Stay safe with the right weather app
New tech knowledge provided through natural disaster apps keeps households and communities safe with warnings and prep advice. Most of these apps will give real time weather updates. However, in…
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Bird’s Nest Fern: Essential Care Tips
The bird’s nest fern gets its name from its growth pattern. The long fronds emerge from a central rosette resembling a nest. In the wild, their fronds can reach up…
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Bathrooms: Tips for Choosing the Perfect Layout
When you’re having a custom home built, you’ll get to choose the layout for different rooms, including bathrooms. Deciding on a layout for your bathrooms involves knowing how to ensure…
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Design tips for black interior decor
Have you ever been curious about adding dark hues to your home? While it can seem intimidating, adding black into your color scheme can be sharp and elegant. This article…
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Indoor Gardening Activities to Do With Your Kids
Many garden projects let kids embrace their creative side and give them a mini plant sciences lesson as a bonus. So how would you get your little ones invested in…
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Key elements to an effective emergency plan
Emergencies happen, especially when there’s a natural disaster involved. While stress can run high in times of a natural disaster, or any emergency, there are ways for you and your…
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How to keep your bird seeds dry
Many nature lovers and homeowners enjoy bird watching. Having a bird feeder is a wonderful way to welcome birds into your property. However, to keep birds healthy, it’s essential to…
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Holidays and home safety: Tips to keep your household safe
Winter holidays are a festive time when folks gather and celebrate. Part of the fun of these holidays is being able to decorate your home and host dinners or other…
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Tips for Budgeting for the Home Selling Journey
Believe it or not, the costs associated with selling a house can add up quickly. If a home seller fails to budget accordingly, he or she risks costly, time-intensive home…
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Tips for Finding an Inexpensive Home
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Browsing the real estate market may seem like an exhausting process, particularly for those who are searching for inexpensive properties. Fortunately, there are many…
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DIY Projects for Your Kitchen
Updating your kitchen doesn’t always mean doing a full renovation. There is an entire list of smaller projects you can accomplish on your own that will have a major impact…
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How do you create a breakfast taco bar?
If you’ve been searching for a delicious new take on brunch, try a breakfast taco bar. Perfect for both small and large gatherings, breakfast tacos are budget-friendly and quick to…
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Room decorator ideas on a budget
With the right ideas, you can make budget room decoration worthy of a professional. Save your hard-earned money on simple DIY solutions rather than hiring an interior designer, and you’ll…
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Decisions: Should You Build or Buy?
When buying a home, you can either build a new residence from scratch or buy an existing home already built. This can be a tough decision to make. Here are…
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How Can You Sell Your House for Top Dollar?
A successful home selling experience likely concludes with a profitable transaction. However, plenty of work lies ahead before a home seller can achieve the best-possible results. Ultimately, there are several…
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Simple Ways to Enhance Your Home’s Marketability
Making a good first impression on prospective home buyers is the key to getting your house sold within a relatively short period of time. Once your house is on the…
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Flood Prevention for Your Home
Flooding can cause significant damage to your home and even make it uninhabitable in worst-case scenarios. Floods can lead to mold growth, wood rot and other types of water damage…
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Dos and Don’ts of Investing in Rental Properties
Photo by 1000Photography via Shutterstock Investment in real estate rental properties has many upsides. You can make great money long term. But as with any business, there are risks. Before…
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How much you can afford on your next home purchase?
