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A Gorgeous Holiday Side Dish!

Butternut Squash Salad with Roasted Brussels sprouts, Pecans, and Cranberries

This is one of the best holiday side dishes you’ll ever try!  It’s so delicious and just SO PRETTY!  This salad is full of vegetables and nuts. It’s healthy, gluten free, vegetarian, and packed with fiber! I discovered this recipe from www.juliasalbum.com a few years ago, and now I rarely go a holiday without making it!

Ingredients
Roasted Brussels Sprouts:
  • 3 cups Brussels sprouts ends trimmed, yellow leaves removed
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt to taste
Roasted Butternut Squash:
  • 1 1/2 lb butternut squash peeled, seeded, and cubed into 1-inch cubes (Yields about 4 cups of uncooked cubed butternut squash)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Other Ingredients:
  • 2 cups pecan halves
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 2-4 tablespoons maple syrup (optional)

 

Directions:

  1. Toss Brussels sprouts in olive oil and salt. Roast in the preheated oven at 400 F for about 20 minutes.
  2. Toss cubed butternut squash in olive oil, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Roast in the preheated oven at 400 F for about 20 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, combine roasted Brussels sprouts, roasted cinnamon butternut squash, cranberries, and lightly toasted pecans.
  4. Add a small amount of maple syrup and toss!

TIPS AND TRICKS

  • To save time, roast both Brussels sprouts and butternut squash on 2 separate baking sheets at the same time, on the same rack in the oven.
  • Adding maple syrup to the salad at the end is optional. If you do decide to add it, add small amounts.  Start with 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, then add more, if desired, and toss with the salad ingredients to combine. *I have never added it, and I think it’s delicious!

/ Selling

The Pros & Cons of Selling Your Home on Opendoor

I’m sure you’ve heard the commercials advertising hastle-free home selling with Opendoor. It sounds too good to be true, right? A cash offer for your home with a transaction timeline that works for you without all the headache of listing and showing your home to potential buyers sounds awfully tempting, so I did some homework and tested this out. Here is what I found.

The Good

Opendoor is a great option for the right seller. If you are an experienced home buyer/seller and/or you are in a hurry to sell your home, Opendoor might be a great choice for you. Opendoor will provide you with a cash offer on your home usually within 48 hours. Using Opendoor Is convenient, as there is not need to list your home, prepare for open houses, or make your home ready and available to show to potential buyers. Opendoor will also take over the responsibility for any repairs deemed necessary, so that you don’t have to.

The Not-So-Good

As it turns out, convenience comes at a premium. Homes sell for approximately 15k less on Opendoor than they do on the traditional market. In addition, Opendoor does charge a fee to cover their perceived risk assumed when purchasing your home, which can be anywhere from 6% to as high as 13% of the purchase price. Additionally, whether Opendoor makes the repairs they deem necessary or you do, you agree to assume the cost incurred. If getting top dollar for your home isn’t your priority, and you are more interested in a quick and straightforward transaction, Opendoor could be the way to go for you. Otherwise, you have the potential to get more for your home using an agent and selling on the traditional market.

My Personal Experience

A recent client submitted to Opendoor for an offer on their Skybrook North home in Cabarrus County to see how they stacked up. Our asking price was $350k, and Opendoor offered $343k for the home. Additionally, they required a fee of $15k to cover their perceived risk. My client elected to turn down the offer, in favor of pursuing a better offer on the traditional market.

After 4 weeks on the market, we received a full price offer on their home! They closed at the end of October and are happily moved into their new home and starting their next chapter!

 

Need to sell? Concerned about the stress & hastle that comes with selling? Give me a call! 704-792-8768

I’ll work with you to make sure that the selling process is as smooth and painless as possible! You’ll know what to expect every step of the way, and we’ll work together to make sure your family is interrupted as little as possible. Leave it all to me!