Real Estate
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Strategy for seniors when mortgage, taxes unaffordableMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A common problem among aged homeowners is that they no longer have the income to service their mortgage, and don't have a good way to convert the substantial equity in t...
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Cold house keeps residents chillyMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Just recently, there was an article detailing signs of insufficient attic insulation. The particular signs mentioned were no snow on the roof and icicles dangling fro...
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Consider location, shelving when retrofitting a walk-in closetMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My children are gone now. I am going to enlarge my master bedroom by combining it with one of theirs. I want to add a nice walk-in closet. How do I go about desig...
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Buying public determines house valueMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - >Q. A. It doesn't matter what statistics say. It doesn't matter what you think your place is worth. It doesn't matter what the most skillful appraiser reports as you...
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Sellers did not disclose buried fuel tankMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. The home I am buying has a buried fuel tank. This was disclosed by the sellers and their agent weeks after we entered the transaction. At first, they said the tan...
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Tough economy puts landlords' finances at riskMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I own several rental properties and have had tenants who had trouble paying the rent, but the economy seems to have hit my tenants very hard. Several tell me that...
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As needs change, so can bonus rooms in today's homesMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - When you come home from work, you might not go straight for the easy chair in the living room. You might head to the den to finish some work from the office. Or you coul...
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'Deed in lieu' can soften blow of foreclosureMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Financially troubled owners who are about to lose their home to foreclosure usually can soften the blow to their credit report by voluntarily giving the deed back to the...
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M/I Homes is here to stayMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - M/I Homes is planning to become more of a Chicagoland fixture. At a time when other local or national builders have pulled out, closed their doors or simply stopped buil...
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Changing management companies requires specific stepsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Inevitably in the life of a condominium or townhouse association, the board of directors will vote to fire the current management company and hire a new one. Generally,...