Lafayette parish is divided into 13 areas in our Multiple Listing Service (MLS). These are areas that can help you narrow your search when you are looking for properties in Lafayette.

If you want to be in the center of the city, you’ll want to search for properties in G1, G2, G3. Youngsville is P and part of O, while Broussard is part of O and H. Carencro falls in area C, Scott is in E and Duson is F and part of K. Areas B and D are in the northern part of the parish while K and N and in the southern part of Lafayette parish.

Occasionally, you will come across a listing’s location identified by its area. Example:

• Area O
• 3 beds/2baths
• 1500 square feet
• $175,000

Knowing how the parish is divided will help you eliminate the homes that are not located in your preferred areas.

Don’t know where to start to find the perfect home? Call or email me. I would love to be your Realtor and guide you through the process!

1119 EArline in Breaux Bridge is what I call a house full of colors. Indeed, every room is a different color from the next and some of them are really, hmmm, “vibrant.” My seller knows that most buyers today don’t want that much color around them so she is offering a generous paint allowance and will even have the house painted and ready to move in before closing. Buyers, pick you colors for this wonderful home!

Here are some of the features of this home:

• 2710 Square feet living
• 3 bedrooms
• 2 baths
• granite counter tops in kitchen
• sub zero refrigerator and new appliances
• breakfast area and formal dining room
• Master suite includes a sitting area complete with a fireplace
• Master bath has marble floor and marble counter top
• Lot just under 1 acre
• Full size generator with nearly full 800 gallon gas tank
• Patio with two ponds
• Sprinkler system
• Kennel and green house
• And more….

As a Realtor, I am not allowed to include “this-is-what-it-can-look-like” pictures in the Multiple Listing Service (what we call the M-L-S) but I can show you here.

Wonder what a little paint can do to this house, which already has beautiful wood floors, a remodeled kitchen with granite counter tops and sub zero refrigerator, and lots of other wonderful features? I wondered, too, so I ask my friend Michelle Molinari of CurbAppealForDummies.com to work her magic and below is the result. If you’re interested in this home, my seller will do it all for you!

Michelle also worked on colors inside and if there’s one thing I can say about Michelle is that she knows what buyers want in our market. In the kitchen, a touch of neutral on the walls and the white cabinets, allow the new granite counter tops to shine.

In the dining room gone are the gold, blue, and red and the room is again ready to feature your beautiful dinning room furniture.

In the living room, a more neutral color will make the beautiful hardwood floor stand out. And those floors are real wood and very thick! (there are samples in the house)

While my sellers loved colors and enjoyed their home, as my friend Michelle Molinari would say, it’s time to “reset the energy of the home” for it to welcome a new owner.

Click here to view full listing for this home.

 

Schumacher Homes in Lafayette, LA is offering a free seminar tonight for those who are considering building a new home. Join us and learn the 6 Thing You Need To Know and 1 Thing You REALLY Need To Know when building a home.

I was invited to talk about “Selling your Current Home” and will be going over some tips that can help home sellers sell faster and for more money.

If you are interested, RSVP with Alison Legen by calling: 337-205-7270.

 

This month in real estate looks back on the home buyer tax credit and give tips to sellers who want to sell their home now that the tax credit has expired.