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Easy Fixes for Common House Problems
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Squeaky floors and stairs are more of a nuisance than anything else. We put up with the annoying squeaking, and then suddenly one day, it's just time to fix it. The easiest fix is to purchase Squeeeeek-No-More screws, commonly available in home centers and hardware stores. Use them to tighten flooring to joists, or stair treads to stringers, and once tightened, their heads fall off leaving a 1/2 inch wide hole on the surface. These just disappear in carpeting, but for wood floors, the holes can be filled with wax filler.
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Give Your Small Powder Room Attitude!
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Just because your powder room is small, it doesn't mean it can't make a statement. So many homeowners neglect these small rooms, without realizing the importance they have in the overall decorating scheme. Here are some tips to help make your powder room stand out.
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Rack 'Em Up
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So you've decided to take the plunge and buy that pool table you've always wanted.
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Real Estate Macro-Marketing with Microsites
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You don't need a big website in order to make a big impression online. Smaller, more focused websites, called microsites, are now the tools of choice for many companies in search of a new marketing angle, and they're working quite well. That's great news for real estate agents looking to improve their online presence without starting from scratch. It's also good for target audiences tired of combing through huge sites in order to find the information they want. Real estate agents who understand the basics of microsite development can make huge marketing progress on their own, or with the help of a web development company.
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The Zenith of Wood Architecture: Stick Homes
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Stick architecture offers a uniquely American blend of Victorian and frontier building styles. Of the many styles developed during the Victorian era, this building style did the most to emphasize wood construction, and was incorporated into more building shapes. It continues as one of the most widely recognized building forms of the late 19th centuries, particularly in the northeast and California.
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Practical Goals Toward House Buying
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Setting goals to help buy the first home is one form of encouragement for ourselves. As we achieve each stepping-stone-goal we realize that we are actually getting closer to the once-unattainable dream. So how could goals for this dream be set up?
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Smartening Up An Older Home For Profit
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If you have just bought an older home with a view to renovating it and flipping it (a sort of slow flip at the moment!) then you will do your best renovating work if you have some respect for the homes' original character.
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Cohousing - Is It For You
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Along with the move toward smaller housing for smaller (often single parent) families is also coming a move for cohousing communities. It seems nostalgia is returning to the realty market place and some of us are missing the Independence Day Block parties and casual 'pop-ins' to the neighbors.
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Joint Ventures in Real Estate
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Group investment in a property is a growing trend among people who do not individually have the capital to purchase real estate. The benefits can be many, including home ownership, shared expenses and shared equity. However, there are some pitfalls that need to be recognized and addressed before you embark on this venture.
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Preliminaries to Searching for Your First Home
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You have that acquisitive gleam in your eyes whenever you pass a house for sale. You spend your days dreaming of living somewhere where no one can nix your grand plan for painting all the rooms black. You desperately want a garden where you can cultivate deadly nightshade with the loving skill that your landlord just doesn't appreciate. You want to buy a house.
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