Have You Created Your
Dream Home Wish List?
By Victoria Hunter
Shopping for a new home can be an overwhelming process. Finding a real estate agent, looking at homes online, and applying for loan approval, there is a lot to do, and it can be difficult to know where to start. Believe it or not, there is a first step that every home buyer should take—before you pick up the phone to call that real estate agent and before you look at even one home online... Read More |
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Clean Up to Keep 'Curb Appeal'
By Claudia Cosgrove
 Whether a house attracts attention as someone drives or walks by can make or break a potential sale. A house can have all kinds of interior upgrades and renovations but may take forever to sell because of how it's perceived "at the curb."
Don't let potential buyers slip away. Impress them with a yard that says, "This is just the beginning of a not-to-be-missed property."... Read More |
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The Spring Cleaning Task that
Can Really Clear the Air
Courtesy of ARAcontent
 Your spring-cleaning routine will probably cover important, much-used rooms in your house, like the kitchen, baths and living room. But to really ensure your home's air is as fresh and clean as it can be, it's important to remember to spring clean the "hidden" room in your home—its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, including the ducts... Read More
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Fractional Ownership: Not
Your
Father's Timeshare
By Evelyn Fielding
 Maintenance costs and taxes on expensive properties can quickly overburden a homeowner, especially when they're on a vacation property the family uses only a few times a year. Fractional ownership allows several co-owners to share the financial burden—and financial reward.
Under a fractional ownership arrangement, each owner shares responsibility for financial concerns according to the percentages laid out in the contract. If four parties go in on a property and decide to share equally, each would pay one-quarter of the expenses and use the property one-quarter of the time. All four share in appreciation, and contracts may be worded worded so an owner can sell or gift... Read More |
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Ideas for a Greener Life
By E. E. Kane
 You do your part by recycling all of your newspapers, aluminum cans and plastic bottles with the numbers 1 and 2. Does it help? Yes, but you can do more. Recycling keeps usable materials out of the landfill, but it also requires energy. If you are ready to go beyond that first step, try any of these ideas.
Before you replace, consider a repair.
Oh no, your favorite coat's zipper is torn, and you are no seamstress. You could rush out to snatch up a coat... Read More |
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