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The Snowiest Places

The year end holidays.  These are holidays of homecoming.  But when it comes to the weather, they are undoubtedly holidays of snow.

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Now sure, one could argue that for the southern half of the world, the end of the year brings summer.  This is true.  But let’s face it, thanks to people like [...]

Active Adult Communities

There are basically two types of active adult communities, one is age restricted and the other is age targeted. Both of these communities are geared toward older adults and providing them with amenities and services that appeal to them. But the age restricted and age targeted active adult communities have some different aspects.
Age Restricted Active [...]

Vacation Home Decorating

Decorating a vacation home can be a very exciting project, it gives you a chance to explore other decorating styles and perhaps take that leap that you wouldn’t in your main home. Keep your vacation home looking great with these decorating tips.
Stick to the Plan
When people buy a vacation home they usually have a use [...]

Home Staging

If you’re looking to sell your home in this tight market then you’ll probably have to plan some home staging to get it ready for the market and attract potential buyers. Home staging means that you adjust your home to look better and more appealing. Home staging is different for every home but there are [...]

Tips for an Organized Move

Moving is no fun but by creating a checklist and following the tips listed below you can at least decrease your stress level a little bit.
Sort and Dump
Before you start throwing things into boxes, take the time to actually go through it and see if you really want or need everything. By getting rid of [...]

The Highest Places where People Live

While people may not yet live in the depths of our oceans, they do indeed live atop some of our highest mountains.  Yet, when coming up with a list of the highest places people live, one has to consider permanence.  Anyone with the right gear and training can pitch a tent for a week and [...]

Repelling Ants Without Insecticide

In my neck of the woods its ant season and my house is infested, which happens every year and every year I wish I had been more proactive and repelled them before they entered my home. I find that chili powder sprinkled at their favorite entrances is very effective but there are other ways to [...]

5 Essential Tools for a Home

Whether you’re moving in to your first apartment or purchasing your first home there are five tools that every home should have. With these tools you can fix most small repairs that come along and you can add those special touches that make a house a home.
Hammer
It almost goes without saying, but a hammer is [...]

The Playboy Mansion

In the late 1960’s, my father was a law student in Los Angeles, and every chance he had, he would drive past his favorite house.  The home sat only a block off of Sunset Boulevard at 10236 Charing Cross Road.  This is was the type of home he hoped to some day own.  It was [...]

Home Safety

Home safety is an important topic, whether it’s your home you’re protecting, your property or yourself and your family. Use the following tips to provide better security in your home.
Home Safety
Learn to keep your doors locked even when you’re at home, there is a new class of burglar who breaks in during the daytime when [...]