How to Create a Backyard Glamping Escape for Short-Term Rentals

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Plenty of homeowners are cash-strapped but house-rich as they sit on a low mortgage rate they don’t want to give up. As everyday costs keep climbing, many of those people are looking for creative ways to earn extra income from the property they already own.

The backyard is one of the best places to start. Glamping, or glamorous camping, has turned ordinary yards and garden corners into bookable getaways, and travelers will happily pay for a night under the stars that comes with a real bed and hot coffee in the morning.

A backyard glampsite costs far less to set up than a rental unit or an addition, and you can start small. Here’s how to build an escape guests will want to book.

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The End-of-Summer Home Reset: 10 Things to Do Before Fall Arrives

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Summer doesn’t exactly leave quietly.

After months of open windows, backyard gatherings, gardening, vacations, outdoor projects, and summer storms, your home may need a little attention before fall arrives.

And that’s OK. Your house has been busy, too.

The end of August is a great time to give your home a reset. You don’t need to deep-clean every room or tackle a dozen major projects. Instead, take a walk around your home and look at it with fresh eyes.

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What Type of Homeowner Are You? Discover Your Homeowner Personality

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Owning a home is funny.

You can be incredibly organized at work, manage a complicated family calendar, remember birthdays, plan vacations months in advance—and still have absolutely no idea when you last changed your HVAC filter.

Or maybe you’re the opposite.

You know exactly when the gutters were cleaned, have a favorite plumber saved in your phone, and can probably tell us the approximate age of your water heater without getting up from your chair.

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Would Your Spouse Know What to Do? Create a Home Information Hub

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If you’re the main person in your home who’s become the unofficial home manager, you know where everything is, but do others living in your home know as well?

For example, you may know when the HVAC needs servicing, where the water shutoff valve is, or what household tasks need to be done and when.

And that’s perfectly normal.

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Root Cellars Are Making a Comeback: Could This Old Home Feature Work for You?

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If you’ve ever toured an older home and discovered a mysterious little room tucked beneath the stairs or in the basement, you may have found a root cellar.

Before refrigerators and freezers became standard household appliances, root cellars gave homeowners a simple way to keep certain foods cool, dark, and humid. Potatoes, carrots, apples, onions, squash, and other produce could be stored for months without electricity.

Today, root cellars are getting a second look.

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