Got a spare hour or so? It’s time to start tossing. Grab a trash bag, a recycling bin and a few donation boxes and get down to business. Working room by room, here are the things you can get rid of right this second. Whether living in your own home, or a rental, these tips… Read more »
5 Steps for Care of Your Home’s Roof
January 12, 2020 Informative 1 Comment
While the roof is one of the most important parts of your home, it’s also one of the most neglected. The average homeowner gives little thought to the condition or maintenance needs of their roof until it starts to leak, at which point it’s usually too late. With a little bit of care and planning,… Read more »
Foundation Cracks Don’t Have to Spell Disaster
January 7, 2020 Informative 0 Comments
Cracks in the foundation of your house can be signs of a problem. However, this doesn’t mean that you should automatically worry if you see a few small cracks. Most foundations do have cracks and there are a few perfectly normal reasons why cracks appear in foundations. It’s important to look into the issue if… Read more »
6 Red Flags When Buying a Home
December 6, 2019 Informative 0 Comments
Shopping for a home is exciting. But we must not get too caught up in the excitement and ignore signs that the house we are looking at might have some concerns. There are a number of Red Flags that can pop up when looking at homes to buy. Here are a few of the biggest Red Flags to keep an eye out for.
7 Must-Know Smoke Detector Facts
November 15, 2019 Informative 0 Comments
Every morning, it’s the same thing. You get out of bed, have a shower, burn the toast and then curse the smoke detector. Although it is incredibly loud and awful to hear, the truth is that smoke detectors save lives. So, while your smoke detector may sing way off tune, it’s trying very hard to… Read more »
5 Ways to Make You’re A/C Dollars Go Further
November 8, 2019 Informative 0 Comments
The aqua jeweled waters of the Caribbean pared with lush, jungle-like vegetation that seems to stretch along the beach forever greet you every single summer. It’s amazing, really, and you hope that one of these days you’ll be able to turn off the Travel Channel and see them in person. But your air conditioning bill… Read more »
5 Ways to Deal With Bugs
October 30, 2019 Informative 0 Comments
It can’t be overstated just how beneficial bees are to our ecosystem. Bees pollinate an astonishing 80 percent of the world’s plants, including fruits and vegetables that feed up to 90 percent of the world’s population. Certain nuts and beans would likely go completely extinct, as well as fruits like blueberries and cherries which are… Read more »
8 Things you need to know about HOA
September 17, 2019 Community 0 Comments
1- What is a Homeowner’s Association? Homeowner Associations are commonly called an HOA. An HOA is where the owners of homes, townhomes or condos in a residential project or community are bound together by a deed restriction called Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R’s). When you purchase a property in an HOA, CC&R’s are recorded on… Read more »
2018 HOMEOWNER SATISFACTION SURVEY
June 8, 2019 Community, Informative 0 Comments
Community Associations: Preferred Places to Call Home The results are in! For the seventh time in 13 years, Americans living in homeowners’ associations and condominiums say they’re overwhelmingly satisfied in their communities: 85% of residents rate their overall community association experience as positive (63%) or neutral (22%). 84% say members of their elected governing board… Read more »
Utah Community Associations
June 8, 2019 Community 0 Comments
FACTS AND FIGURES Approximately 680,00 Utahns live in 258,00 homes in 3,360 community associations. These residents pay $922 million a year to maintain their communities. These costs would otherwise fall to the local government. 23,000 Utahns are elected to their community association boards each year, providing $19 million in service. Homes in community associations are… Read more »
