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Posted on 05/22/2022
Financing Options for Home Flippers
Financing a new home purchase is a common subject among potential homebuyers and lenders. However, if you want to flip a home by enhancing an existing property and selling it for a profit, you may also require funding. Luckily, there are financing options for flipping homes if you know where to look. Here are some basic tips for...
Funding
Funding
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Posted on 05/15/2022
Eco-friendly gardening ideas to save water
If you’re trying to find eco-friendly gardening ideas, the best place to start is with water conservation. Recycling and reducing your water use in the garden is simpler than you might think, too. Here are some ideas for DIY garden projects to help you save water: Go with ground covers Grass lawns are a major source of water...
Drought Tolerant
Eco Friendly Gardening
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Posted on 05/08/2022
Plumbing Safety Tips for DIY Construction
When you’re changing your home’s plumbing, such as rerouting pipes or adding pipes, you’ll need to make sure you do so safely. Working with plumbing comes with a risk of exposure to chemicals, mold, dust and sewage. Making mistakes while handling plumbing could also lead to a flood or water damage in your home. Before you get started...
Construction
Construction
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Posted on 05/01/2022
Understanding Homeowners Insurance & Water Damage
Homeowner's insurance can help you recover financially from many accidents and disasters at home. While traditional homeowner's policies include coverage for personal items and your property, they don't cover everything. Certain types of damage may be excluded from coverage and require an additional policy, including many types of water damage. Here are some of the types of water...
Flood Insurance
Homeowners Insurance
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Posted on 04/24/2022
Supplemental tax bill: Understanding the basics
If your property has increased or decreased in assessed value since your last tax payment, you might receive a supplemental tax bill. These are separate tax bills you need to pay in addition to your regular annual bill. If you're interested in learning more about how supplemental tax bills work, here is a short guide to the basics:...
Property Taxes
Supplemental Assessment
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Posted on 04/17/2022
Understanding Land Art
Land art is a term originating in the art world of the 1960s. Also called earth art or earthworks, land art was born from a combination of reaction to the increasingly commercialized and commodified nature of art and environmental activism. Land art has remained popular throughout the decades and you can find many famous examples all over the...
Arts And Crafts
Environmental Art
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Posted on 04/10/2022
Fireplace design trends to try
A fireplace is a highly sought-after home feature, and many homeowners want to make the most of theirs with great fireplace design. For those looking to design fireplaces for their sitting area or areas after they’ve been installed or have recently bought a home with a new brick fireplace, the possibilities are endless. Here is a quick guide...
Design Trends
Design Trends
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Posted on 04/03/2022
DIY Flower Pot Fountain Guide
You can create your own simple and welcoming water fountain for your yard or porch using materials you might already have. If you have one or more ceramic flower pots gathering dust, you can turn them into a water feature in only a few simple steps. Here we’ll go over all the materials you need and the process...
Diy
DIY
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Posted on 03/27/2022
Fresh DIY Kitchen Island Ideas
Islands are a common feature in homes, but not all kitchens have them. Kitchen islands offer extra counter space for preparing food, eating meals and doing other tasks. Some islands also have cabinets or shelves for added storage. If your kitchen doesn’t have an island, you can build your own. Whether you’re interested in constructing a large island...
DIY
Diy
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Posted on 03/20/2022
Mild Kitchen Features to Spice Up Your Space
Photo by Max Vakhtbovych from Pexels Home designers are seeing a pretty specific dream sheet of most-desired features in contemporary kitchen design. And those features aren’t as surprising or innovative as you might think. Here’s a brief overview of today’s most popular (and useful) kitchen features. 1. A Kitchen Island For many people building a home, the dream...
Design
Design
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Posted on 03/13/2022
5 Great Ways to Show Off Your Air Plants
Since air plants do not need any soil to grow and thrive, the sky is the limit in how you can display them. You just have to fire up your imagination to find fun ways to put them on display around your household. Running low on ideas? Here’s five options to help get you dreaming of all the...
Air Plants
Decor
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Posted on 03/06/2022
DIY Guide: Self-Watering Bottle Planter
If you’ve ever gone on vacation and worried about your houseplants not getting watered, a self-watering planter is a smart option. Unfortunately, many of these planters available to buy are expensive and hard to find. Luckily there are ways to make your own while recycling old items at the same time. Here are some tips for making your...
Bottle
Crafts
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