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  • Four Bills You Can Skip By Renting A Downtown Apartment

    Renting a swanky downtown apartment may sound like something for those who make a large income. The truth is, renting a downtown apartment, whether it is a luxury loft or a small unit in a high rise, can be an excellent investment. Here are some of the bills that can be decreased or demolished altogether in your budget by renting a centrally located apartment downtown. Here are four bills that you can skip with downtown living.
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  • Create A Professional Kitchen In Your Next Luxury Home

    With the increased popularity of cooking shows, many self-proclaimed "foodies" are being exposed to the wonderful world of commercial appliances. Their sleek, stainless steel design is timeless, and the power and quality they exude is intoxicating. Here are three commercial products that you'll want to be sure to have the contractors incorporate into the design when building your new luxury home. Refrigerators and Freezers Reach-in refrigerators and freezers typically have solid stainless steel door fronts.
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  • Why Your Newly Formed Condo Association Will Need Professional Management

    Once a developer gives his hold on a property over to the community, that community has many decisions to make. It's not always easy to create a community board, find qualified residents to take on positions, and handle the duties that come with community management. A condo association management, or CAM, group is the solution to figuring it all out. Here's why you should consider one for your new condo association.
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  • Selling Your Custom Home: What To Look For In A Real Estate Agent

    Owning a custom home is one thing, selling one is quite another. What is an awesome or unique addition to you may create an interesting selling point for potential buyers. As the owner of a custom home looking to sell, you want to not only reach the specific customer who is looking for a home with luxurious features, you want to be able to sell your home at the most profitable selling point.
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  • Four Tips For Finding A Great Apartment To Stay In During An Extended Work Trip

    If you are going to be working away from home for a few months, consider renting an apartment, rather than staying in a hotel. Many people assume that apartments are only available for long-term rentals, but that is not the case at all. There are some people who are willing to rent apartments to individuals for a very short period of time. The guide below walks you through a few ways to find the best apartment to rent for a short time frame.
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  • Home Buying Tips For Millenials

    One of the challenges that millenials face when trying to obtain a home is that they often have a great deal of student debt. This may make lenders less willing to lend money to millenials unless they have been very consistent with their payments and have a very good debt-to-income ratio. However, there are some home buying strategies millenials use that can actually make them more attractive to lenders and increase their odds of getting a better home.
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  • Is A Multi-Family Home A Good Investment For You?

    Buying an investment property can help establish your financial future. Some investors are opting to forgo a single family home investment and purchase a multi-family unit instead. If you are considering a multi-family unit, here are some pros and cons to weigh.  Advantages The obvious reason to invest in a multi-family unit is that you have an increased likelihood of having some sort of income generated by the property. As a result, you have more money to devote to property issues, such as repairs.
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  • Four Frightening Diseases Carried By Rodents

    Rodents are problematic neighbors for a variety of reasons. They feed on stored grains and crops, they create offensive odors in homes and they chew through wires, floorboards and screens. However, the most troubling problems they cause relate to disease – rodents can carry a wide variety of potentially deadly diseases and they should never be allowed to co-exist in close proximity to humans. Among other diseases, rodents can carry and transmit the following four diseases to humans.
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  • Thinking About Hiring A Realtor? Consider The Hidden Benefits

    Buying a home is a scary process, mainly because it involves so much money and will inevitably have a significant impact on your life, at least for the foreseeable future. If you have been doing some research to determine whether you should hire a realtor or not, you probably already know the major benefits. These professionals are there to help you find a home that you are willing to put an offer on.
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  • Five Easy And Affordable Ways To Stage Your Home For A Quick Sale

    Most homeowners like to think that their home is perfect just the way it is. However, as most real estate agents will tell you, the reality is that many homes could benefit from a few well-chosen updates before the home is placed on the market. This isn't a critique of your design sense or your lifestyle. It's just a fact that prospective home buyers like to be able to imagine their own families and their own possessions in your spaces.
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