Terez Harris's Blog

Why Do People Live here? Metairie is a beautiful suburb of single family homes that is conveniently located just 20 minutes outside of Downtown New Orleans. It's not uncommon to see neighborhood kids playing the streets of this quaint little oasis during the summer and family fun during fair sea...

A Metairie House Sale Can Turn on Gastronomic Appeal...    “A kitchen can sell a house” is a proposition that often proves true—well-designed kitchens can drive value. Given the popularity of cooking shows, artisanal cuisine, and the growing number of new gizmos and gadgets concocted for the adv...

Metairie Rental vs. Purchase Decision: Not So Simple   When your primary residence is one of our Metairie rentals, from time to time you may find yourself pausing, pen hovering over checkbook, thinking, “What if this check were going to buy this place, instead…?”      It’s a nearly unavoidable t...

Overprice Your Metairie Home: Why Not?    A major home-selling decision arrives right at the start: setting your home’s price. It’s a step that can be decisive for good or for ill.   But what is the “right” price? We know what it probably isn’t—it’s not the first number that pops into your head,...

Nightline says reality TV house flipping isn’t realistic...   ABC’s Nightline recently aired an interesting segment about house flipping, which included a magic number that’s probably never been seen before. Metairie house flippers would have been glued to their TVs if they’d stayed up late enou...