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Inspectors Roof

How an insurance company made us a better home inspection company

Today, I’m pulling back the curtain to share a major influence on what has made us the home inspection company we are today. It’s our previous insurance company. Home Inspectors...
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Storm Tree

Planning to buy a home? Why you need to check insurance rates before you buy

The national average for homeowners insurance premiums is expected to grow again for the fifth straight year, largely due to increasingly severe damage from thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes, and other extreme...
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Dining And Living Room Before:after

Before And After: Real Staging Transformations

Every home—and every seller’s situation—is a little different. Working with a staging company can provide sellers with helpful and practical tips so the process goes more smoothly. Some homes only...
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Time

Weekly real estate market update 3/27/26… best week to list your house is coming up soon

As expected, showing activity picked up again after the snow storm weekend and is back ahead of the last four years. In our market, the weather often is what drives...
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Houses Money

How do you get rid of PMI?

Do you have private mortgage insurance on your mortgage? If you have a conventional loan and you put less than 20% down when you bought, you probably have mortgage insurance...
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French Onion Meatloaf

Wednesdays Unplugged – Crock Pot French Onion Meatloaf

“In the end, it’s about human connection. When we relate to those around us by understanding their back stories and their circumstances, we improve the way we work, the way...
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Gfci

How to test a GFCI device

A ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) is a life-safety device designed to help prevent electrocution. They’ve been around for over 50 years, and they’re required all over the place in new construction...
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MIA Exhibit… modern art and politics

From antiquity to the present day, artists have drawn inspiration from the political climate, perhaps nowhere more evident than in Germany about 100 years ago. A current exhibit at the...
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Movers Carrying Sofa From Moving Van To House

How to move smoothly to a new location with practical tips for success

For home buyers and sellers, especially seniors considering downsizing, moving to a new location can feel like a tug-of-war between excitement and pressure. The biggest tension often isn’t the move...
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Weekly real estate market update 3/20/26… the #1 reason buyers walk away

With a major snow storm last weekend dumping about 11 inches of fresh snow, it would have been surprising if showing stats didn’t fall. Everything was suspended for a few...
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