Diane Daley's (dal6830) Blog

Every home has its secrets. A thorough home inspection will not only reveal these secrets, but provide the home buyer with a degree of confidence in the purchase. In addition to the home appraisal, required by most mortgage lenders, the home inspection will help justify the selling price of the h...

My friends recently had a serious issue at home so this post to just to remind you CO is deadly... Often referred to as the silent killer, carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, colorless and toxic gas. Labeled the silent killer because it is impossible to see, taste or smell the toxic f...

It's summer! Time for camping, hiking and getting outside to play. Don't let those pesky annoying ticks stop you. Here's how with a simple homemade solution!Repellent for your pets:For pets, add 1 cup of water to a spray bottle, followed by 2 cups of distilled white vinegar. Ticks hate the smell ...

Are you preparing your home for sale? Do you know someone who is?   Many times home owners that are thinking about putting their home on the market for sale start doing some of the updates they have been putting off, thinking that they will get a higher price back for their home if they do.  Ofte...

Are You Frustrated because your rental property is sitting VACANT for months?   Are You Being Overcharged by the Handymen, Plumbers and Heating and Cooling Repairmen?   Sick and Tired of “Dealing with Tenants” who don’t pay or tear up your property?     GOOD NEWS!!             Caron’s Gateway Rea...

As you know in my former life I was a math instructor. So Today I will share a math magic trick with you; 1) Write down the first 3 digits of your phone number (not the area code) 2) Multiply that by 80 3) Add 1 4) Multiply by 250 5) Add in the last 4 digits of your phone number 6) Add in the las...

Our Local AHEAD housing program offers a lot of different workshops to help our north country residents live and save more comfortably within their budgets.  Here is the next event they are hosting next week...   Extreme Couponing & Grocery Workshop Sponsored by Ahead. Save up to 40% on your week...

VEry good information about the need to clean your furnace annually.  Everyone should get the list of things included in the clean biull of furnace health check list from their contractor hired to do the job...  In a recent blog post about fall maintenance for Minnesota homeowners, I mentioned ha...

I did not know that name changes effect your credit score.  Reba did a great job with this post, give it a quick read.  Congratulations Reba and thanks for posting this information.A challenge many female real estate brokers run into when changing marital status is the inevitable question of whet...

Ok this is just plain good information.  It should be shared; protect yourself, your family and friends and get this message out there.  We have a community watch program in our neighborhood which works great... Look out for one another...   Honest, I wanted to tell you the truth, but I just coul...