As a homebuyer, there’s often pressure out how much budget to work with to purchase your ideal property. Figuring out how much to spend on a home isn’t just a…
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How to Add Style & Storage Space to Your Farmhouse Design
Farmhouse decor celebrates the rustic and comfortable aspects of country life. One of the many advantages of embracing this design style in your home is the opportunity to upcycle old…
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The fastest way to sell a house: Real estate tips
Many prospective sellers want to know the fastest way to sell a house. While home selling never happens overnight, there are ways you can speed up the process while still…
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DIY: Create The Perfect Fire Pit for Your Space
Having a backyard fire pit gives you a great place to sit around with family and friends on summer nights or cooler nights. Although fire pits are sold in many…
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How to Create a Carnivorous Plant Terrarium at Home
Sure, terrariums are vast and fascinating. But if you’re looking to kick it up a notch, try starting one for carnivorous plants. The easiest way to keep them happy is…
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Don’t Forget These Things in Your Home Renovation Contract
Professionals bring the commercial-grade tools and years of experience to deliver the quality upgrades people desire. Although you and your contractor may work in different industries, written agreements help clarify…
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How to Write a Memorable Offer Letter
Photo by Free-Photos via Pixabay While buying a home in a seller’s market, it pays to stand out from the crowd. One way to do that is with a memorable…
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Tips & tricks on how to create an engaging listing post
Creating an engaging and meaningful listing is more important now than ever. Prospective homebuyers do the majority of their searching online, both on mobile devices and desktop computers. If you’re…
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Tips for growing indoor flowering plants
Indoor flowering plants might seem intimidating even to experienced houseplant owners. However, there are many options for low-maintenance indoor flowers to brighten up your home. It’s also simpler to help…
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A few things to remember when buying land for residential development
Buying land can be a tricky matter for many people, especially when they’re first getting started. No matter how valuable a property may seem at the time, it may not…
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Must-know facts about NC horse farms
If you’re interested in horses and have found yourself typing into your search bar “North Carolina horse farms for sale” – you may be curious about what the state has…
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Tips for designing an outdoor living room you’ll love
As the divide between indoor and outdoor living space continues to blur, homeowners and designers continue to think up new ways to enjoy the outdoors. Living room furniture and design…
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What to Expect After You Attend a Home Showing
After you complete a home showing, you may face a dilemma. If you like a house following a showing, you may want to set up a follow-up showing or submit…
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Financial Preparation Tips for First-Time Homebuyers
Image by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay Everyone talks about preparing financially to purchase and own a home. However, it’s not always exactly clear how to prepare. Rather than…
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What to Do Your First Day in Your New Home
Moving is a strenuous process, and it’s common to feel exhausted after it’s over. For some, the first few days in your new home can feel even more overwhelming than…
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When to hire a professional to help with electrical wiring
While many homeowners would prefer to either ignore or take a DIY approach to common household problems, electrical wiring should be reserved for licensed professionals. Even minor electrical issues can…
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Guide to landscaping: Bushes & shrubs
When it comes to landscaping, bushes and shrubs are essential to a great design. Not only do they add dimension and aesthetic interest to an outdoor space, they are useful…
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Seller Concessions: What Buyers & Sellers Should Know
Image by Sephelonor from Pixabay Buying a home is a complicated transaction with many expenses. Part of the transaction involves closing costs, which vary in amount depending on the situation….
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Pets: Ways to Set In-Home Boundaries Without the Gates
Image by gabriele gabi from Pixabay Upon moving into a new home, it’s important to keep your pets out of certain rooms as they get used to their new space….
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The Most Important Things to Have Around The House According to New Homeowners
Purchasing your first home will be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling parts of your life. It’s an important milestone on the way to financial independence and to starting…
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Get Your California Luxury Home Buyer-Ready
Listing a luxury home in Los Angeles, San Francisco or elsewhere in California is insufficient. In fact, if you fail to get your Golden State luxury residence buyer-ready, your home…
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What to Include in a Home Staging Checklist
Staging a home requires a seller to think about how to differentiate his or her residence from others that are currently available. Fortunately, a home staging checklist can make it…
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Pay off your mortgage early & save money doing it: 3 Tips for homeowners
While paying off a mortgage early might seem daunting, there are some simple strategies you can use to make it happen. With the right planning and financial know-how, you’ll be…
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A basic guide to obtaining a build permit
Most major construction or renovation projects require obtaining a building permit. However, because not every project requires a permit, it can be difficult to know if your particular plans require…
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Interiors: Do You Need an Architect or Designer?
When you’re having a home built, you’ll be working with a team of design professionals and builders. While you might already have builders lined up, who handles the design side…
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Create a Healthier Home Environment With These Tips
Image by Phichit Wongsunthi from Pixabay While we are all working to protect the environment and preserve our world for future generations, it’s important to remember that we need to…
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Designing a home theater: 3 Expert tips
Designing a home theater is a major renovation goal for many homeowners. While the concept can seem daunting, creating a dedicated space to enjoy your favorite movies and television shows…
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When You Need to Sell Before You Can Buy
Photo by Paul Brennan via Pixabay If you’ve been renting and preparing to buy a new home, you’ve probably saved up your down payment and are in the process of…
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Enjoy a Quick, Seamless California Luxury House Selling Experience
If you plan to sell a luxury residence in San Diego, Malibu or any other California city or town, you may want to start thinking about the Golden State luxury…
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How to Choose the Best Grout Color
If your next remodel involves adding tile, you’ll need to choose grout to go with it. While it might seem like an insignificant detail, grout color can make an enormous…
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How To Move When You Have Too Much Stuff
Are you planning on moving in the next 6-8 months? Don’t let your belongings take ownership of you. As consumers, we tend to accumulate a lot of “stuff” over the…
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What to Look for in a New Home Construction Builder
Photo by Andrew Wilus from Pexels When you’re looking for a home builder, you might be tempted to base your decision largely on bids. While price is important, there are…