How to sell your home fast: 3 tips

For whatever reason, many homeowners need to sell their homes as quickly as possible. If that describes you and you don’t want to hand over…

5 garden bloggers you should get to know

One of the best parts of the internet is how easy it is to find advice on just about anything. It’s also one of the…

The bugs of summer and how to deal with them

Right about now, many of us are feeling as if summer is one big bug fest. If you’ve spent any time at all outdoors, you…

Summer home maintenance projects you can knock out in 10 minutes or less

Summertime isn’t exactly when we feel most compelled to perform home maintenance tasks.Getting the easier ones out of the way now, however, will lighten the…

7 tips when selling your parents’ home

One of the hardest things in life for us to come to grips with is that our parents have advanced into old age.At some point…

3 Easy improvements that help sell homes

As the real estate market changes, home sellers may need to take some extra steps to get their homes sold quickly and for top dollar.…

Should I buy first or sell first?

More than 71 percent of home sellers look at homes for sale while their current home is on the market, according to a 2017 Zillow…

The “20% down payment” myth

Money management guru Dave Ramsey advises that “The ideal way to buy a house is the 100 percent down plan—pay cash for the whole house.”…

Summertime and the outdoor living is easy

If you’ve ever watched home and garden TV shows you may be dreaming of your own backyard makeover.With a truckload of dirt, the outdoor designer…

Hey Boomer: Can you retire here (and not starve)?

An estimated 10,000 U.S. baby boomers turn 65 every day. While many are choosing to continue to work, others retire, or at least contemplate it.Have…