How to Make Your Houseguest Feel Like a Rock Star
Give your guests the rock-star treatment with a few thoughtful and easy ideas for your guest room.
iBuyers: What you need to know about selling your home with an online investment firm
Key insights:
Large online investment firms known as “iBuyers” provide automated offers to home sellers.
Before selling with an iBuyer, homeowners should know how their algorithms work to generate offers — and how these offers may differ from a traditional buyer’s offer.
New data shows that selling to an iBuyer could cost the seller 2-3 times more than when they sell with a traditional real estate agent who earns a commission.
How to Help Elderly Parents Downsize or Stay in their Homes
Key insights:
As parents and relatives age and become less independent, it’s important to proactively discuss their future living arrangements.
While decisions about aging can be emotionally taxing, removing some of the logistical concerns can help minimize the overall stress.
It may be important to set up a Power of Attorney (POA), which names a designated decision-maker in the event that your parent is unable to make their own choices.
How to Mosquito-Proof Your Yard this Summer
Key insights:
It’s not necessary to completely get rid of the woodpile that fuels your summer bonfires, but you do have to cover it up to avoid building a home for bugs.
You can bug-proof your yard without breaking the bank. Consider citronella candles and good old bug spray.
If your bug problem is out of control, leave it to the professionals and get your yard sprayed.