7 tips when selling your parents’ home
One of the hardest things in life for us to come to grips with is that our parents have advanced into old age. At some point in the not-too distant [...]
Hey Boomer: Can you retire here (and not starve)?
An estimated 10,000 U.S. baby boomers turn 65 every day. While many are choosing to continue to work, others retire, or at least contemplate it. Have you considered what you’ll [...]
What Happens After My Offer is Accepted?
After all the back-and-forth on price and haggling over concessions and repairs, it’s finally over and your offer to purchase the home was accepted. Now, the real work begins. Granted, [...]
5 Tips for keeping your pool sparkling throughout summer
Summer is a busy time, what with trying to keep the kids entertained, work, and often, out-of-town visitors dropping in. The pool is most likely the home’s focal point right [...]
Shopping for a home? 10 tips to help you avoid impulse buying
When we think about the impulse purchase, most of us picture a grocery store. After all, retailers purposefully set up their stores to encourage us to pick up and purchase [...]
7 Plants That Provide Summer Color in Shady Gardens
Shade gardens can be such a pleasant surprise. In that spot where you think nothing will grow, there are plants that will not only grow, but flower and thrive as [...]
A critical early step toward buying your dream home
Shopping for a new home can be overwhelming. Finding a real estate agent, looking at homes online, and applying for loan approval, there is a lot to do, and it [...]
Redecorating the master bedroom on a shoestring
It doesn’t take a huge bank account to take your master bedroom from feeling like your college dorm room to the sanctuary from a noisy world that it should be. [...]
4 Tips to Maximize your Home-Selling Profit
One thing I know for certain: homeowners that sell their homes quickly and for top dollar are happy. Let’s face it, selling a home is hard work and nobody wants [...]
Spring and summer gardening for condo dwellers
There’s no need to pity your condo-dwelling, green thumber friends – where there is even a tiny space, there are gardening possibilities. Whether you call that spot a balcony, lanai, [...]