Cyber Monday Deals – Home Improvement
Monday November 30th is considered Cyber Monday which is the biggest online buying day of the year just after Black Friday. We wanted to be sure to point out …

Project Creep Equals Busted Budgets
Ever heard the term Project Creep before? Project Creep is defined as a break down in the management of a construction project that loses sight of the original goals. Typically it …

Pre-Winter Checklist
The weather here in New England is extremely harsh in the winter so I thought it a good time to talk about a pre-winter checklist for your home. Taking some time in the Fall …

Avoid Home Repair Scams
Every year thousands of people are scammed by dishonest contractors looking to make a quick buck. Every year I read stories in the news about scam artists who rip off home owners …

Home Improvement Renovations – ROI
According to Remodeling Magazine, the ROI (Return On Investment) on home improvement renovation projects faired much better than overall home values for 2007-2008. While home values continue to drop the latest …

Refinancing
Today is the big day to close on our new mortgage. When we built our new house 3 years ago we secured a construction loan that converted automatically to a 7 year ARM with the …

Federal Tax Credits For Energy Efficiency

Many people think that the Federal Stimulus Bill only deals with checks to back to tax payers. However, recent Federal Legislation in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment …

Applying For A Property Tax Abatement
Benjamin Franklin once said “Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” With the current financial pressures on all of us I thought I’d share my recent …