How to Sell Your Home This Fall

How to Sell Your Home This Fall
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Home sales continue to occur throughout the year, regardless of the season.

This fall, if you’re thinking about selling your house while the days are getting shorter and the leaves are changing, there are some things you can do in order to get the most money for your house.

Understand the market

The price that you can get for your home and the time it takes for you to sell your home depends partly on the kind of market you are in.

For example, you may be limited on what you can get for your home if you’re in what’s considered a “buyer’s market”. When buyers have a lot of options they can be more particular and go for a newer home.

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10 Tips to DIY Your Long Term Food Storage

10 Tips to DIY Your Long Term Food Storage
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Think about it. One day in the not too distant future, you wake up and everything seems perfect. Your home is filled with the sounds of happiness, the sun shining, and the birds singing.

But then you turn on the morning news and your world comes crashing down, as a disaster is unfolding in front of you. It is a global catastrophe that will affect you and your family.

Although this scenario may never come to pass, we know the question regarding disasters isn’t if they will happen, but when. In light of this, how prepared are you? Have you ever thought about the possibility of needing DIY long-term food storage?

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12 Common – and Surprising – Ways to Use Wax Paper

12 Common - and Surprising - Ways to Use Wax Paper
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Waxed paper is paper that has been treated with wax to make it water-resistant. Because of its non-stick properties, this paper is used in cooking and food storage.

While this use is commonly known, there are other ways to use waxed paper that might surprise you. Check out these clever ways to use this inexpensive material in your home.

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Most Effective Ways To Eliminate Smells in Your Home

Most Effective Ways To Eliminate Smells in Your Home

Take a whiff; that’s the sweet—no, maybe it’s rotten—smell of your home. Here are the most common smells you’ll encounter in your house, along with the most effective ways to eliminate smells in your homethat have no business intruding on your health.

Cigarette Smoke

Cigarette smoke is common, but it’s a smell no one wants lingering. No matter how far someone is from your door, the scent can travel and remain for an extended time. To help satisfy your senses, use a cloth and drench it in white vinegar. Ring it out, and then turn it in the air. Since the white vinegar is natural, it’ll help soak up the smell and have your home smelling like new.

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5 Unconventional House Ideas That Might be Right for You

5 Unconventional House Ideas That Might be Right for You
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While products such as wood, concrete and glass are among the most common materials used in today’s modern homes, the designs and materials people have used over millennia are many and varied.

If you can’t afford the home you want or you would enjoy living in a home that is contrary to “the norm”, we’ve got you covered.

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