Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist: March

February 23, 2018 | Paradise Homes on Deer Island

Tax Write-Offs When Building a New Home

By Mike Parker

Whether you build it or buy it, your new home is likely to be the most expensive purchase you will ever make, according to CNN Money. The Internal Revenue Service provides some financial assistance by allowing you to write off some of the expenses associated with building a home, but you'll have to itemize your deductions if you want to take advantage of these write-offs.

Things to Consider When Building Your Dream Home

February 7, 2018 | Paradise Homes on Deer Island

Building a new house can be exciting, even life changing, but all the experts agree on one thing. Careful planning beforehand is essential.

It's always exciting to begin planning a new construction home! Of course a process this big comes with a certain amount of stress and anxiety. You can help ease some of the stress of building a new construction home by simply planning ahead. Proper planning for a custom built home can take months, even years. We can help make this so much easier with some simple considerations!

Preparing Your Home for an Open House

February 2, 2018 | Paradise Homes on Deer Island

We are prepping for our first ever Open House Event on 7 of our model homes! It has been a whirlwind of preparation. From scheduled home cleanings and new mulch to flyers, signs, and more! Our team has been putting in the work and is excited about getting our homes ready for this!

The process to get a home ready for showing varies from home to home, bust some things remain constant. We thought it might be helpful to provide you with some tips we came across in this whole process. If you are thinking about selling your home, these might be helpful to you!

And, if you are looking to buy a home in Central Florida, come by our Open Houses tomorrow to see us! Inventory is low and these will not last long so don't miss out on the opportunity to see these beautiful, move-in ready homes!

Seasonal Home Maintenance Tips for Your New Home

January 26, 2018 | Paradise Homes on Deer Island

Repost from Homefirst Agency

Whether it's flowers starting to bloom or leaves starting to fall, each season brings along new home maintenance needs.

2018 Color Trends

January 17, 2018 | Paradise Homes on Deer Island

Repost from Elle Decor - Written by Sara Tardiff on Dec 7, 2017

THESE ARE THE COLORS EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IN 2018

There's a new minimalist color palette in town, and it doesn't involve grey.

It's time to discuss which home decor trends will define the year to come. While 2017 was all about tropical green, warm neutrals, and sophisticated camel accents, we predict that 2018 will be full of even edgier hues.

If you need some help imagining how they might play out in your own space, look no further than the 7 rooms below.

7 Resolutions for a More Organized New Year

January 8, 2018 | Paradise Homes on Deer Island

Repost from CleanOrganizedFamilyHome.com - I can hear you now: More New Year's resolutions! I never keep them! Why should I even make them?

Corny as it sounds, the New Year offers us all a chance to regroup and start fresh and to reinvent ourselves for the better.

We've just come through the sound and fury of the holidays - and our homes, nerves, and bank accounts reflect it. What better time to get a grip and try to do it right than this clean slate of a new year looming ahead? 

In that spirit, here are my 7 resolutions for an organized new year that can rejuvenate you, your home, and your family. And the best part? They all build on each other. If you accomplish No. 1 then No. 2 is easier. If you nail No. 4, No. 5 is a cinch. Try it! (What do you have to lose?)