Real Estate
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How to properly seal a porch floorDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened-in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power ...
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Clearing guest parking spacesDec 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. It is very difficult for our snowplow contractor to remove snow from the common element guest parking spaces in our condominium. Can the board of our condominium asso...
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Refresh a guest room for the holidaysDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - Jessica Ann McCarthy, creative director of the digital design firm Decorist, joined staff writer Jura Koncius on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat and offered...
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Condo-selling specialistDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Although I've bought and sold several homes, I always feel like I don't know what I'm doing! I'm selling my condo next year, and I was wondering if I should seek a Re...
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HECMs can reduce retirement income instabilityDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - The HECM reverse mortgage is an ingeniously designed instrument with multiple possible uses, but its full potential has yet to be realized. A major reason is that it has...
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How to choose a home inspectorDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - Q. In the past, I've hired good and bad home inspectors. Now that I'm buying another home, I want my next inspector to be the best. My agent has given me some referrals,...
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Designer on skates? It feels like it sometimesDec 23, 2018 6:00 am - Designers are larger than life! This is what the general population of the world believes. It might seem a bit pretentious, but really, this is what most ordinary folks ...
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Don't waste valuable storage spaceDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - The longer you live somewhere, the more possessions you accumulate — and the more you outgrow your home's designated storage spaces. But closets aren't the only option f...
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Problems with incorrect bathroom and kitchen ventingDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Over the years, I've noticed you always tell people to only vent the bathroom fan through the gable wall. Never through the roof or the soffit. Now, I own a two-story...
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Board intends to borrow to pay property managerDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We are currently a self-managed condominium association. The board of our condominium is approving hiring a professional property manager for 2019 at an upcoming boar...