10 Common Errors Home Owners Make When Filing Taxes
Article From HouseLogic.com
By: G. M. Filisko
Published: January 05, 2012
Don’t rouse the IRS or pay more taxes than necessary — know the score on each home tax deduction and credit.
As you calculate your tax returns, consider each home tax deduction and credit you are – and are not – entitled to. Running afoul of any of these 10 home-related tax mistakes – which tax pros say are especially common – can cost you money or d
By: Douglas Trattner
Published: August 28, 2009
Maintaining your large kitchen appliances is part of a smart home energy efficiency plan.
Refrigerator/freezer
Energy-efficiency experts tell us to focus our efforts on the bigges
Home Improvement Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry: Your Digital Toolbox
Article From HouseLogic.com
By: Les Shu
Published: February 17, 2011
Downloadable iPhone and Android apps offer ways to maintain, improve, and save money on your home.
Smartphones like Apple’s iPhone and those based on Google’s Android do more than make calls, thanks to hundreds of thousands of downloadable mini-software items called apps. There are many home improvement apps designed to help you save
By: G. M. Filisko
Published: February 10, 2010
Working to get your home ship-shape for showings will increase its value and shorten your sales time.
1. Have a home inspection
Be proactive by arranging for a pre-sale home inspection. Fo
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HouseLogic’s Top-10 List of New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home
By: John Riha
Published: December 30, 2011
When the new year arrives, promises and resolutions abound. Here’s the top-10 list of what the resolute home owner should accomplish this year.
Ready for 2012? Here it comes:
1. Lose weight (cut energy use)
2. Quit smoking (purify indoor air)
3. Get out of debt (budget for improvements)
4. Learn something new (educate yourself on home finances)
5. Get organized (d
9 Unexpected Energy (and Money) Savers
Article From HouseLogic.com
Published: December 13, 2010
Here are a few surprising and simple ways to cut your energy bill this season.
Give your pocketbook and Mother Nature a gift this season by taking advantage of these simple, surprising ways to save energy and money.
Put lamps in the corners: (http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/saving-energy/tips-for-savings-energy-in-home-office/) Did you know you can switch to a lower wattage b
When It Pays to Do It Yourself
Article From HouseLogic.com
By: Oliver Marks
Published: March 08, 2011
Doing home improvement jobs yourself can be a smart way to save money, but choose the right DIY projects or you’ll end up paying dearly.
Why pay someone to do something you can do yourself? Because sometimes doing it yourself costs more than it saves.
More than 100,000 people injure themselves each year doing home improvement jobs. So add medical bills to your DYI budget, and you ending up spendin
5 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Sale
Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com
By: G. M. Filisko
Published: February 10, 2010
Working to get your home ship-shape for showings will increase its value and shorten your sales time.
Many buyers today want move-in-ready homes and will quickly eliminate an otherwise great home by focusing on a few visible flaws. Unless your home shines, you may endure showing after showing and open house after open house-and end up with a lower sales price. Before the
Fall Lawn Care: 4 Ways to Say Good Night For The Winter
Article From HouseLogic.com
By: Lisa Kaplan Gordon
Published: September 16, 2011
Labor Day through Halloween is your window for preparing lawns for a lush spring.
Although spring lawn care gets all the attention, fall lawn care (http://www.houselogic.com/articles/lawn-maintenance-calendar/) is the make-it or break-it season for grass.
“I’m already thinking about next year,” says John Dillon, who takes care of New York City’s
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