Many houses built today have a”dual wall” kind of insulating material, with fiberglass batts secured between the studs on the interior and rigid foam board over the wall sheathing on the outside. Any sort of siding can be set up…
Apartment leases are legally binding contracts between tenants and landlords who dictate the conditions of a rental agreement, especially how much rent is owed each month and for how long. There are times when an individual needs to break his…
Getting and remodeling a fixer-upper is one of the tried and true methods of creating equity in real estate. To make certain you make money on the investment, research home price differentials between homes of the identical dimensions, at the…
If a homeowner fails to make mortgage payments, it can be a indication he simply cannot afford his property. 1 choice is to market, but sometimes a homeowner occupies over the house is worth. This creates a difficulty for both…
Home equity lines of credit and home equity loans are, despite their names, two products that are different. A home equity line of credit acts as a charge cardHomeowners get a certain amount of credit based in their home’s equity…
Brandt and Chelsea Kaemingk purchased a dilapidated home on the Oregon Coast, intending to do a inexpensive fix-up before renting it out. But the Kaemingks, property professionals who operate Chic Design Investments, ended up moving in instead. Along the way…
Denise Sabia loves repurposing roadside throwaways to furnish her family’s 1955 multilevel home just outside Philadelphia. She has turned pages out of thrift shop publications into charming wallpaper for the stairwell, a classic noodle to a kitchen shelf plus a…
Earlier this season Architectural Digest named Thomas O’Brien’s Aero Studios one of its top 100 design firms (AD100) for 2012. If O’Brien’s name seems familiar, chances are you’ve come across his collection for Target, Thomas O’Brien Vintage Modern. He also…
Elizabeth and Ed Burry’s second-generation saltbox home sits on a small hill in the historic fishing community of Trinity at Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada — population 150 in the summertime, as few as 38 in the winter. The manicured city…
The stony, exposed ridge that overlooks South Australia’s Backstairs Passage and Kangaroo Island was an ideal place for artist Winnie Pelz to design and build her 452-square-foot studio, but the intense weather, unpredictable land and nosy wildlife proved a bit…