Whether your home was just built or if you bought a preexisting home there are going to be lots of things that you need to do to be comfortable and safe in your new home.
If you are purchasing a preexisting home the first thing you should do before you move all of your things in is clean your home thoroughly. Although your home might look clean it really is best to give …
There are a variety of reasons that a contractor might ask you to get a permit for the work they will be doing at your property. In almost every instance it is an indicator that the contractor isn’t performing work in a way that is legal. For this reason you must ask yourself is the risk worth the effort, expense and problems that could occur if you allow this contractor to do …
If you are looking for a home for personal use or for investment one of the options you have is to purchase a home from the Federal Government through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Now just because the office says Urban Development it doesn’t mean that you will be selecting from homes in a large city. There are properties available across the country in different locations that have many different …
If you are considering buying a home that has been sitting vacant for a long period of time there are some important things that you need to do in addition to a general home inspection. We were contacted recently by a buyer that is purchasing a home that has been sitting for just over 10 years. This is an extremely long time for a home to be vacant because the general maintenance that you …
I just had a conversation with someone about buying a home and they are putting off some apprehensive vibe thinking that the Economy might have a shift and whatever they purchase might lose value. There are a number of issues about this topic so I thought I would address what I could so others would have a better understanding of when the right time to buy a home is.
First thing you have to understand …
A friend of ours contacted us about a problem they just realized they had. After moving into their home about 2 years ago they had time to look up their plot map on their county website and saw that their neighbor’s detached garage is actually on their property about 10 feet. The garage is near but not at the street and they live in a small city so parking is an issue and in …
This is a How To that might not make everyone on Angry’s List happy but it is something that really should be talked about. When you are dealing with a professional contractor you should expect that they perform their work accurately and with high quality but there are times when tiny little things end up turning a project into a nightmare for a contractor and the home owner that hired them.
Consider this that any …
When you move there are many things on your mind and although getting all of your stuff to your new place may be foremost on your mind there are a lot of other things that you need to take care of.
The following guide should help you track down some of the things that people normally forget when moving.
Contact your local post office and apply for a change of address. This is very important because …
The contracting business is in a pretty difficult stage today however it has always been a problem that in good times and bad people get ripped off by fly by night .. here today gone tomorrow contractors.
This howto is not to say that all contractors that contact you first are bad. Many are looking for extra work to fill in their schedule and this is reasonable. However if you are going to contract with …
Whether you are purchasing a new home or evaluating your monthly bills it is important that when paying for insurance that you get a rate that will provide the most for your needs while not overpaying for services that you may not need.
Using a Broker verses an Agent
You may find that your insurance broker can provide you quotes from a variety of different companies based on the coverage that you …