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Best Ideas to Make Your Home Stand Out in the Real Estate Market

Whether you’re thinking about relocating or it’s time to move, investing some time into your home’s appearance will definitely pay off. These are the top ideas to make your home stand out in the real estate market. If you’re selling your home and need some expert advice, here are four ways that sellers can add some serious wow factor to your abode.

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Mold in Your Home: What to Know About the Fungal Invader

As a new homeowner, the last thing on your mind is the potential presence of mold in your home. With more appealing aspects like interior design and move-in plans taking priority, it can be easy to forsake your overall health and safety. Here’s what you need to know about the household hazard and what you can do in the event you discover a mold problem.

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Mold in your home can be a serious health problem. This article tells you what to do.
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Seller’s Guide to Home Inspections

When you are trying to sell your house, there are a number of hoops that you have to jump through in terms of paperwork and bureaucracy. However, in the end, it has the same goal – to ensure that everyone gets what they deserve. You’ve found the Seller’s Guide to Home Inspections which will help you better understand everything involved!

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22 Extremely Important Tips for Home Safety

Safety in the home is a prime factor. We should all diligently observe what is going on around us. For that reason, here are 20 extremely important tips for home safety that everyone should read. Take the time to remember these and you’ll improve your quality of life.

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PIt’s especially important for families with small children and pets to be aware of these important home safety tips.
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Management Know-Hows: Tips to Handle Your Property Investment Effectively

Buying a property is only the initial step of being a property investor. The next move is certainly operating and keeping the property. Keep in mind that incorrect management of the property will make your investment fall into a mess.

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Property investment is a primary strategy for those looking to build wealth.
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How to Rent Out Your Basement for Extra Money

Are you not sure what you can do with your basement? Does the idea of turning it into a home theater, personal gym, or workspace not interest you? If you have no plans of using the space for yourself, there’s another great option for you—rent out your basement for extra money! This way, the basement will be used and you will get some extra cash on the side. This article serves as your guide on how to make your basement a comfortable living space for a tenant.

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If you want to rent out your basement for additional income, there are a few things you should know.
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An FYI Before you DIY: Watch Out for Asbestos

If the constant stream of home improvement shows on television is any kind of indicator, there’s probably a pretty strong contingent of do-it-yourselfers out there with big plans to turn their house into the home of their dreams. Maybe it’s taking out a wall to add a little more space to the bedroom. Maybe it’s tearing up old rugs and replacing them with some shiny new hardwood. Most of the time we’ve already seen it done on TV and think, “I can do that!”

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Is It Better to Sell Your Property Furnished?

When it comes to the buying and selling of real estate, everyone is on the lookout for a good bargain. The buyer is looking to buy a property with the most beneficial features at the lowest price, while the seller is looking to sell his/her property to the highest bidder who’ll close right away.

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Shirley’s Way Helps Louisville People Affected by Cancer

Sadly, cancer touches each of our lives. With health care costs rising so much in the past decade, we are faced with bills that far outreach our ability to pay.

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Each of us can do a little bit to help those around us. Shirley’s Way exists to help those affected by cancer here in Louisville.
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The Future of Sustainable Housing

The future of sustainable housing is changing the way houses and buildings are being built, not just the materials that are used. It has to start from the foundations themselves. Sustainable housing ideally involves a home that is completely green and energy-efficient.

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The future of sustainable housing must include solar energy. As you can see here, this housing development has solar panels on every structure.
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Moving Into a New Home? Here’s a List of Must-dos

Moving into a new home can be an exhausting experience. After so much hassle transporting cartons and boxes, painting, organizing renovations, and so much more, all you’ll want to do when you arrive is relax and enjoy your new space! But can you? Being organized will help you in the long run.

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