Our pets are our family, so of course we want our homes to be a safe place for them. However, that can be a bit easier said than done. It’s hard to know what’s dangerous for our animals when we aren’t even sure what they’re capable of getting into. We might think we have everything [...]
It’s the month of June, so we can safely say summer is officially here. And while it’s definitely an easier season on your home than winter, there are still some things that need to be kept up if you’re going to keep everything running smoothly. But before you go guessing at what needs to be [...]
As soon as you move into a new home, you’ll most likely want to just unpack and relax a little bit. And that’s all fine and well, of course, but as soon as you finish your first meal and watch your first movie in your new dwelling, you’d be wise to tackle the following things [...]
Becoming a landlord can be a very lucrative decision. However, if you go about it the wrong way you could land yourself in a world of hurt. Besides the physical labor of repairing damages by a rowdy tenant, your wallet and reputation could also take a hit if you don’t quite know what you’re doing. [...]
There are countless times during the year when you might have to leave your home for an extended period of time. Perhaps you’re heading home to help out with a family issue, you need to head out of town for a job interview or maybe you just got lucky and happen to be going on [...]
There are so many safety tips that may seem like common sense, but for some reason people (myself included) break these rules all the time. Between our hectic work and home schedules, it can often be easier to trust the outside world not to harm us, but in reality this is never a safe way [...]
Ah, home electricity. It’s not the most interesting subject, but your home electrical system is part of your day to day living and if you don’t know how to safely interact with it, the results could be deadly. Under no circumstances are we suggesting that you tackle some of your home’s electrical problems. This is [...]
If you were to ask 1,000 people that lived in a small space what their #1 wish would be, the vast majority of them would probably tell you they would like more storage. Even people living in a respectable size home quickly learn how valuable extra closet space is as soon as a baby is [...]
As a landlord, no one likes to think of the possibility that you would have to keep your tenant’s deposit. In a perfect world, every tenant would move out in a timely fashion, keeping the apartment in the perfect condition it was originally given to them. But as we all know, we most definitely do [...]
Turning your house or apartment into a rental property can be a very good idea, especially if it’s in good shape, in a good neighborhood and you are careful to rent to the right tenants. Of course there is a little more to making sure your property is rent-ready than just simply interviewing the [...]
