Home equity is the percentage of your home’s value that you own, and it’s key to building wealth through homeownership. Let’s take a closer look at how to build home equity without blowing your budget — and how to access it when you need it. How much equity do you have? Equity is easy to calculate…
Southwest Design Southwest Landscaping Pictures Southwest Landscape Design Dos and Don’ts Southwestern Outdoor Fireplaces Arizona Landscaping Desert Landscaping Xeriscaping The Southwest garden represents the dry arid regions of the west. However, you don’t have to live in those regions to admirer and implement their beauty into your own yard. The southwest style is known for…
How much money for a mortgage? Owning a home in one of the nation’s largest cities doesn’t have to come with equally large costs. In fact, in some American towns, a salary of only $20K is enough to afford a mortgage. Low-cost big cities Taking into account U.S. Census data, property taxes, current interest rates,…
Working at home has multiple perks—not the least of which is that short commute to your home office in your PJs. (Yes, it’s a cliché, and yes, it happens.) But while you might be incredibly talented at writing novels, designing websites, or whatever it is you do during your 9-to-5 at home, there comes a time…
After years of saving, you are finally ready to buy a house — but have you really saved enough to buy the house that you want? There are more expenses to consider than just the price of the home, and first-time home-buyers can be caught by surprise at the number and size of the auxiliary…
Planning to remodel your kitchen, add a master suite, or undertake some other pricey home renovation in 2018? Watch out—not all of these home improvements pay off like they did in the past, according to Remodeling magazine’s latest Cost vs. Value Report. For this much-referenced annual report, now in its 31st year, researchers pinpointed the average return on investment of 20 popular home renovations by…
When the temperatures drop we count on our home to protect us from the cold. Be sure to protect your home as well with thes home maintenance tasks. Preparing and maintaining can prevent a lot of heartache and expense later. — Houzz spoke with experts to get the lowdown on the best ways to prevent…
Snowstorms & Extreme Cold This page explains what actions to take when you receive a winter weather storm alert from the National Weather Service for your local area and what to do before, during, and after a snowstorm or extreme cold. Know your risk What A winter storm occurs when there is significant precipitation and…
Not everyone gets to plan a wedding while purchasing a home and if you do, there is something to be said about your dexterity, as they can add a considerable amount of stress financially and emotionally. However, where there’s a will, there’s a way and what better means to test your strength as a couple…
How to Keep Your House From Getting Creamed on Halloween By Audrey Ference | Oct 27, 2017 damedeeso/iStock Come Halloween, homeowners arm themselves with bagfuls of Snickers and Skittles to give the masses that come a-knocking. Homeowners alsobrace themselves for an onslaught of eggs, toilet paper, burning garbage bags of poop, and other pranks that, for some reason, are deemed…