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Studies have shown that having your home at roughly 35% to 40% will help it feel warmer as well as making it easier to breathe. This means that you can set your thermostat a little lower when you add some humidity to the air in your home.

This is a rather old trick that is often spoken about since running water cannot freeze. Be sure to keep a trickle of water running from all of your indoor faucets so that they will not freeze up totally. In this manner, you can keep the water running and your pipes from totally freezing which should save them from any permanent damage.

It may seem counter-intuitive when it comes to selling your house in the winter. But the truth is that you can sell your home even when it is cold outside and you may actually get more money for it as well since there is typically less competition in the winter because people don’t like listing homes with snow on the ground.

If you are looking to sell your house, you should make potential buyers say “WOW” with curb appeal before they even walk in your house. This is accomplished by giving your house curb appeal. The MLS requires you to put a picture of the outside as the first picture of the listing so people may […]

Are you looking to give your bathroom remodel the WOW factor!?  Bathrooms are extremely important if you are trying to sell a house (just as important as kitchens and curb appeal).  Having a nice master bath in a house is a must if you are going to get top dollar and not having a master […]

The kitchen is the heart of most homes. It is where a family typically congregates in the mornings and evenings. Most home buyers will heavily base their buying decisions on the kitchen. You want potential buyers to say “WOW” when they see your kitchen because this will sell your property. So here are 5 tips for making your kitchen sizzle and your Realtor say “We have multiple offers!”

The worst thing that can happen to a person who buys a rental property for investment purposes is when it becomes an unrentable condo for some reason. This happens with condos quite frequently because condominium bylaws are changed. Owner occupants in the condo building get fed up with someone’s tenants next door because most tenants […]

Does your house have squeaky creaky floors when you are walking from one room to another or when you step in a certain area of the house? If so, you could be scaring away possible buyers if your house is for sale. Many people associate squeaks and creaks with old houses that need a lot […]

Understand What Advice to Take
If you needed parenting advice, you would go to a parent. So why do people who have no experience in what you are trying to do think they know better? If you take financial advice from someone who is broke, you will likely go broke! It’s one of the ironies in life that will help you find a little perspective when someone who has no idea what they are talking about is telling you they know better.

Radon awareness has risen substantially the last few years because it is a serious threat to families all across America. Radon is estimated to cause 20,000 deaths each year from lung cancer according to the EPA and the Surgeon General Office. Smoking is the only cause of lung cancer that takes more lives per year. […]