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51 Mistakes to Avoid While Selling Your Home

January 24, 2013 7 Comments

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The idea of buying or selling home though sounds lucrative and not-so-tough task but, in reality it is not quite so. You need to be very prudent, systematic and calculative while selling your home so you do not sell it at loss. Let’s talk about some of the mistakes that are normally made by the home owners and get some valuable lessons out of it.

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As per real-estate site, Zillow, in 2011 almost 1/3 of the houses sold in loss. You may argue that this has largely to do with the still bottoming market but, in reality there were number of reasons behind it. Selling home at a profit is definitely achievable if you avoid these mistakes:

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The Cost of an Extra Room in your Home

November 30, 2012 5 Comments

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Do you have extra rooms in your house? What are you doing on it? Do you put some things in it or you just leave it bare?

Extra Room

There are many advantages of having an extra room in the house. You can turn it into a guest room; you can have a space for emergency purposes, and temporary storage of your things. The extra room can be considered an asset if you can use it for a purpose. However, if the room is left bare and without a purpose, you have to start thinking what to do with it.

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51 DIY Tips for Home Maintenance

November 12, 2012 11 Comments

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Earlier we posted few DIY car repair techniques. This article is about DIY home repairs that can save you money, give you personal satisfaction and let you learn new skills. For my watching YouTube videos to fix a few things really paid off.

Do it yourself

 

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The Dangers of Going Without Home Insurance

July 28, 2012 12 Comments

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The following is a guest story, long time back I wrote about safeguarding your money from disasters. The story reminds me of the hurricane damage we faced in 2005, here in south Florida. Here’s what happened in Ireland, there are lessons in the story, enjoy reading!

The Quigley family was enjoying a pleasant November evening when disaster struck. It began when they were distracted by the barking of a stray dog in the backyard. As the family returned to their living room, they realized that a fire in the fireplace had gotten out of control. A loud roaring sound confirmed the presence of a chimney fire.

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Do you need Home Equity Loans?

June 9, 2012 2 Comments

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Home equity loans are kind of second mortgage loan. Money is borrowed in case of a home equity loan against the worth of the borrower’s house. There are obvious risks associated with such a credit product. When undertaken wisely, home equity loans can be quite useful and they can help you at times of financial needs.

They have become, in the present context, an acceptable option to get that extra money for your immediate and important need to be met.

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Building DIY Home Extension Conservatories

May 14, 2012 3 Comments

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Conservatories, which are also known as greenhouse in different parts of the world are low-cost, natural, Eco friendly and beautiful extension of your house. Although these are regular feature in many UK homes, the trend is catching up fast across the globe, specially countries/states with prolonged winter months, or north-northern hemisphere.

Home Extension greenhouse

The innovation in the industry and mechanization of part manufacturing made the cost of building your own conservatory easier now a days. You can go to you tube search a few videos, I found this one very interesting, talks about building your own conservatory in 2 quick days, cool! There are ordinary people like you an I who successfully installed DIY Conservatories at home. One such video is here, a lot to learn from for the novice.

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