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132 LANSDOWNE DR. | PENN HILLS | $139,850

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Mt. Lebanon $159,900 Updated Affordable 2 bedroom with spacious garage. Remodeled eat-in kitchen, Private covered patio and yard. Great Location near park, schools, & shopping.

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Upper St. Clair $899,000 Spectacular Brick and Stone with Magnificent View of Golf Course. Tongue in Groove Cathedral Ceilings. Great Room, Den, Work Shop and Much More. MLS# 1335609 Lynn Banbury (412)680–5000

Peters Township $799,900 Elegant brick provincial style five bedroom, four and a half bath on quiet cul-de-sac. Fantastic manicured lot with artistically created flagstone patio and amazing rear property. MLS# 1345387 Lynn Banbury (412)680–5000

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Peters Township $699,900 Beautiful custom four bedroom, four and a half bath brick.

Two story foyer and family room. Three car garage. Trex deck plus great landscaping around pretty in-ground pool.

MLS# 1345368 Lynn Banbury (412)680–5000

Crafton $800 Per Month Spacious Two Bedroom second floor apartment† with off street parking. Equipped kitchen. Full size dining room.

Large deck off living room, Washer and dryer hookups.

MLS# 1369879 Lynn Banbury (412)680–5000

South Fayette $225,000 Attractive three bedroom, three bath patio home with two car garage. One level living at its best with guest suite on second level. Private deck and yard space. Level entry. Pretty eat-inkitchen plus full sized dining room. MLS# 1369927 Lynn Banbury (412)680–5000

Bloomfield $799,000 Two Solid Brick Commercial Buildings with a common wall in a great location on main street. Perfect for development.

Presently office, warehouse and apartments. Access to loading dock and parking in rear. Near restaurants, shopping and hospitals.

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10 Easy Home Sale Tips 1. Add power outlets with USB ports in rooms that

6. Remove outdated wallpaper, replacing it with paint

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Remove, store, or discard excessive accessories on tabletops and walls and in cabinets. Some suggest following the rule of three: Leave out only three things on any surface.

lack them, especially in the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms where they’re most needed.

Eliminate acoustic popcorn-style ceilings since they look dated and tacky.

3. Use what you have, and arrange each room in a

conversational way if possible. Don’t set all furnishings in a family room so they face a TV, since most potential buyers like the idea of an open-room for socializing.

4. Clean carpets and wood floors since they’re often

the first part of a room that buyers check out; you don’t need to replace them unless they’re in terrible shape.

5. Change out corroded or dented door knobs and

levers. The replacements don’t have to be expensive but they should look new and clean.

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and preferably a neutral color,

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8. Pay attention to your bathrooms. Specifically,

make sure you have freshly laundered towels, new soap in soap dishes, spotless mirrors, and no mildew in view.

9. Improve a home’s healthfulness by using paints and adhesives with low or no VOCs. Point out these changes to prospective buyers.

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Be sure your house is priced competitively with the current market and homes in your area. In most regions, it’s still the No. 1 “fix” to sell quickly.

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LAVELLE REAL ESTATE, INC. SALES • APPRAISALS • MANAGEMENT • INSURANCE 2909 CENTRE AVENUE • PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15219 TEXT PA1373787 to 40691 More Photos

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PITTSBURGH $200,000 LOOKING FOR A RANCH! Raised ranch with a park like back yard on corner lot. Hardwood floors under cleaned carpet. Enter home via foyer.On right side paneled family/game room with log burning fireplace .Left side freshly painted laundry room and garage. Proceed upstairs to an open floor plan. Natural window light in a spacious living room and dining area with a second log burning fireplace. Back door off kitchen leads to the patio and yard. Full bath in master bedroom. Pull down stairs to insulated attic with operable exhaust fan in main floor hall ceiling.

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SCHENLEY HEIGHTS FIXER UPPER Brick&frame construction. Sold As-Is. No bathroom, no furnace, no hot water tank, no gas meter in property. Basement extends under the porch. Lot is 25’X130.875’X26.98’X120.73’. Convenient to Shadyside, Downtown,Oakland, Pitt, UPMC & VA Hospitals.

Robert M. Lavelle

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Lavelle Real Estate, Inc

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LINCOLN-LARIMER LOT Residential, flat, corner lot on Deary

LOCAL ICE CREAM SHOP! Ice Cream Shop on main artery

Street at Larimer Avenue bridge. Lot dimensions per survey

with constant traffic flow. One story building across the street

20.70 ft X8.43 ft X 72.75 ft X 25 ft X 80 ft. Metal chain link fence

from a ball field and playground. Property and working equip-

does not reflect property boundaries. Sales price must cover

ment being sold AS IS! Sellers cannot make repairs or clean

taxes owed.

out!

Robert M. Lavelle

(412)621-2992

IVELLA DAVIS

(412)456-9048

Lavelle Real Estate, Inc

(412)621-2992

LAVELLE REAL ESTATE, INC

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Tips for Maintaining an Organized Living Room

by Caren Baginski 1. Welcome the Wastebasket

If trash tends to accumulate in the family room, adding a wastebasket might cut down on clutter. Few family rooms actually have a wastebasket in them; they’re not attractive and they can smell. Counteract this by choosing a can that fits your room’s decor.

If you know food will be thrown away here, get one with a lid and some deodorizing trash bags.

2. Keep Flat Surfaces Clutter-free Papers, books, brochures and magazines tend to accumulate on flat surfaces all around the house, and the family room is no different. In fact, the family room is often more cluttered because it’s a central gathering place in the house. A two drawer lateral file is an ideal recommendation - If you don’t have the floor space, a stackable file cart will do.

3. Control Out-of-Control Cords Until the world goes wireless, we’ll forever be stuck with tangled cables behind our entertainment centers. Fortunately, there are several options for taming cords in the family room. A cable caddy usually sticks onto a desktop (or behind the TV console) and has a space for several cables to clamp into. Your cords will still dangle freely, however, so a cable zipper, which encloses all the cables in a tube, might be the best bet.

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4. Create a Play Zone If toys are taking over your family room, it’s time to put them in timeout. Unused corners of a family room transform into great play areas because the walls serve to block encroaching clutter.

Corners are also good areas to put a small bookcase or children’s table. Add rolling bins for toy storage so your child doesn’t have to feel confined, but is encouraged to pick up after he or she is done playing.

5. Coffee Table Functionality If you have a coffee table (or forgot you had one due to the clutter) it’s time to reassess its organizational capacity. Coffee tables that look great but don’t have any storage for magazines, remote controls or even drink coasters, are probably making life more difficult. If you don’t have the budget for a new one, consider adding low storage cubes, rolling baskets or bins to stick under the table.

8. Take Advantage of Space Behind the Sofa Organize extra blankets, pillows, candles in an accessible place - behind the sofa. It’s a great place to put a trunk, cabinet or low bookcase. Plus, it gives you another surface to put a lamp or show off some treasured objects.

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