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  • Practical Tips to Make Moving Easier
    If you’re planning to move house in the near future, chances are you’re already groaning at the thought of organizing a move. But don’t worry—moving doesn’t have to be a complete nightmare. Check out these practical tips and make your next move smooth and trouble-free.
  • Salt and Chlorine Pools: Which is Best?
    For those of us who don’t enjoy swimming in chlorinated water, it’s good to know that there’s an alternative available. Salt water swimming pools are increasingly popular, but how safe are they? Salt or chlorine—which does a better job at keeping your pool clean?
  • Choosing the Right Pool Heater for the Job
    Which heating system is best for your swimming pool? In most cases you’ll be able to choose between electric, gas, and solar heating systems, but the best system for your situation will vary depending on where you live and what your specific needs are. So which is best? The answer to that question depends on a fairly long list of factors, including your budget, location, the size of your pool, and how and when you normally use it: check out the full article to find out more about choosing a pool
  • Understanding Florida Real Estate Taxes with Florida’s Amendment 1
    Trying to determine your Florida real estate taxes is like trying to determine if you qualify for an IRS tax break, near impossible. If you're trying to understand Florida property taxes this article explains everything you want to know, but were afraid to ask, including information on Florida's New Amendment 1 passed by voters on January 9, 2008.
  • Get Ready for Florida Hurricane Season
    With the Florida hurricane season almost upon us, it’s important to make sure you’re ready. A family disaster plan and a disaster supply kit are two important actions you can take to make sure you’re not caught out if a hurricane cuts off your electricity, isolates you in your home, or forces you to evacuate.
  • Florida Home Inspections: Common Issues
    The warm, moist Florida climate means that we often have our own special set of common issues that crop up during home inspections. Why is it important to learn about these? It not only gives you some forewarning when you’re buying a new home, but it also means you’ll know where to concentrate your maintenance efforts on the home that you buy.
  • The Emergence of Spring Brings Termite Trouble
    What does the month of March mean to you? For most people it means Easter, or the promise of nice weather. For anyone who has suffered a termite infestation, they know that between the months of March and May, termites begin to congregate and search for homes to start new colonies.
  • The Science of Buying Bath Towels
    There is nothing more luxurious after a relaxing bath or a hot shower than to wrap yourself in a large, plush bath towel. Not a cheapie version, but a soft, velvety towel with some weight to it. Buying really nice towels is a bit of science.
  • What the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Means For You
    On December 20, President Bush signed a law that is meant to help homeowners who are facing foreclosure or who sell their homes in a short sale. Before this law, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, if your bank or lender forgave a portion of your mortgage debt because the value of your home had decreased, the IRS treated the forgiveness as taxable income.
  • Florida Condos - Good Deal Now
    The fact that there are large numbers of condos in Florida is no doubt of interest to many Canadians. As the mercury drops lower and lower and the snow rises higher and higher, our thoughts turn to warmth, sunshine and a coat-free environment!
  • Counseling and Hope for Sub Prime Mortgage Holders
    You may think that holders of a sub prime mortgage need more than just counseling - true! But there is a new program out which includes counseling as part of its scheme to help distressed borrowers.
  • Cheap and Effective Marketing
    Most successful real estate agents are well known in the area they service. Their pictures are in the papers every week, they've spent time networking with local business owners, and they have a long list of satisfied customers who provide word-of-mouth advertising.
  • How Walkable is Your Neighborhood?
    Though not everyone wants a home in the center of town, there's a really clear set of home buyers looking for vibrant communities where they can walk or bike to most places they want to visit. Being able to get to the store, walk your kids to school, get to work and even go out for dinner on a Friday night - all without a car - now tops the list of what's desirable in a neighborhood for these people.
  • Doing Your 'Green' Bit
    Some states in USA are encouraging their residents to 'think green' and offering education on this subject. Perhaps the most forward thinking of these states was Florida, who pioneered such thoughts in the early 1990s.
  • What Do You Mean Its Not My House? - Why Title Insurance Is More Than Just Another Good Idea
    Tucked in among all your other closing costs when you buy a house youll probably find a charge for title insurance. If youre taking out a mortgage to buy a house, your lender will insist that you take out title insurance. This is more than just one more nuisance charge levied by people who are determined to make a few extra bucks on your home purchase. Title insurance offers you some real, tangible security in the event that theres ever a problem with the title to your home.
  • Ready Set SELL! Preparing Your Home to Sell in a Buyers Market
    The homes that sell are those that wow buyers from the curb and woo them all the way through to the back yard. So how do you turn your hearth into a new buyers heart throb? The same way that youd attract a new beau freshen up, put on a little makeup and sport the most attractive outfit you can find.
  • Florida School Grading System
    To unify curriculum and learning benchmarks, Florida State created the Sunshine State Standards, or SSS. These regulations outline what each student should learn during their current school year before being promoted to the next grade level. By adopting these standards, schools are better equipped to assign realistic goals to each student and teachers can concentrate on how to teach, rather than what to teach.
  • Understanding Florida's Community Development Districts
    Amid concerns over Florida's population growth and over the quality of services and infrastructure supplied to residents, Community Development Districts are becoming popular in Tampa and other regions of Florida as a means of increasing levels of service for residents quickly and cost-effectively. CDDs provide funds not only to maintain communities, but also to direct and finance their growth.
  • Understanding Florida Real Estate Taxes
    Understanding the real estate tax laws in Florida can be tricky-there are several different factors that can affect the rate at which you're taxed.

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