Red Cross Month: What Can You Do To Help

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For the last 70 years, March has been declared American Red Cross Month which is focused on recognizing the everyday heroes in our community who embody the mission of the Red Cross. Everyday heroes are people like you and me who help out our communities when needed. This is from giving blood, teaching others, making financial contributions and more.  The Red Cross responds to situations and disasters around the world with on average 70,000 disasters each year The Red Cross provides support to those suffering from disaster, as well as, military, veterans and their families. The Red Cross collects and distributes 40% of the United States blood supply. This is an astonishing number.  Read More

Generate Income for Retirement with Real Estate

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There are many challenges you have to handle if you want to enjoy a nice retirement without worries out there. The following guidelines will give you more to work with so you can make generating income easier with a solid real estate investment, so let’s get started with the first idea on our list: Read More

How to Instantly Improve Your Laundry Room

Modern-clean-lined-laundry-roomLaundry rooms are a life blood in some houses. These areas often house a bustling amount of activity from not only cleaning clothes but in some homes these are the entry point into the home from a garage or side door. These areas may have access to the outside or also be a store a collection of coats, shoes, backpacks and sporting goods. Maybe a couple of pets and their food are located in this room. More and more activity happens while trying to continue to clean clothes. There are a few ways to instantly improve your laundry room space to make it a functioning space for the whole family, pets included. Read More

Getting Your Home Ready to List on Airbnb

Getting Your Home Ready to List on AirbnbSo you have decided that you wanted to make some extra money renting out a room or your entire home for a short period of time. And want to leverage sites like Airbnb to help get the word out that your home is available. This seems simple, but it does involve some tasks to make it happen. Read More

Clean Windows … No Professional? No Problem!

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The spring season is the perfect time to give your home a good cleaning — and when you’re in the midst of seasonal de-cluttering, mopping floors and otherwise sprucing up your home for this bright and fresh time of year, don’t forget about the windows. Your home’s windows impact your home’s curb appeal, let sunshine in on long springtime days, open to let in fresh air, and give you wonderful views to the outdoors. Unfortunately, over time, it’s all too easy for them to get dirty and dingy both inside and out — and that’s why a regular cleaning is so important. The good news is that it’s easy to get professional results at home even without complicated tools or techniques. To refresh your home this season, Read More