Yesterday, I interviewed Shawn McDonough, an insurance repair specialist with Laurens Construction, a 24/7 responder for home emergencies that covers all of SE Michigan. Shawn was an insurance adjuster for 18 years so he has seen both sides of this type of event. Some of the more common catastro...

06/24/2013

Keeping Wine Fresh

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I don’t often have wine that sticks around for more than a few days after being opened, but for those of you that do, you may have struggled with keeping wine fresh. This is definitely more of a problem with red wine. White wine can be capped and placed in the refrigerator and seems to ‘keep’ s...

06/13/2013

Livingston County Homes - Under $75,000

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As of moments ago, there were only 11 Livingston County homes for sale priced between $47,000 and $74,000. As you might guess, most of these homes are not going to be in financeable condition. If you don't know what that means, you probably are not working with a real estate professional - but ...

06/09/2013

Free Fishing Derby For Kids - Brighton, Michigan

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Saturday, June 8th, from 8:30-11:00, the Brighton Optimists will hold their annual Free Fishing Derby for Kids in Downtown Brighton, at the Millpond. Registration starts at 7:30am. Bring your rod and reel and a bucket for the fish. This is a catch and release event. We also have a limited number...

06/05/2013

Drones and Real Estate

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This article about an experimental drone system to deliver Domino’s® Pizza caught my eye. Tongue-in-cheek, I wondered if the pizza was still hot when delivered. But it made me think about a short excerpt that I saw back in March about drones (technically called ‘unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAV...

06/04/2013