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Keeping Water Out Of Your Basement

The most important part of controlling basement water intrusion is to control water at the exterior of the home. There are two very basic things that will prevent basement water...
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Mortgage distress? What are your options?

Having trouble making your mortgage payments? Not enough equity in your home to sell and pay off your mortgage?  It can be overwhelming… and even more so when you have...
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Sunday’s Site – “Functional Dysfunction”, Bloomington Art Center

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area Functional Dysfunction is a unique art exhibition that opened Friday at the Bloomington Art Center. It explores the...
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Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy!

Today is the Vernal Equinox, also known as Ostara!  It's one of only two days in the year when we have equal times of light and darkness.  Today we celebrate the coming...
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Do you qualify for a short sale?

A short sale is a situation where a seller owes more money on a property than the property will sell for in today's market… and the seller is unable or unwilling...
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Keeping your mortgage approval

Everyone has heard it's more difficult to get a mortgage approval now than it was a couple years ago.  But very few are talking about keeping your mortgage approval!  Once...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Roasted Green Beans and Cashews

NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes...
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Where To Look For Gas Leaks

 The one home inspection item that consistently causes home buyers to 'freak out' more than anything else is a gas leak. Gas explosions like the ones that recently happened in...
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Watching the snow melt

When I was out walking yesterday morning I got to thinking about all the melting snow. It may be sloppy and dirty but if you are a buyer, studying the snow...
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Sunday’s Site – Jade Fountain, Wayzata

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area The Jade Fountain Chinese restaurant was one of our first discoveries when we moved to the Twin Cities...
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