Fire Up: Plan for Safety

Moving into a new home is an exciting time. As your family gets used to their new digs and the new neighborhood, it's a good time to update your fire safety plan. First, test all the smoke detectors in your home. You should have at least one per floor - depending on the size of the home, additional alarms located near the bedrooms may be a good idea. Using some graph paper, draw a diagram of your home's floor plan, one page for each floor. You can involve kids in this process - they may ...

Pack It In - Tips for Moving to a New Home

Moving to a new home can be a double-edged sword. While you're gripped with the excitement of embarking on a new adventure and all the perks your new home promises, you also have to work out the logistics of fitting your entire life into a bunch of boxes and hauling them to a new location. But don't worry. Moving can be easy and even fun. You just have to know how to pack it all in. Below are a several tips we've come up with to help you put things in their place. Check it out - it's a ...

The Right Time to Buy your First Home

There are many economic and market forecasts and predictions, however the bottom line is if you want to buy your first home—there is no wrong time. There is because the motivation to buy is not determined by regional market conditions or by location. Industry opinions, economic reports and investor speculation do not sway or predict when a particular individual will be ready to buy. For the great majority of folks, the most compelling reasons to buy a home are based on individual ...