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5 Compromises Worth Making When Buying a Home
Homebuyers often start their search with a long list of must-haves, only to find they need to whittle it way down once they see what’s within reach. Unless you’re a bazillionaire, it’s impossible to check all those boxes on the wish list....
How to Protect Your Home During a Power Outage
No one enjoys sitting in the dark when the power goes out, though it’s bound to happen occasionally. According to the Energy Information Administration, U.S. power customers averaged 5.5 hours of electricity interruptions in 2022. However, po...
How to Prepare Your Lawn and Garden for Spring and Summer
The secret to having a beautiful yard during the warm summer months is to start preparing in early spring. Bernie Mihm, co-owner of Fine Earth Landscape and a landscape architect, is an expert in this area. At Fine Earth, they do spring lawn an...
The Elephant in the Room
Some thoughts on the proposed NAR settlement. When I worked in the restaurant industry, we used to have a phrase: Verbal Tippers. This phrase was used to describe customers who were effusive with their praise of you, your service, the gra...
It’s Potentially Illegal to Throw Away These 7 Things
The average American produces roughly 5 pounds of garbage daily, which adds up to nearly 1 ton of trash annually. With so much waste, many items can unfortunately be disposed of improperly — or illegally. Depending on where you live, you may ...
Create a Home that Fosters Connection
Knowing what furniture choices and layouts work best to accommodate different generations and their interests can help everyone feel welcomed and comfortable. Three key takeaways: The generations use rooms differently, so creating connect...
Adding Basement Egress
An exterior entrance directly into your basement can simplify every-thing from moving in an extra fridge to upgrading the HVAC system. It’s also required if you finish the basement—enhancing the value and functionality of your home—though...
Think Your Property Taxes Are High? Cheapest and Most Expensive States Rated Here!
Homebuyers looking to avoid high property taxes probably shouldn’t move to New Jersey. The Garden State continued to have the dubious honor of having the nation’s highest property taxes, according to a recent report from personal finance...