Even veteran gardeners make rookie mistakes, like giving plants too much water and too little space. Here are common garden blunders. Consider yourself warned. It’s easy to misjudge and make a mess out of your landscaping. Here are seven common garden blunders, and how to avoid them. Mistake ... » Learn More about 7 Gardening Mistakes to Avoid
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6 Tips for Choosing the Best Offer for Your Home
Have a plan for reviewing purchase offers so you don't let the best slip through your fingers. 1. Understand the process All offers are negotiable, as your agent will tell you. When you receive an offer, you can accept it, reject it, or respond by asking that terms be modified, which is called ... » Learn More about 6 Tips for Choosing the Best Offer for Your Home
7 Tips for a Profitable Home Closing
Be sure you’re walking away with all the money you’re entitled to from the sale of your home. 1. Take services out of your name Avoid a dispute with the buyers after closing over things like fees for the cable service you forgot to discontinue. Contact every utility and service provider to end ... » Learn More about 7 Tips for a Profitable Home Closing
Treatment Options for Getting Rid of Insects
You can limit the use of pesticides by enlisting a variety of strategies and methods to eliminate pests. Conventional pesticide treatment With conventional pest control, the name of the game is extermination. The operator kills the insects with chemicals—often applied as sprays—and reapplies ... » Learn More about Treatment Options for Getting Rid of Insects
Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your Home
Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale. Check your emotions A purchase offer, even a very low one, means someone wants to purchase your home. Unless the offer is ... » Learn More about Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your Home