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Home Improvement Articles

• Prepping Your Home for Summer 101

  May 2019 / Home Improvement / Share

  Prep your home for summer the right way.

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• Can I Use a Refinance to Make Home Improvements?

  April 2019 / Home Improvement / Share

  Here's how to use a refinance to make home improvements that increase resale value or homeowner equity.

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• How To Prep Your House for Winter and Save

  November 2018 / Home Improvement / Share

  Use these tips to prep your home for winter and save money in the process.

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• Home Maintenance Tasks For Every Season

  January 2018 / Home Improvement / Share

  If you have the equipment and the ability, use the seasons as a guide for planning out your household maintenance schedule.

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• Home Projects To Watch For In 2018

  December 2017 / Home Improvement / Share

  U.S. homeowners continue to increase home improvement spending as they head into another year.

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• How To Make Money by Renting Out Your Home

  November 2017 / Home Improvement / Share

  With millions of guests and hosts per year, Airbnb and similar vacation rental services are exceedingly safe. But when it comes to financial risk, there is more to be worried about.

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• How Homeowners Are Financing Renovations

  June 2017 / Home Improvement / Share

  To make the decision on what to fix and how to pay for it, be sure to carefully weigh all the options and pick the most appropriate method to finance these projects.

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• Completing a home remodel project in the spring or summer

  April 2017 / Home Improvement / Share

  If you've been binge-watching home remodeling shows lately, you have probably been wondering about actually starting a project yourself.

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• Home equity still a great option for homeowners

  March 2017 / Home Improvement / Share

  The number of homeowners tapping into the equity they've built up in recent years is beginning to rise, in line with better economic indicators for homeowners across the board.

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• Using home equity to boost your home's value

  October 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  Financing projects to boost your home's value and spruce things up a bit are surprisingly easy to come by.

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• How homeowners can handle appraisals

  October 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  It's common for real estate deals to be impacted when appraisals turn out differently than buyers or sellers were expecting.

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• What homeowner's insurance doesn't cover

  August 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  Along with the cost of a mortgage and property tax, homeowner's insurance is one of the major regular expenses involved in owning a house.

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• Do you need a home improvement loan?

  May 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  Your home is your most valuable asset, and the most essential thing you own. Keeping it in good working condition is worth every penny.

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• Frugal home improvement ideas for spring

  April 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  While it may be nice to completely overhaul your garage or add a deck, some big ticket items don't provide much in the way of future returns.

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• Budgeting for a years worth of home improvement projects

  March 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  Creating a budget for a single home improvement project is complicated enough, but making one for an entire year's worth of upgrades to a house takes even more planning.

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• Buying a fixer-upper

  February 2016 / Home Improvement / Share

  There are some secrets to buying and remodeling a house.

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• Preparing a home for winter

  December 2015 / Home Improvement / Share

  Winter is on its way, and that means a lot of impending work for Colorado homeowners.

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• 5 cheap and easy home repair projects

  November 2015 / Home Improvement / Share

  When projects around the house need to be taken care of, a top priority for many homeowners is saving money. Doing a job well – on a limited budget – takes planning.

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