Ultimate Pre-Winter Inspection: 7 Hidden Vulnerabilities That Cold Weather Exploits

Jack Frost is looking to break into your home and wreak thousand-dollar wallet havoc! Every year around early October, a familiar autumn ritual plays out across the neighborhood. The crisp air settles in, leaves put on a brilliant light show, and homeowners everywhere...

Turning Your Inspection Report into a Home Maintenance Roadmap

Your inspection report becomes a home maintenance roadmap! Congratulations! You’ve signed a mountain of paperwork thick enough to stop a bullet, handed over a cashier’s check that made your eyes water, and received the keys to your new kingdom. You are...

Don’t Let Sticky Doors Kill Your Sale: A Handy Pre-Inspection Checklist

The inspector doesn’t know that door requires a specific karate-chop motion to open smoothly. Greetings, Home Seller! You’ve put the sign in the yard. You’ve scrubbed baseboards until your thumbs are numb. You’ve hidden the dog bowls, baked the obligatory “open...

New Year, New You (Almost) New Habitat: Optimizing Your Home for Health And Sanity

Instead of just resolutions for your waistline, let’s make some resolutions for your home. Okay, everyone,let’s see a show of hands if you’ve already bought a ridiculously large bag of spinach you swear you’re going to eat before it turns into green sludge in...

Home Maintenance: How to Budget for the Inevitable (and Expensive)

Welcome, brave homeowner to the glorious and expensive world of home maintenance! Ah, home ownership. The American Dream. Visions of picket fences, manicured lawns, and warm summer weekends grilling on the backyard deck. What they don’t show you in...

6 do-it yourself projects to give your home curb appeal

You don’t have to break the bank to give your home curb appeal. Curb appeal is more than just a catchy phrase; it’s the first impression your home makes on potential buyers or guests. A well-maintained exterior can significantly increase your property...