Patricia Florentine, Realtor - Realty One Group Central

02/05/2026

Kicking off 2026 with my FIRST CLOSE! 🎉🔥 Stunning 3-bed, 2.5 bath home with a detached garage—such a win! Huge congrats to the new owners 🏡✨
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05/31/2025

02/02/2025

Wishing you a happy Groundhog Day!

01/28/2025

🐾🏠 Searching for pet-friendly rentals? Look no further! Let me help you find the perfect place to call home. Contact Realtor Trish Florentine at 732-501-8200. 🐶🐱

12/30/2024

Patricia Florentine

08/01/2024

NAR SETTLEMENT CHANGES
STARTING IN AUGUST.

02/21/2024

✨ Thanks to social media, the do-it-yourself craze has taken off.

👉 These days, everyone and their brother is a DIYer.

👌 There’s nothing quite as satisfying as being able to show off something you’ve made or something you’ve done yourself and saved big on.

1. When diying doesn’t make sense
Eeven for the hardcore diyer, there are times when doing something yourself just doesn’t make sense.

Store-bought is better.

The materials cost more than buying it pre-made

The timeline for making something is just too long

It’s just too stressful

You should really call a professional

2. When diying does make sense
Despite the objections listed above, there are times when DIYing makes a whole lot of sense.

You really can save money

You really enjoy making it

You want something that comes from the heart or is custom made

Patricia Florentine | Realty One Group Central
[email protected] | (732) 501-8200
| 0158068

Patricia Florentine

02/19/2024

🌱 Are you an eco-minded homeowner looking for ways to decrease your environmental footprint?

💚 Here are several ways to achieve a sustainable home design.

1. Sustainable Wood
Manufacturers can use dead and dying wood from forests and turn it into building materials that rival the strength and durability of steel and concrete.

2. Eco-friendly Certification
When choosing indoor décor elements for your home, look for labels that certify they’ve met certain safety standards as set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency and other Notable Organizations.

3. Natural Light And Heat
To aid in cutting back on this huge energy suck, you should adopt practices like turning lights off when not needed and dialing the thermostat back a degree or two to save on heat. Additionally, you can embrace the natural light that floods your home and look for ways to use thermoregulation for heat.

4. Double Pane Windows
Windows account for nearly 30 percent of a home’s energy use. This is because they are susceptible to heat and cooling loss, which causes a home’s heating and cooling systems to work overtime to maintain a comfortable temperature.

Patricia Florentine | Realty One Group Central
[email protected] | (732) 501-8200
| 0158068

Patricia Florentine

02/16/2024

🔍 Looking for a good way to make a bold statement in your home?

🌳 Try a strategically placed indoor tree. Here are a few to consider.

1. New Zealand Laurel
This tree grows tall with oblong leaves and is best suited for homes in warm climates with plenty of indirect light.

2. Fiddle Leaf Fig
Fiddle Leaf Figs like humid environments. Homes aren’t usually humid enough, so you may need to run a humidifier for this tree to be happy.

3. Common Fig
The Common Fig has broad leaves and gives round purple fruit. It grows best in homes with lots of light. Like the Fiddle Leaf Fig, this tree likes a humid environment, although it’s not quite as picky.

4. Fishtail Palm
Bathrooms with plenty of natural lighting make great homes for the Fishtail Palm. Because this is a tropical tree, it prefers a humid environment, so you may need to invest in a humidifier to keep this beauty happy.

5. Money Tree
Known for its beautifully twisted trunk and sprawling leaves, the Money Tree grows well in almost any home environment. The main thing to remember if this tree is in your home is to keep it out of consistently dry or cool air and make sure it gets plenty of light.

6. Olive Tree
It lends a minimalist style that’s easy to maintain. For olives to form on the tree, you need cross-pollination to happen. Be sure to purchase a fruit-bearing tree from the get-go.

Patricia Florentine | Realty One Group Central
[email protected] | (732) 501-8200
| 0158068

Patricia Florentine

02/14/2024

Tips On How To Maintain Your Flooring

💎 Nice floors in a rental property help it rent faster and retain its value.

💡 Use these tips on how to maintain your flooring for your own rental properties.

1. Wood Floors: Use a soft-bristled broom when sweeping

2. Ceramic Tile Flooring: It’s best to mop every day to remove surface dirt.

3. Carpeted Floors: Carpeting is best maintained with regular vacuuming and periodic shampooing for best results.

Patricia Florentine | Realty One Group Central
[email protected] | (732) 501-8200
| 0158068

Patricia Florentine

02/12/2024

🛏️ Are you looking to make your bedroom a more calming space? If so, keep reading to find several easy ways to detoxify your space.

1. Clean With Lemon Juice
Try squeezing fresh lemon juice into a spray bottle and diluting it with water to create a cleaning solution that’s naturally antibacterial and leaves a fresh scent behind.

2. Invest In Red Lighting
Try replacing your room’s regular white lightbulb with a red one or hang some red LEDs in your room to turn it on when you turn out the lights.

3. Hang A Plant
Plants not only brighten up a space but also help detoxify the air and lower anxiety.

4. Leave Technology Out
Rather than scroll through Facebook before bed, try reading a book instead. Also, switch out your phone’s alarm clock feature for a manual solar-powered alarm clock instead to make your bedroom a sleep sanctuary.

5. Introduce Lavender Into The Space
You have many options for introducing lavender into your bedrooms such as a lavender-infused sleep mask, soy lavender-scented candles, or even lavender pillow spray.

6. Revamp With Voc-free Paint
While this kind of paint can be more pricey than regular paint, it won’t release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air in your bedroom.

7. Choose The Right Colors
Without a doubt, the best color for a bedroom is blue. Use varying shades of blue to decorate your bedroom to create a calming, relaxing space conducive to a better night’s sleep.

Patricia Florentine | Realty One Group Central
[email protected] | (732) 501-8200
| 0158068

Patricia Florentine

02/09/2024

🌊 Basement flooding is a common home disaster. If it’s ever happened to you, you know just how exhausting and frustrating it can be.

👇 Below, we discuss several things you can do to help prevent basement flooding.

1. Clean and maintain the gutters
Keeping your home’s gutters in tip-top shape is a must.

2. Pay attention to landscaping
As silly as it sounds, the landscaping around your property could be contributing to your basement flooding risk.

3. Maintain the foundation
Cracks and other weaknesses in your home’s foundation can allow water inside.

4. Maintain your sump pump
If your home has a sump pump, you’re already one step ahead in keeping your basement dry.

5. Install window well covers
Window well covers do a great job of waterproofing your basement.

Patricia Florentine | Realty One Group Central
[email protected] | (732) 501-8200
| 0158068

Patricia Florentine