Lifestyle Columns
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Law talk: Landlord demands more rentJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I signed a lease to rent the top floor of a three-flat last year. I stayed the year, paid my rent and moved out on the last day of my lease. I never had any probl...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Worry-free road tripsJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - I love this time of the year! I love boating and sitting on the back porch enjoying the outdoors and I love going on a road-trip vacation. I also love to help my clients...
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Home repair: Water stains require complex solutionJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I have a two-story brick and cedar-sided home built four years ago. There is a bayed area in my dining room that is covered by a copper roof outside. A few years ...
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Mortgage Professor: Home loan shopping still far from perfectJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Are people making better decisions about the kinds of mortgages they select than they did before the financial crisis? A. The mortgages being written today are certai...
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On homes and real estate: Expensive home next doorJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We live in an older neighborhood where some older houses are being torn down and new million-dollar homes are being built. The house immediately next to us will b...
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Super Handyman: Reclaim the outdoors this summer with these pest-control tipsJul 15, 2011 12:30 am - Summer living goes outdoors in most parts of the country. Flowers are in bloom and the sun is shining and your hammock is waiting for you. Of course, so are the bugs! He...
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Home inspector: Is agent liable for inspector's mistakes?Jul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Q. As a new Realtor, I'm concerned about liability for undisclosed property defects. This was discussed often in my real estate classes, and we were advised to make ...
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Being engaged is hard, but there’s hopeJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - What makes being engaged so tough? A couple are perfectly happy and starry-eyed in love — the epitome of compatibility. Then CRASH! They wipe out in the final turn just ...
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The nation’s housing: Seeking to break a deep freezeJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Picture this nightmare financial scenario: You’ve taken out a $150,000 home-equity credit line to remodel your house, you’ve already pulled out thousands to...
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About Real Estate: Scamsters find a new way to rip off troubled homeownersJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I are in foreclosure. We recently received a letter from a law firm asking if we would like to join a class-action lawsuit against the b...