Noune Karapetian & Allen Babroudi

Seven Mistakes to Avoid When Selling a House Lucky is the homeowner who has experience with selling a home. First-time sellers have a steep learning curve ahead of them and many obstacles on the road to a successful sale. Although common with first-time sellers, some of these obstacles aren't ob...

Buyer's Perspective: Short Sales vs. Foreclosures They are known as "distressed properties," when in reality they are properties that belong to distressed homeowners. Foreclosed properties and those being sold short are homes that the homeowner can no longer afford, for any number of reasons.  I...

Adding Closet Space – What to Consider Before You Start When you have more items to store than closet space, something's got to give. Building and installing a closet is a fairly low-cost solution that the average adult is capable of doing. In a weekend's time, with a little planning and knowled...

Scoping Out a Neighborhood Homebuyers enter the process with one of two mindsets. There are those who know what kind of house they want – the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the type of kitchen and maybe whether or not they want a yard. Then there are those who know where they want to live, su...

Tips for Growing an Herb Garden Herbs are some of the easiest, most versatile and useful plants to grow. If you're going to start a garden for the first time, try growing herbs. Many of them grow with very little care, and if you live in a condominium or townhome with limited space, herbs can ea...

Retirement: Is This a Good Time to Downsize? Moving into a smaller home – downsizing – isn't just a way to save creaky knees from the two-story monster where you raised your family. It's also a way to free up equity to use during retirement. Money Bags Although Americans lost a substantial amoun...

Spring-Cleaning and Home Maintenance Tasks When warmer temperatures come, refresh your home with an annual spring-cleaning, including important maintenance tasks for the interior and exterior. Not only will it give your house a "face-lift," it will make your home more comfortable and will help p...

Four Things to Consider Before Becoming a Landlord When considering whether or not to buy investment property, searching for good advice can lead to even more frustration. After all, there is a lot more to consider than the simple messages you find on many websites, like: "Home prices are at roc...

Confused About VA Loans? Find Out What Veterans Should Know Fans of late-night TV will recall the infomercials of a few years ago, hawking zero-down loans. Those loans, along with loans requiring no documentation, were being handed out like candy to anyone who applied, and were largely blamed fo...

Go Green: 5 Ways to Cut Your Energy Costs Implementing energy-saving measures in your home will reduce your utility usage and costs. Every bit you save has a far wider impact, however.  You'll also lessen your consumption of the Earth's natural resources and eliminate a portion of the air, water...