Should I Sell my Home and buy Another Now or Wait?
We don’t need a crystal ball to tell us when to take the first step in determining if this is a good time to sell a home and buy another. [...]
Winter is coming – make sure you don’t have a gas emergency
If you leased a property with gas appliances in London, the landlord would be required, by law, to maintain the pipes, appliances and flues. Additionally, he or she would be [...]
What are you looking for in a home?
When I bought my first home my priorities included a big backyard and the home had to be single-story. Yes, I was young, and obviously not too bright. I ended [...]
Is your home making you sick?
Would it surprise you to learn that 1.2 million American children have elevated levels of lead in their blood? Lead poisoning sounds like something from out of the past, like [...]
Everything you need to know about the down payment
Unless you have a big stash of cash, you’ll need to borrow money to buy a home. Oh, you’ll still need some cash (for the down payment and closing costs), [...]
How to prepare your pet for a natural disaster
It’s hurricane season and even the most prepared among us may have let something fall through the cracks. Typically, it’s the pet’s needs during a natural disaster that are left [...]
Home inspections aren’t just for older homes
A few years ago, RealtorMag put out a list of the “Top 10 Most Common Home Inspection Problems.” They range from faulty wiring to roof problems to foundation flaws. Whether [...]
The landlord’s guide to 3 maintenance emergencies
It’s 2 a.m. and the phone is ringing. You know before picking it up that within ten minutes you’ll be fully dressed and in your car, on the way to [...]
Do Open Houses Work?
“In my experience, there is no correlation between houses we hold open a lot and houses we do not hold open at all and how fast or at what prices [...]
Cheap and easy autumn home decorating ideas
This year we usher in the autumn season beginning on September 22. And, as we all know, autumn typically brings more than falling leaves. Many of us get lots of [...]