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  • 3 Moving Challenges You Can Avoid By Hiring Full-Service Movers

    Moving into a new house can be costly, time-consuming, and overwhelming, and there are many challenges you may face during this time. If you want to make this event easier, smoother, and less frustrating, you should consider hiring a moving company that offers full-service moves. A full-service move will include everything from packing your goods to moving them into your new home, and the price you are quoted will include every detail of the move. [Read More]

  • How To Protect Yourself From Mold In Your Rented Home

    Mold in your home can be toxic and causes various health problems, so you should keep an eye out for any mold growth. If you rent or are looking to rent a home, make sure you look for, prevent, and alert your landlord to any mold growth in the home. Here are three tips to help keep your home mold-free as a tenant. 1. Check for Mold Growth The first step to protecting yourself against mold in your home is to identify problem areas in the house. [Read More]

  • 3 Tips To Help You Select The Right Asking Price For Your Home

    One of the tasks a real estate agent will help you with is selecting the right price to ask for your home. This will be one of the first steps you will need to accomplish when listing your home with a real estate company, and this is also one of the most important aspects of selling your house. Here are three things you should realize about the price tag you place on your home. [Read More]

  • Six Reasons To Hire A Property Management Firm For Your Rental Property

    To effectively manage your rental property, you really do need to like working with people. You also need patience, an affinity for detail and the ability to make difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions. If you don't have these management skills, or simply want to hand the reins to someone else, consider hiring a property management firm. Here are six reasons to sign a contract with these skilled professionals. Better Screening for Quality Tenants [Read More]

  • Lost Laser-Cut Car Keys? 4 Vital Steps To Prevent The Theft Of Your Vehicle

    Oh, no! You've lost the laser-cut keys to your car and you aren't sure where. Perhaps they're just laying around your house somewhere, or maybe they're sitting in the street just waiting for a car thief to come along and discover them. Once that thief has their hands on your keys, all they have to do is hit the alarm button, hop in the car that's honking and flashing and be on their way. [Read More]

  • 2 Things To Look For In A New Apartment

    When you start looking at new apartments, you might be more concerned about finding a place close to your college campus and great restaurants than you are about anything else. However, while it is always nice to have a short commute and access to decent takeout, those things might pale in comparison with other features later. Here are two things to look for in a new apartment, so that you don't regret signing that contract. [Read More]

  • A Range-Top Fire Suppression System Can Keep You From Being Homeless

    It is common knowledge that cooking is the leading cause of residential structural fires. It is also the leading cause of home fire injuries. What many homeowners do not realize is that there are some very simple steps that they can take to reduce their chances of having a fire in the kitchen. One of these steps is installing a simple range-top fire suppression system. When you combine this installation with another few simple steps, you will not only help keep you and your family safe, but keep yourself from being homeless as well. [Read More]

  • Lock Bumping: What Property Owners Need To Know

    Lock bumping is a method that some criminals use to pick pin tumbler locks. It's relatively easy to learn how to open a lock this way, and an increase in 'how-to' videos online has led to a surge in lock bumping incidents across the United States. If you want to protect your home against this security threat, learn how lock bumping works and find out how you can make it harder for thieves to get access to your property in this way. [Read More]

  • How To Donate Your Tax Deductible Clothing And Shoes Through Your Moving Company

    If you're tempted to throw out your unwanted clothing and shoes before you move to your new home, donate them instead. Your donations may be tax deductible, as well as wanted or needed by other people. Your local movers may take your donations off your hands before you locate to your new home. They can donate these items to a local organization, such as a church or thrift store. Afterward, you receive a receipt of your donated items that you can deduct from your annual taxes. [Read More]

  • How To Get Roaches Out Of Your New Apartment

    One of the major problems with moving to a new apartment is that it isn't really new, it's just new to you. That means that you may have to deal with the consequences of the previous tenant's actions. Sometimes, the result is that you may have roaches in your apartment without making a single mistake. Keep Everything Very, Very Clean Roaches will eat just about anything, so it is basically impossible to starve the menaces out. [Read More]