A sudden, and unexpected, expense can cause stress, and raise red flags for nearly all of us. Recently we've learned that many A/C or heating systems are being diagnosed as unrepairable due to compressor failure or a cracked heat exchanger, but before you invest in a new air conditioning or heating system, it's important to CONTINUE READING
When you begin to measure the benefit of certain home improvements, you often have to factor in depreciation over time. Most home updates and upgrades are not intended to last forever, indeed many may not last more than five years. Wise homeowners, who plan to enhance their comfort as well as increase the property value CONTINUE READING
Home improvement is an exercise in strategy. You have to plan your upgrades to get the maximum impact on your property value, without creating extra expenses or stress as a side effect. Property value investments always present a risk, but some risks are greater than others. By examining these eight home value statistics, you can CONTINUE READING
Many homeowners do their best to maintain or even increase their property value, but there are factors that can hurt property value, which are out of your control. The environment of the region you live in, the benefits and disadvantages of your particular neighborhood, land values and the state of the current economy can all CONTINUE READING
With summer finally here, you may be making a list of home improvement projects you'd like to get done while the weather is good. But making investments into your home, either to increase property value or the comfort of your family, take more resources than you currently have. Your budget can stretch only so far, CONTINUE READING
Do you know your home’s value? This is a question no one may be able to answer off-hand. In fact, there are several ways to classify your property value. As a result, the value of your home is almost constantly changing. Misconceptions on how home value works make it harder for you to decide how CONTINUE READING
Ah, barbecue season. It is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you get to have a lot of fun with friends and neighbors while you eat great food and sip delicious drinks. On the other hand, it can be a lot of work to put on a fabulous party for everyone CONTINUE READING
The dead heat of summer is probably getting to you. The kids are bored. If you have to referee yet another match of “Who was playing with the iPad first?” you are going to snap like a twig. Luckily, there is a respite from this overheated nightmare: crisp, delicious summer cocktails, most of which can CONTINUE READING
The weather is hot, the kids are bored and they are driving you completely crazy. The younger ones need lots of involvement to stay out of trouble, and the older ones could spend their entire day watching Netflix or YouTube. You need a diversion, stat! The trouble is that your summer bucket list was 90 CONTINUE READING
Summer is an ideal time to take a family vacation and build a lifetime of memories into a few days. Fortunately, there are so many places to see and things to do right in our own state. If you start in Northern Kentucky and make your way clockwise, you can visit parks, lakes, museums, amusement CONTINUE READING
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