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  • 2 Important Steps To Get You Ready For The Home-Buying Process


    The decision to buy a home is an exciting time in your life, but it is also a time for you to consider some important issues regarding your income and credit. Here are two tips to help you prepare for the home-buying process so you can begin searching for your new home. Look at Your Credit Before you begin to shop for a home, it is a good idea to look at what is showing on your credit report.
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  • 3 Ways Your Packing Is Making Your Move Harder


    At first glance, packing seems like the easiest part of your move. Just throw your stuff in a box, label it, and put it on the truck. Unfortunately, the way most people pack their belongings could actually be making the moving process harder. Here are three common packing faux pas and what you should be doing instead. Packing for the Home You're Leaving Possibly the most common mistake people make when packing for a move is boxing up their possessions based on the home they're leaving.
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  • How To Install An Electromagnetic Door Lock To Protect Your Business's Interior Doorway


    An ideal way to protect interior doorways inside your business is by installing electromagnetic door locks. Electromagnetic door locks are relatively simple, using no moving parts, yet they provide at least 600 pounds of strength and are difficult to overcome for intruders. The installation process is also straightforward once you have an electronic entry control system in place with an available lead at the doorway. Below is a list of tools and materials you will need, as well as a step-by-step procedure for installing an electromagnetic lock:
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  • Selling Your Home? Avoid These Three Potentially Costly Mistakes


    Selling a home is not quite like selling a used appliance or even a car. It's an intricate process that depends on the state of the real estate market, the quality of your agent's work, and your own due diligence in ensuring the home is presented as favorably as possible. Sellers often make costly mistakes because they're new to the process and simply don't know any better. Luckily, you can learn from those mistakes without making them yourself!
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  • How to Get Involved in the Emerging World of Crowdfunded Real Estate


    In the past, investing in real estate meant putting up your own money to buy a property with the intention to sell or rent it out for a profit. If you didn't have the money for a full purchase, you either had to find partners, take out a loan, or find a different type of investment. Recent changes to investment law now allow investors to join together and crowdfund bigger real estate projects, but you still need to prepare carefully before jumping into this new and wild form of investing.
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  • Make These Simple Kitchen And Bath Updates To Sell Your Home More Quickly


    When it comes time to sell a home, the kitchen and the master bathroom are the two rooms that buyers tend to focus on the most. If your kitchen or primary bathroom are looking a little worse for wear, your home may linger on the market for months -- even if it is in great shape overall. If you can afford a full kitchen or bath remodel, surely you should consider this option.
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  • What Should You Consider When Investing In Rental Real Estate?


    If you've always wanted to diversify your income stream by purchasing and renting out single-family homes, there is no better time than the present. An unprecedented drop in real estate costs throughout the country has allowed many would-be investors to purchase and rent out homes for a significant profit. However, there are a number of important factors that contribute to a successful real estate transaction. Read on to learn more about the factors you should consider before determining whether a specific home is a wise real estate investment.
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  • 3 Important Tips For Accidental Landlords


    What do you do when you have to move out of the area and your old house just won't sell? If you have the money, you could maintain the old house from a distance while moving into a new one, but few people have the cash to pay mortgage and maintenance costs for two households, especially when the two are a great distance apart. For many people, the solution seems simple: just rent out the old house.
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  • 9 Blunders That Offer An Open Invitation To Pests


    Household and garden pests are more than an inconvenience. Insects and rodents can be destructive to property and pose health risks as well. Although there are circumstances that may warrant the services of a professional pest control company, there are ways to keep these unwanted visitors at bay. The following is a list of common mistakes that may contribute to an infestation: 1. Leaving Doorways and Windows Unsealed You might not have thought about it, but even the slightest gap in doorways and windows can provide easy access and entry to your home for small bugs.
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  • Protecting Yourself From Fraud


    Identity theft is one of the key enablers of crime today due to the widespread use of digital communications. Put simply, identity theft means someone out there is using your identity for personal gain. This can be through obtaining credit in your name, using your passport details or simply hacking into your bank account. Unfortunately, it's getting easier for fraudsters to commit these crimes, so consider the following steps to keep your personal information safe and secure: 
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