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How to Clean an Air Conditioner
If you want to keep your home cool during hotter months, give your AC a little TLC. Whether you have central air or a wall unit, the secret to keeping your appliance working as efficiently and inexpensively as possible is knowing how to clean a...
How Much Does It Cost to Stage a House?
Home staging—where you decorate your house in an effort to entice buyers to bite—may seem counterintuitive at first blush: Why spend money on real estate if you’re moving out? Simple answer: because home staging can get you more money for...
5 Outdoor Living Trends Taking Over in 2022
Whether you have a sprawling backyard, a cozy front porch, or a sliver of a balcony, today's outdoor spaces are increasingly being designed for everyday use, rather than sporadic weekend parties or warm-weather grill-outs. Many homeowners now d...
How to Clean Dryer Vents
If your clothes take forever and a day to dry, it might be high time you learned how to clean the dryer vents. Ask yourself, honestly, when was the last time you did it. Maybe never? No, we’re not talking about the screen inside the dryer. We...
5 Things Homeowners Insurance Doesn’t Cover
Check your existing policy for these exclusions before assuming your current insurance company has you covered. Some aspects of your home insurance policy are easy to understand, like rates and deductibles. But there might be limitations or ...
7 Spots You Forgot to Clean
No matter how thorough a housekeeper you are, there are certain blind spots in every home that are all too easy to overlook. As a result, they get bypassed during your spring-cleaning tirade, growing grimier … and grimier. Curious where th...
How to Clean Windows
Window washing is one of those tasks that linger near the bottom of many homeowners’ to-do lists. But as any of us who finally get around to it will attest, clean windows make an enormous difference in everything! It’s a fact: Remove tha...
Home Inspection Checklist: Why Home Inspections are Important and What to Expect
If you're in the market for a new home, getting a home inspection can save you thousands of dollars down the line. Here is a checklist to help you prepare. Getting a home inspection is an important part of buying (or even selling) a home. Ho...