5 Questions to Help Choose a Loan or Line of Credit
Answers to your loan questions
The choice between a home equity loan or a line of credit is seldom black or white. But here are a couple of generalizations:
A home equity loan might be the best fit if you plan to use the money in a lump sum for a one-time occasion such as consolidating your credit card debt, replacing the roof, or paying for ...
Low-Cost Tips for Reorganizing the Bathroom
Your bath needs an organization overhaul, but you don't have the time or budget for a remodel. No matter: With $500 (or less!) you and your bath can conquer the mess.
Bathroom furniture doesn't have to be expensive to look great.
An in-drawer spice rack and pull-out shelf usually belong in a kitchen, but for disorganized bathrooms, professional ...
As the cost of heating homes goes higher and higher, many of us are scrambling for ways to stay warm and have enough left over to buy groceries. Most homes, after all, are heated by natural gas, oil, or electricity…and the prices of these fuels continue to escalate. So what can we do?
Following are some helpful tips for saving both money and energy. All of these ...
By: Oliver Marks
Published: September 30, 2009
You’re ready to remodel but you want to make sure you get the best contractor for the job. Here’s what to ask the candidates before you decide.
For all of the excitement of choosing plumbing fixtures, cabinets, and tiles for a remodeling project, the most important decision you make won’t involve color swatches ...
Help the environment, keep your house warm and save big bucks with these simple tips.
By Michael Kling of Investopedia
With winter here, temperatures are going down and heating bills are going up. Heating and cooling account for about 56% of energy use in a typical American home, making it the largest energy expense for most homes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Many ...
Simple & Easy Home Maintenance Tips
There’s an old saying: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is especially true in your home. Preventative maintenance takes just a few minutes of time, but can keep your family safe and minimize costly repairs in the future. If you want to avoid unpleasant situations like a flooded laundry room or a thermostat that roasts or freezes everyone ...
In a buyer's market, curb appeal -- yours and the neighborhood's -- becomes even more important.
By Rachel Koning Beals of MarketWatch
Fresh paint, a new front door and colorful landscaping often are surefire ways to tease potential buyers over the threshold of a home for sale. But in some cases, no matter how perfect your pansies, nothing can draw their gaze past the tired-looking ...
Pest-control solutions derived from nature are considered safer to humans, pets and the environment, but do these products work as well as their synthetic-chemical counterparts?
By Gwendolyn Bounds of The Wall Street Journal
This summer, the pests around my house are dying of more natural causes.
One colony of wasps on my deck got neutralized by shots of mint oil. The cabbage worms ...
4 steps to prevent a remodel gone wrong
Do your research before hiring a contractor, and make sure you keep on top of any problems that may arise.
By Margarette Burnette of Bankrate.com
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This month usually brings the first big snowfall, and with it, a number of tasks for keeping your home cozy and secure. It's also a great time to create your home-improvement plan for the year ahead.
By Anne Erickson of MSN Real Estate
Congratulations on completing a year of home maintenance! For many of us, December is a month for celebrations, family gatherings and vacations. ...