2016

  • 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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  • Finding A Safe Apartment Unit To Rent

    If you are a single person in the process of looking for an apartment to rent, you will want to take additional steps in making sure the home you select is safe from potential break-ins or theft. When someone lives alone, vulnerability may be a concern, making safety features a huge draw when finding the right apartment. Here are a few tips to use when looking at apartments to make sure the one you decide to move into has adequate protection from people trying to break inside.
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  • Helpful Tips For Buying A House

    Have you grown out of the apartment lifestyle and want to take on the responsibility of homeownership? Although owning a home is a big investment to be proud of, it can also cause financial hardship if the right kind of house is not purchased. The article below contains a list of tips that can be helpful when you begin your search for a house and go through the process of buying one.
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  • Three Things You Shouldn't Neglect When Doing Spring Cleanup On Your Property

    Now that spring is here, it's time to clean your home from top to bottom. However, it's important not to get so wrapped up in cleaning the home's interior that you forget about the outside. Following are three things you shouldn't neglect when performing spring cleanup tasks on your property. Get Your Flowerbeds Ready for the Season Early spring is the ideal time to get your flowerbeds ready for spring and summer growth and blooms.
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