How to Make Room for Holiday Guests

Whether you're rolling out the red carpet for holiday visitors or welcoming summer guests, well-prepared accommodations cut down on stress and create ease for both the host and the hosted. read more

Insulate and Save

If you’re looking to keep your home warm -- a good thing to do is to add insulation. A great place to add it is your basement. read more

Trouble Selling a Modular Home

This week’s question comes to us from J. Cool: “We are having a serious problem selling our modular home. It is not a manufactured home constructed on a metal frame, but a wood framed home that was stick built in a factory. The problem began when someone made an offer on our house. The offer was $50,000 lower than our listing price. The agent of the person making the offer told our agent that because our house is a modular, it is only worth the offered price. Until then our agent claims she didn't know it was a modular, even accusing us of hiding this detail when in fact we did tell her is was modular on day the listing agreement was written at our house. Now our agent believes what she is being told by the other agent.
To get to the bottom of this, we hired a professional appraiser to identify the value of our house. The appraisal came in at $10,000 less than our listing price. Now our agent says the appraiser was wrong because he didn't compare our house only to other modular homes. She has made us sign an agreement to drop the listing with her.
We believe our home should be sold just the same that any other home is sold and that is not any less valuable because it is modular. We do have a conventional 30 year mortgage. The builder of our home agrees with us but our agent thinks the builder is telling us this because we bought the house from them. HELP--we want to sell our home for a fair price but also want to make sure we are having it listed correctly with the next company. What are the rules for modular homes?”
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Keep a Clean Fridge

Take advantage of Clean Your Refrigerator Day tomorrow and clean the icebox before it is loaded with turkey, mashed potatoes, and all those holiday treats. read more

Use Paint to Spruce Up a Room

If you’re looking to spruce up or spice up some of the rooms in your home –look no further than a coat of paint. It’s the easiest and cheapest way to update a room. Coming up on the next radio show, we’ll have some great advice on painting in cooler weather – when you can’t just crack open a window to get rid of paint fumes. To find out where we broadcast in your area or download our podcast, visit www.moneypit.com. read more

Toss the Tape and Brush Up on Style

What’s the biggest headache for most people who tackle a painting project? The taping and preparation – which often takes more time than the painting itself. But, without the taping, the finished job often looks sloppy or incomplete. Until now. Frustrated, time-crunched painters can toss their tape and paint with confidence, thanks to a new line of paint brushes from Styletto. read more

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