Lifestyle Columns
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Rental forum: Tenant cries foul over ‘late keys’ chargeOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. When I was moving out of a condo that I had been renting for nearly seven years, I requested a pre-move-out and a post-move-out inspection from the property manag...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: A/C system doesn’t take the winter offOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Why would I want to get my A/C repaired before heading into winter? A. This question comes up quite often as we get toward the end of the summer cooling season a...
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Home repair: It’s always a good idea to seal cedarOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We built our home in 2004 and have conflicting opinions as to whether the cedar shake roof should be sealed. Your opinion? A. It is best to apply a suitable semi...
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Grandma got run over by teen’s honesty about sexOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am so lost right now, maybe more mad and disappointed at my granddaughter, whom I raised since she was less than a year old and is now 16. (As part of a larger ...
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On homes and real estate: Rent with option to buyOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My tenants signed a rent-with-option agreement to close in May 2012. They’ve maintained the property for 16 months and paid the rent on time. Their credit may not...
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Mortgage Professor: Three ways to combat poor real estate appraisalsOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the final column in a three-part series in HomesSaturday on factors leading to a rise in mortgage denials. Previous articles in this series descri...
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Super Handyman: Fall leaves are beautiful, and with these tips are less of a hassle tooOct 14, 2011 1:30 am - This time of year can be a beautiful sight — the changing leaves of gold, red and orange. But all those leaves can be a hassle to deal with. Let’s talk about some of our...
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The nation’s housing: A foreclosure escape hatch?Oct 14, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — With hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing imminent foreclosure and estimates of 2 million or more in the wings, are there any financial tools availabl...
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About Real Estate: Automatic payment plans have pros and consOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - More borrowers are signing up for plans to have their mortgage payments automatically deducted from their bank accounts, but the programs can have their drawback...
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Home inspector: Removing asbestos ceiling textureOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My home has textured ceilings in the living room and bedrooms, and the material has tested positive for asbestos. A home inspector I know says he removed his asbe...