Best Time to List a Home for Sale? Early May By Jeff Tucker on Feb. 18, 2019U.S. homes listed for sale in early May sell for $1,600 more than the average listing throughout the year. Homes listed on a Saturday are viewed the most on Zillow within the first week of listing. The time frame varies...
Home maintenance tasks are easy to forget. We take our dryers, smoke detectors, and roofs for granted until there is a problem.When done regularly, these three home maintenance tasks will save you money in the long run. 1. Clean your dryer duct Periodically cleaning your dryer duct helps your dryer work more efficiently. When properly maintained, a...
What are the tax benefits of owning a home? Homeowners might be wondering this right around now as they prepare to file their taxes. Especially since the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the most substantial overhaul to the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years—went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018. You might even be wondering how the...
How to get the most value for your remodeling dollarThese 10 projects—decorating, storage, lighting and more—cost little but yield great results. They upgrade bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, closets, the entryway, the laundry and other areas of your home. By the DIY experts of The Family Handyman MagazineImprovement 1: Bathroom mini makeover—$430 If you’ve long wanted the elegance of...
Murphy’s Law for travelers: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong while you’re on vacation—which is arguably the worst time a household calamity can strike. Coming home from your honeymoon, African safari or Mediterranean cruise can be gloomy. But returning from a memorable journey and learning something has gone seriously wrong at home...
America has lots of old houses. According to Eye on Housing, the average owner-occupied structure was about 37 years old in 2015. For reference, that’s higher than the U.S. median age. More than 38% of all U.S. homes were built prior to 1970. Just 19% of owner-occupied homes were built after 2000, and just 3% after...
Septic systems are underground wastewater treatment structures, commonly used in rural areas without centralized sewer systems. They use a combination of nature and proven technology to treat wastewater from household plumbing produced by bathrooms, kitchen drains, and laundry.A typical septic system consists of a septic tank and a drainfield, or soil absorption field.The septic tank...
Some defects are disclosed early like roofing and septic tank. The seller should be responsible for disclosing any significant defects in the home. If any defects are found depending on seriousness you may have some options after the transaction is complete.Buying a home is a long and complicated process. Most used homes have at least a...
It is a service contract designed to have your clients covered home appliances reach its life expediencies. Should premature failures occur. They benefit the policy holder by alleviating the unexpected costs needed to get the failed appliance or system back to working order. They also provide an alternate solution should repairing the item not be...
Water Leaks Can Run, But They Can't Hide Some plumbing issues can sometimes look like, and even be, a quick fix, but when the issue grows or just can't be resolved by DIY, it might be time to call a plumber. Toilets, sinks and tubs have potential to do great harm to your home since certain...
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