rooms: Parents Buying Houses in College Towns - 09/28/21 11:35 AM
Parents of many colleges’ students have realized this is a great time to purchase investment property.  Advantages include cutting housing college cost, some expenses are tax deductible, college student can learn how to become manager, and an investment that will appreciate.  By purchasing a home for the college student, they can rent out additional rooms to other students, therefore making their board and room less expensive versus what the college would charge.  In this instance, a student who needs a student loan probably will not need to finance their living.  As a parent they can have the student to be the … (1 comments)

rooms: Things to Do Before Moving into Your New Home - 03/10/17 05:35 AM
You have already signed a contract to purchase your new home.  Now it is time to prepare yourself for the move.  This includes firming up final decisions how the physical move is to be accomplished.  In addition, plan on things that need to be accomplished before or immediately after you have closed on your new home.  Following list are things you may want to consider doing:
Door locks – Smart homeowners will change the locks on their new home, because there is no way know how many people may have keys to your new home.  If the door hardware is either old … (2 comments)

rooms: Vacation Tips For Keeping Your Home Safe - 08/15/16 11:05 PM
While on vacation enjoying the good life, you do not want to return to find your home has been vandalize and/or personal property stolen.  Prior to leaving on vacation, you need to make preparation that makes your property look like there is both activity inside and outside the home.  Following are some suggestions to help homeowners make this occur:   
WI-Fi Doorbell – This device will videotape activity at the front and is accessible by your smartphone.
Lights – Use smart lighting technology to vary the timing of turning on and off lights, both on the interior and exterior of home.  If the … (2 comments)

rooms: Kitchen One of The Most Important Room When Selling - 03/13/12 01:06 AM
 
When preparing your home to sell, be sure to start removing clutter from the kitchen.  Buyers tend to spend more time viewing this area than any other room in the house.  First, remove everything that you absolutely do not need from cabinets and drawers.  Pack these items into boxes, such as dishes, pots and pans.  These boxes should be put into storage.  Next, remove all clutter from the counter.  The items on the counter are probably used more frequently, and now you can store these items in your drawers and cabinets.  This allows the home buyer to view all the available space within … (0 comments)

 
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