Homeownership is an important part of the American way of life, and there may never be a better time to buy than today.  Outstanding Opportunities With the country still emerging from the recent recession, many people wonder if this is a good time to buy a home. The answer is easy: Yes. It’s a [...]
Do you wish doing laundry wasn't such a "chore"? Lugging laundry baskets around the house, up and down the stairs? It's time to take laundry into the 21st century and rethink the laundry room location! More and more we're being asked for a personal laundry center within the primary suite and locating the main laundry [...]
G. M. Filisko is an attorney and award-winning writer. A frequent contributor to publications including Bankrate, REALTOR Magazine, and the American Bar Association Journal, she specializes in real estate, personal finance, and legal topics. By doing your homework before you buy, you’ll feel more content about your new home. Most potential home buyers are a smidge [...]
Have it Your Way! A fast food restaurant used that in an advertising campaign to convey you could choose the toppings for your sandwich. With a new home, you can choose how you want to use a room and have it designed to reflect your lifestyle. The primary bathroom is more personal space and one [...]
As the April 15th deadline to file 2015 taxes quickly approaches. Here are a few tax tip blog articles we shared, in previous years, to help you maximize deductions and save money. Want to rest assured you have all the documents you need when you need them, but not be awash in paper? Tax and Home Records Checklist: What [...]
Dave Toht has written or edited over 60 books on home repair and remodeling for The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Better Homes & Gardens, Sunset, and Reader’s Digest. He's a former contractor with decades of hands-on experience.  Here’s how to plan a new deck that suits your property, meets your budget, and offers the best return [...]
G. M. Filisko is an attorney and award-winning writer. A frequent contributor to publications including Bankrate, REALTOR Magazine, and the American Bar Association Journal, she specializes in real estate, personal finance, and legal topics. Be sure you’re walking away with all the money you’re entitled to from the sale of your home. When you’re ready to [...]
Sweep out the dust bunnies. Clear away the clutter. Time to put wasted space beneath the staircase to work with these customized storage solutions.
Dona DeZube has been writing about real estate for more than two decades. She lives in a suburban Baltimore Midcentury modest home on a 3-acre lot shared with possums, raccoons, foxes, a herd of deer, and her blue-tick hound.  From mortgage interest to property tax deductions, here are the tax tips you need to get [...]
Before purchasing land to build your new home, consider building in a Fine Line Homes Community. Below are 10Â Benefits to building in an established, planned, new home community: The build space of each lot has been pre-cleared, saving you the expense of felling trees and clearing brush. Public Sewer and Water are available; avoiding the [...]
