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LAMINATE FLOORINGAvailable in Europe for decades, laminate flooring didn't arrive on our continent until 1996 when it became a huge hit. The best-known brand is Pergo, which in our country is now synonymous with this type of flooring (much to the annoyance of numerous other manufacturers). A lami...
01/05/2007
If you've been considering a hardwood floor for your home, you may have discovered that there are far more choices available than you have imagined. And it can get confusing. What's the difference between solid wood, engineered wood and laminate? And what's this Pergo® thing? How come all these d...
01/05/2007
 The sticker won't let go...To remove a stubborn sticker from a wall, window or piece of furniture, heat it up with a hairdryer, then scrape it off with a credit card. Another option (if the sticker is on glass, plastic or metal) is to saturate it with vegetable oil, then rub it off.The drawer kn...
01/05/2007
1.) Price There are so many reasons  why setting the listing price too high is a bad idea among them are many realtors might not show it and buyers who can afford it will be looking for bigger and better homes and buyers that might want it can not afford it. Over priced homes tend to sit on the m...
01/05/2007
A lockbox makes a home easier to sell. Why? Because it makes it convenient and simple for agents to show the home to their clients. It's no wonder that this small device is used so frequently in the real estate industry. A lockbox is a metal box which contains the key to the house. Mechanical loc...
01/01/2007
 With the rise of Identity theft I came across this and wanted to share it. (I do have permission to reprint)According to a recent study conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, there are nearly 10 million instances of some form of identity theft each year. This has quickly become one of the fa...
01/01/2007
I recently had the task of listing a realtor's home, so I thought ok this will be simple enough, I went in and did my listing presentation and he loved it, I thought cool, so now he wants to go and see some of the other listings in the subdivision that were comps to his I have to admit that they ...
01/01/2007
"How much can I get for it?" This is usually one of the first questions I am asked when meeting with prospective sellers for the first time. When I give them my answer, some sellers smile and some grumble. And they want to know how I came up with my estimate. Since agents (unfortunately) don't ha...
01/01/2007
The buyer thought that it was included. The seller thought it was clear that it wasn't. But where the beautiful crystal chandelier once was, now there are just a couple of small crooked wires. The closing being just hours away, this is now an unpleasant situation for everyone involved. It could h...
01/01/2007
When choosing a lender, whether you are buying or refinancing, the initial impulse for many people is to look for the lowest interest rate possible. Yes, the interest rate is very important, but the truth is that lenders these days offer very similar rates, so other factors may be even more signi...
12/31/2006
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