After all, when you start thinking about selling your home in the Northern Virginia real estate market, you have to remember that a buyer wants a home that is well cared for and maintained. You’ll also reel more buyers in if you make an effort to stand out from your competitors. It can be a lot of pressure. Thankfully, technology has made things much easier.

The advent of iPads, laptops, smartphones and other tech tablets has been a blessing because it gives us such easy access to so many helpful tips and tricks that homeowners can use to take their Northern Virginia home to the next level. Here are five outstanding apps that you can use to amplify your home and garden:

inchCalc and inchCalc+. Gone are the days where you have to convert pesky measurements in your head. Simply input the dimensions in whatever form you have them (inches, centimeters, square feet, etc) and the app will spit out the information you need.

Home Depot. Besides just telling you where the closest store is, this app does helpful, menial tasks that will come to your aid at the store. Calculate how much drywall you need by entering your wall’s dimensions, figure out the size of the nuts and bolts you need and watch DIY videos on everything from painting to toilet installation. You can watch while you work.

Iris. Manage your home’s activity when you’re not there with this cloud-based app introduced by Lowe’s last year. Purchase basic kits that connect to your home’s wireless router that will allow you to manage everything from your home’s alarm schedule to your thermostat.

Landscaper’s Companion. Can’t figure out which plants would work best in your garden? This is the app you want to use. With over 25,000 different informational entries about plants in North America alone, you will undoubtedly find one that will thrive in your landscaping.

3D Home Design by LiveCad. If you’re looking to change the color and layout of your home, this app can help you envision what the finished product will look like. It’s user-friendly and used by many interior design professionals, so you know it works well.

Apps like these are both user-friendly and beneficial to making your home and garden stand out from other homes in the Northern Virginia real estate market. Maintaining your home can oftentimes feel like a full-time job in itself. Hopefully, these apps will make things much easier for you.

If you have any questions about buying or selling a home in the Northern Virginia area, don’t hesitate to contact me and ask! I’d be happy to help any way I can. I hope to hear from you soon!


Earle Whitmore
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
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