Region-Specific House Maintenance Tips

Spring is coming, the traditional time for home maintenance checks, so how would you like to know the weak spots in your area? Whilst many home maintenance problems are universally familiar, some problems can be even more troublesome in certain areas. This was recently highlighted in a report by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

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New Market Trends to Floor You

After all these years of having hardwood floors that are mid brown and easy to clean, the word is that new, pale floors will be sweeping the market. These lighter floors have been popular in Europe and are just being introduced over here in North America.

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The Real Estate Alchemist: Dust to Diamonds

So, you’re new to the real estate market and you’re having lofty dreams of making a mighty mint flipping houses, well, take heed of this solid advice that’ll help you choose a “good” fixer-upper. Flipping houses can be risky business, but it need not be so. The goal here, is to find a true diamond in the rough- a diamond that needs just a bit of buffing up in order to shine. Especially if you’re just starting out in the flipping market, you don’t want to be dumping tens of thousands of dollars that you just might not re-coup at the end of the day. Ideally, you want something that with the magic of paint, a sharp stylistic eye and some good old elbow grease can turn into a gem- a gem that’ll pay you back your invested time and money, and then some.

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How Your Home is Killing You

Carbon monoxide is a well-known household threat, as are lead paint and toxic household cleaners. But one lesser known killer can cause the deaths of over a hundred times more people than carbon monoxide poisoning can. This toxin is present in varying degrees in homes all across America, and can quietly slip through the cracks in your foundation and into your basement. Like most artful poisons, it has no odor, taste, or color, and causes no noticeable symptoms until it’s too late. You can get lung cancer from it at a rate that is second only to cigarette smoking. There are estimates that approximately 20,000 people die annually from this unknown threat, and what’s worse is the fact that it comes from a naturally occurring event that can’t be stopped. All homeowners can do is try to prevent and/or slow down its progress before it claims any more lives.

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Step by Step for First Time Buyers

If you are a first time buyer wondering if you could cash in on the flood of foreclosed homes on the market, the first step you will need to take is to consider your options. Unfortunately most first time buyers’ options are ruled by finances. These materialize in the following questions:

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Signs of Problems When Buying a House

When buying a home, some people put more importance on the color of the walls than the condition of the roof. Paint color is an easy thing to change, but replacing a roof is a costly undertaking. Always hire a trained home inspector before you finally purchase a home, but use these tips as a guideline to help you weed out some of the potentially serious problems during the first walk-through.

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Hope for House Sales - Building Permits Down

Well what is the old saying - one man’s meat is another man’s poison? It certainly seems to be true in the realty business.

Hope for House Sales - Building Permits Down : 2:34 (641 words)

Enhancing Your Windows

It’s easy to forget the simple ways that we can save energy. One of them concerns our energy just ‘flying out the window’.

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Kids Bedrooms and The Prospective Buyer

There is one thing that you can count on when trying to sell your house: the kids’ bedrooms will always look disastrous! If you do have a ‘creative’ child, one way to balance this is to ensure that the rest of the house looks spick and span.

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The Budget-Conscious 2008 Bathroom

If you are thinking of putting your house on the market, it could make a big difference if you take a few weeks to improve it first. It is easy to make a home look more inviting without breaking your budget.

The Budget-Conscious 2008 Bathroom : 2:38 (659 words)
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