There are many things to consider when planning your child's nursery. There's a wave of excitement to tap into when designing a room that will be your baby's. Naturally, it should welcome them to your home and be a cute, cozy and comfortable environment.There's no shortage of themes to choose fro
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07/24/2015
What a country we have. America produces an unbelievable opportunity for all that are willing to work hard, educate themselves, and pursue their dreams. Amazing how the media has trained everyone to be a victim through this recession/downturn. Victim of poverty. Victim of racism. Victim of circum
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07/08/2015
Top 3 Real Estate Deal KillersThe way some people talk, it would take a miracle to make it from a signed purchase agreement to the closing table. But in reality, most real estate transactions go through with nary a hitch. Those that do hit snags, however, run the very real danger of completely fa
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06/08/2015
Not all real estate transactions turn sour. In fact, few do. But once in a while, a bad apple ends up either selling or buying a home, and can throw the entire transaction into chaos.From buyers allowing their children to run wild through a house they're viewing to sellers trying to hide home def
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06/08/2015
Homebuying Tips for Boat OwnersWhen one of the most important aspects of house hunting becomes finding a suitable parking place for your boat, it's time to admit that you're a boater for life.You're also using your noggin. When marina fees can run up to $500 a month in some parts of the country –
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05/04/2015
The Good Faith Estimate, DefinedOne of the most confusing aspects of the process for first-time homebuyers is the mortgage. Common homebuyer questions include: Where to get one, how to get one, and what does all that jargon mean?Advice abounds, especially on the Internet. One common tip is that
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05/04/2015
Can You Convert Your Attic? 6 Questions to Ask Maybe you have always dreamed of a better master bedroom, as large as the house and as private as can be. Or perhaps your teenager needs more space – but you can't imagine where you'll make it. Maybe you want a little rental unit, or a romp room for
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05/04/2015
The 6 (Not-So-Simple) Steps to Securing a Home LoanFrom the word "mortgage" to the methods used by lenders to determine how much to loan, the home loan process can be confusing to first timers. In fact, one third of the respondents to a 2011 Wall Street Journal survey of homebuyers said that the
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04/20/2015
Much Ado About Mulch: Everything Homeowners Need To KnowMulch was nature's idea long before it became man's. Fallen leaves, pine needles, rotting wood and vegetation, decaying flowers, ripe fruit, rocks rising to the Earth's surface – the environment naturally produces and disperses "mulch," addi
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04/13/2015
Bed Bugs: How to Evict Them from Your HomeBelieve it or not, bed bugs are an ancient problem. Bed bugs, lice and other parasitic insects thrived through the Dark Ages when hygiene was poor, people lived close together, and knowledge of why things happened was based more on superstition than fact.
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04/10/2015