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How to Keep Renovation Costs in Check
As you're looking at Klamath Falls homes for sale, you may decide to eschew a new, perfect house in favor of an older one you can fix up yourself. Not only is it a great way to save money, but it's also a great way to make your home exactly the way you want it. Unfortunately, it's also a great way to spend an obscene amount on renovations. Here are some ways you can keep those costs in check when fixing up your new home.
- Budgeting. It's important to go in with a plan. Map out what renovations you want to do, how much you can expect them to cost, and how much you're willing to spend. Set a budget not just for the project as a whole but for each room. For instance, the kitchen is, on average, about 15% of your home's value. So the budget for kitchen renovations shouldn't exceed 15% of what you paid for the house. Breaking costs down this way will help you stay on budget.
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Klamath Basin: Where to Go Skiing and Snowboarding
The Klamath Basin offers many great opportunities for adventure during the winter months. Our real estate agents are always excited when the snow flies, and for good reason. It means ski season has returned.
Offering access to some of the most rugged slopes in the Cascades, the Klamath Basin area is an alpine paradise. So if you're looking for places to ski and snowboard in and around the Klamath Basin, then you're in luck.
- Willamette Pass Resort - 27501 Hwy. 58, Mile Marker 62, Crescent Lake, OR 97733
Willamette Pass is a rugged mountain pass at the crest of the Cascade Range, at an elevation of 5,128 feet. Perched on the mountain slopes above the pass itself is Willamette Pass Resort, one of Oregon's premier ski areas. Runs here range from beginner to advanced, and with 555 acres of skiable terrain and an average annual snowfall of 430 inches, there are options here for everybody. Willamette Pass Resort is known for having one of the steepest runs in the world; the RTS run is 52 degrees at its steepest point.
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Winter Wings Festival & Birding Around the Klamath Basin
Whether you're looking for a solo activity or one to share with the family, birding is a great choice. Our real estate agents take a look at why the area near Klamath Falls homes for sale is a perfect location for this fascinating and rewarding pastime.
Klamath Basin Birding Trail
As home to more than 350 species of our feathered friends, the Klamath Basin has a well-deserved reputation as a bird lover's paradise. Straddling the Oregon-California border, the Klamath Basin Birding Trail runs from just north of Crater Lake to south of Clear Lake and Butte Valley National Grassland.
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5 Home Improvement Trends for 2022
While many homeowners are selling their homes to take advantage of the current market, others are investing in their homes to make them more comfortable now and more valuable down the road. If you asked our real estate agents what top few trends they've noticed in recent months, these would be on their lists.
- Well-designed home offices
With more and more of us working from home, few of us are happy with a spare bedroom doing double duty as an office. We don't want the backdrop of our online meetings to have beds in the background or a houseguest's luggage in the corner. We certainly don't want to have to ask our company to leave the room to take business calls. Dedicated office space will have different needs based on profession, but some items will be common to most. Highspeed internet will probably be first on the list, but from that point, personalization could mean generous drawing space with plenty of natural light for an architect or whiteboards and storage space for an elementary school teacher. Versatility is the key to a home office bringing added value to the home.
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Party Time: 5 Restaurants with Private Event Rooms
Whether it's for a birthday, an anniversary, a wedding rehearsal dinner, or some other occasion, sometimes you want to be able to go out and celebrate an important event with your friends. Private event rooms are a great way to eat and have fun while still maintaining a bit of privacy.
How do you know which nearby restaurants can accommodate private events, though—especially if you've just moved and are still getting to know the area? Our real estate agents have got you covered. Here are five restaurants in Klamath Falls, OR, including private rooms you can reserve for your party or event.