Maintaining Home
Renting in Minnesota just became easier
Mar 30th
Renting can be a headache especially for individual home owners that has to move out of Minnesota because of a new job. There are many risks inherent in renting a house including background check of the tenants, ensuring collection of timely rent collection and speedy response to a tenant’s complaint. For a renter ensuring the prevention of damage to the property by a rouge tenant is also very important. More >
Home maintenance goes corporate
Feb 10th
Banking on the growing purchasing power and busy lifestyles of urban, dual-income families, a slew of firms are now offering to help them run their homes, attempting to bring a measure of professionalism to a largely unorganized sector. More >
Elderly residents bilked at mobile home park
Feb 3rd
For Georgina Johnson, a financially-struggling, recently-widowed senior citizen whose husband took care of all the maintenance issues at their home in Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park, a chance meeting with Tim Silva last October seemed like a “godsend.” More >
Five Things to Maintain Your Home’s Exterior
Sep 30th
Even the most meticulous housekeepers often overlook the exterior. Experts suggest five things to maintain the condition of your home. It really isn’t a daunting list, but homeowners should stay on top of it to prevent problems.
1) Gutters. When gutters get clogged, they cause leaks. Most homeowners should clean gutters, screens or not, twice a year, but more frequently if you have a lot of trees nearby. More >
How to Prepare for Home Repair
Sep 2nd
Nothing maintains your home’s value better than maintaining your home. And there is plenty of maintaining to do; it seems like homes always need repair or attention. Expect to pay up to 3% of your house’s value a year on regular upkeep, repairs and special projects everything from the weekly yard service to annual furnace checkups. More >
Regular maintenance can lead to big savings around the house
Jun 11th
Air-conditioning annual maintenance? Done. Driveway seal-coated? Done.
Ash-tree treatment for borers? Done. Next up: Outdoor window washing and carpet cleaning.
Down the road: Chimney cleaning. This is the home maintenance and repair to-do list of Debbie and Richard Thies, who own a 1,900-square-foot home built in 1970 in The Village, Zionsville.
“I set a goal of doing one or two things a month,” said Debbie Thies. “There’s always plenty to do.”
Keeping a house in good shape can be never-ending — and a bit overwhelming — not to mention costly.
Brundle backs Tigers to maintain home record
May 28th
JAMES Brundle is expecting the Mildenhall Fen Tigers to maintain their 100 per cent home record by inflicting defeat on the Isle of Wight at West Row on Sunday (4.30pm).
Since the start of the 2011 National League campaign, the Fen Tigers have yet to taste defeat around their own circuit. More >
Hot Property: Perry, Brand list home
May 13th
Pop singer Katy Perry and her husband, comedian and actor Russell Brand, are listing their Los Feliz home at $3,395,000.
The gated property includes a stately 1922 Mediterranean-style main house and a swimming pool. The 4,600-square-foot home, with a classic exterior that belies its white contemporary interiors, has four bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms. More >
