Lifestyle Columns
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Commercial properties should be inspected thoroughly before purchaseJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've made a purchase offer on a four-unit commercial property. Do investors typically hire home inspectors for this kind of property? A. The purchasers of com...
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New metal roof will contort to shingles belowJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We recently got several estimates on what it would cost to have a standing seam roof placed on our house. Most estimates included the cost of stripping the "archi...
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Hotel has no record of Hotwire reservationJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We recently booked a hotel room in Las Vegas through Hotwire.com. We prepaid $952 for it. Hotwire took our money but never gave us the room it promised. We travel...
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Pilot's antics shouldn't fly with managementJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the flight that canceled out of Salt Lake City because the pilot was too upset to fly? Apparently, the captain of a United Airlines flight scheduled t...
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Don't rush to hide your doorsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Probably because of their size and functional role, doors are seldom thought of as decorative elements. At best, they may be given a new coat of paint-either as a spruce...
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A kinder, gentler reality show?Jul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Would you like to be on television? My First Place, an HGTV show, is looking for people in our area who are looking for their first homes. You have to be shopping withi...
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Condo owners can be caught up in market downturnJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When the real estate market boomed between 1995 and 2005, speculation ran rampant. Property "flippers" were rolling over huge profits, selling their contracts for condos...
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Meet 'Dave' a stereotypical wasted Murphy comedyJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I couldn't watch a single sequence in Eddie Murphy's new comedy "Meet Dave" without thinking I'd been magically teleported to the Cranium Commander exhibit at Walt Disne...
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Savvy sellers offer buyers a home-warranty planJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Most home sales today involve the use of a home warranty, which can protect both parties from a myriad of costly problems that could occur after a transaction closes. Se...
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New DVD releasesJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - These DVD'S were released this week: "Sleepwalking": When Joleen's (Charlize Theron) boyfriend is busted for drugs, she takes off with her young daughter, Tara (Anna Sop...