Thanksgiving prep in many households can seem like trying to set up a well-oiled machine with everything thought through to the very minute. There are Itemized lists of ingredients and essentials, scheduled trips to the grocery store for supplies and perfectly choreographed plans when dishes need to enter and exit ovens and stoves. But, there is one more thing you should be preparing for this Thanksgiving: protecting your little ones around the kitchen. The combination of hot items, busy kitchens and limited attention spans could be a recipe for accidents and injury. But, in all the turmoil, there are steps you can take to avoid injuries in your home. Here are 5 reminders to help you make Th
By having a house inspected prior to putting it on the market, a seller will find out how his house looks to a buyer’s inspector. The seller can learn about defects about which even the most meticulous homeowner may be unaware. Significant items such as damaged ducts, missing insulation, water stains at the sheathing – all of which will be found by the buyer’s inspector. We spoke to Debbie York from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Vista, California. Who says she he has been having her clients get a pre-listing inspection for well over a year, with great results. “In the last 15 months of using a Pre-Listing Home Inspection every one of my sellers has saved money because they had t
Have you ever gone shopping for your dream car, only to find during the test drive that the ride is less than smooth or that the backseat is smaller than you first thought? Maybe there’s that unidentifiable squeak every time you start to accelerate; maybe the cockpit lights aren’t really your preferred color. But it’s your dream car. You still love the color, the body lines, the V8, 5.0 liter engine. So, the question becomes… are those issues things you can live with or are they deal breakers? The same approach of weighing the good against the not-so-good should be taken when buying a home. There exists nary a single home, nor commercial facility, that is perfect or comes through inspection
