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What Makes A "Green" Home?
While "green" has become quite the buzzword when it comes to home building and design, what exactly it means isn't always clear. There are a few standards for eco-friendly homes, but the term "green" doesn't have a universal definition beyond being a color made by mixing yellow and blue. So how does a consumer know when a home the builder is calling "green" is actually built with an ecological focus, or at least enough of one to justify its price?
Looking For A Second Home: Your Destin Fl. Options
Paradise is what most people call Destin Florida, and that's because it truly is a beautiful place. Destin is a place that epitomizes what people think of when they think of Florida—white sand and turquoise water stretching off into the horizon. If you are looking to make your home in paradise, also known as Destin Florida, then check out the new homes being built in Destin lately.
The Bathroom Makeover: Boost Your Home's Resale on a Tight Budget
One truism in real estate holds: the resale value of one of the most important rooms in a home, is that of the bathroom. A bathroom can be a deal breaker for many sales. These days, with the housing market on rocky grounds, and with home sellers reluctant to dish out thousands into up-scale, expensive renovations, there's a fresh eye looking to the cheaper and less time consuming option of refurbishment.
Tips For The Unexpected Landlord
In the advent of the sub prime mortgage crisis many homeowners are opting to rent properties as opposed to trying to sell in this unstable and already saturated market. But, land lording involves some savvy, so listen up and heed some valuable advice, before diving into the world of renting and leasing your home.
Home Staging: 7 Tips for the Hopeful
Home staging is creating a fantasy world for prospective buyers. You want people to come into your house and be able to imagine how the house would look if it were theirs. To do this, you have to remove your personality from the house so that it's easier for a purchaser to see themselves living in your house. Sometimes it's hard, but when you talk in dollars, you can make thousands more and sell your home sooner. With these 7 tips, you can make your home look even more attractive to buyers.
Unreal Estate: 10 horror films with demonic dwellings and un-family-friendly locations
1. Nosferatu (1922)
There's nothing like making the property sale of your life, only to find out that your dream client is a member of the blood-sucking undead. This movie is notable because it was an unauthorized adaptation of the book "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. Recently, improved copies of the original movie have been made accessible to the public. This film introduced the concept of vampires being severely harmed and/or destroyed by sunlight.
What's in a Name? The word REALTOR® and You
On July 17, 1947, The National Association of Real Estate Boards applied to the United States Patent Office to register REALTOR as a trademark. The date claimed for first usage was March 31, 1916. It first came into common parlance with an utterance by a witness at a subcommittee hearing in 1919. Three years later, Sinclair Lewis used it in his novel, "Babbitt". The word appeared in dictionaries in 1917.
Can You Afford a Vacation Property?
If you're thinking of buying a vacation property, you should first be clear about your expectations. Can you afford to maintain the property, or do you expect to rent it out to offset your costs? Do you want to make a profit off the property? It is possible, but it will require some work on your part.
Prepare to Survive
Choose a local nearby spot where all family members will meet if you have to evacuate the house. Designate an out-of-town contact that all family members can check in with. This way you'll know that your family is safe, even if you are away from home or separated during the disaster.
Social Lion: Mashable.com and Using it to Sell Real Estate
For the busy realtor, a site that keeps track of innovations in the social networking scene can be invaluable for taking advantage of the latest and hottest sites, features, and applications. If you're using multiple social networking sites to promote your real estate, it can be time consuming to keep track of the latest innovations and websites.
Foreclosure Pets: Throwing the Puppy out With the Mortgage
In these cases, notes explaining that the former owners couldn't take the pet with them do nothing to mitigate the disgust that animal lovers feel when faced with a dead or dying animal that could at least have been tied to a shelter's steps. At the very minimum, it could have been given a quick, painless death instead of suffering for days, even weeks.
Guardians of the Home: Traditional Statues of Property Protection
The word "gargoyle" sounds Gothic and mysterious, but it came from French "gargouille", which meant "throat" or "gargle". This was because the early origins of this stone image was as decoration for a spout that directed water from the roof away from the sides of a building. However, they were also used for protection, to scare evil spirits away.
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