Here’s a lighthearted and trivia story about the ball valve. Read it and you will never take your natural gas or electricity for granted again, okay, so maybe you will … Ball valve mystery? The humble ball valve has a checkered history and somewhat murky origins. It may not be a cape and a dagger,…
Category: Real Estate
Home Renovation Report 2018: Homeowner Top Trends, Expenses, and Projects
CURRENT ECONOMIC OUTLOOK In general, American homeowners are optimistic about the next twelve months. 60% of homeowners consider the state of the economy before making renovation plans, and 61% are confident that the economy is improving. Additionally, 55% of our respondents believe that home values will also increase over the next year. While President Trump…
Ten Tips for Selecting a Self Storage Facility
At some point in almost everyone’s life, they need to use a storage facility for the short- or long-term storage of household or commercial items. Are all public storage facilities the same? Hell no. This article focuses on the top 10 items to consider when selecting a place to store your valuable belongings. After all,…
Real Estate Investing and Property Management in West Chester PA
Residential property management in West Chester, PA, it involves serving two different rental communities. The first community includes students attending the University of West Chester. As certain geographic areas of West Chester do not allow student rentals, it is very important that you make sure where in the city your investment property is located. Student…
The 7 Best Don’ts for Home Remodeling
Have you been thinking about working on a home remodeling project? If so, you can benefit from some expert advice. Without some important tips in mind, you may end up damaging something in your home. In some cases, you can even hurt yourself in the process. Here are some of the dos and don’ts of…
How to Get Affordable Mobile Home Insurance
Although mobile home insurance is similar to homeowners insurance, there are some differences to consider when shopping for insurance quotes. Here’s what mobile home insurance covers, plus information on how to get a cheap mobile home insurance policy. Mobile home insurance Mobile home insurance covers the following: 1. Your mobile home Mobile home insurance protects…
How to Make Money Investing in Real Estate: Determining Value
Making money investing in real estate really begins with determining the value of the property. There is often a lot of confusion, especially for new or budding real estate investors, about determining the true value of a property for resale. This is particularly true for single-family homes. The maximum amount that could be expected to…
The Versatility of Today’s Carriage House Plans
Originally, the term “carriage house” needed little explanation: it was a shed to house horse-drawn carriages. Today, however, the term has taken on a different meaning. Since the once ubiquitous carriage has little use in modern society, many of the carriage houses that were built before automobiles were common now have different uses. Many have…
Secrets of a Millionaire Owner – Book Review
By: Robert Shemin, ESQ. (2002) ISBN 0-7931-4825-1 Book Price: $ 28.95 Outstanding real estate investor Robert Shemin is a nationally recognized landlord expert in the US and is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author who became a millionaire in his 30s by investing in real estate. Shem earned a law degree and an MBA from…
Real estate investment: books, TV infomercials and seminars
Real estate investing has become popular today due to television real estate investing infomercials and traveling seminar circuits. But real estate investing has not always been so popular. In the 1960s, William Nickerson wrote: “How I turned $ 1000 into three million in real estate” and “How to make a fortune today from scratch.” It…