Home and Garden
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Organize closets now to make winter easierOct 17, 2015 7:10 am - Autumn is the perfect time of year to clean house! By now, the kids have been back to school long enough for Mom to begin to breathe easier. The summer heat has lifted, ...
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Is a HELOC better than a HECM?Oct 17, 2015 1:00 am - Where they overlap in meeting the needs of consumers, I could find only one situation where the HELOC might work better than a HECM. In all other situations where both c...
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When seeking preapproval, ask for largest mortgage possibleOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - All prospective homebuyers should first get preapproved for a mortgage. It's best to seek the highest loan amount possible. Q. We are planning to buy our first home soon...
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As the weather turns colder, it's easy to feel greenhouse envyOct 16, 2015 6:00 am - By Thanksgiving, chances are that even the most protected yard will face a mauling from the first frost. You wake up one morning and see that the coleus, cosmos and impa...
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Home buyers pay price for new rulesOct 16, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's barely been two weeks since the nationwide changeover in mortgage and settlement procedures took effect, but the early results are trickling in: Lender...
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Oil tank discovered in the gardenOct 16, 2015 4:00 am - Q. My wife and I own an old home that we purchased almost five years ago. Recently we discovered that the raised garden on our patio disguises an 8-foot-long heating oil...
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Dark doors not invitingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - We have 1977-style dark-stained inside doors, closets and baseboards. We would love to update and brighten the inside of the entire house. We started with the kitchen an...
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Lamp with lighted base is more desirableOct 13, 2015 5:56 am - Q. The lamp seen in this photo was purchased by my grandmother at an estate sale. It has two light bulbs in the shade, and the base lights up as well. I cannot find any ...
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Written offers not the norm in area, relative is toldOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - Q. We recently listed my mother-in-law's home in another part of the state. We selected the broker after interviewing three from that area. One aspect of our dealings is...
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Short-term rentals in associationsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - I responded to a question concerning short-term leases in a recent column. However, the practice is so widespread that I want to address it in greater detail. For a vari...