You come home to an open front door, a ransacked house, and missing valuables. How did a burglar know you’d be gone? How did they get in? Successful burglars have lots in common — home owners who unwittingly give invitations to robbery. Your friendly neighborhood burglars share advice on how to… read more →
Location is a huge factor in successful homeownership. Just a mile—in some cases just a city block—can make a difference in home values, health risks, crime and the general quality of life for you and your family. Everyone has different priorities, but neighborhoods that are more likely to cause trouble for… read more →
Burglars never take a day off which means you MUST be aware of your homes safety. These 21 items below are common practices that burglars utilize. If you know what a potential burglar is looking forward then you are one step closer to preventing a theft and a possible harmful… read more →
The Wrong Smoke DetectorsA recent “60 Minutes” report said some of Lumber Liquidators’ flooring products contained unsafe levels of formaldehyde, sending the company’s stock on a downward spiral. But it was also a reminder about some of the lesser-known dangers that lurk in many of your home’s materials and components.… read more →
As the weather turns colder, snowbirds are locking up their homes and heading off for a more pleasant clime. Others are flying across the country to visit loved ones for the holidays. Whenever you choose to get away, your pre-trip preparations should include home-security measures, so you won’t leave the… read more →
With natural gas and propane prices continuing to rise, you’ll likely be looking to the old fireplace this winter to help cut your home-heating bills. But before you spark up the logs, take heed that fireplaces and chimneys are involved in 42 percent of all home-heating fires. So first make… read more →
Location is a huge factor in successful homeownership. Just a mile—in some cases just a city block—can make a difference in home values, health risks, crime and the general quality of life for you and your family. Everyone has different priorities, but neighborhoods that are more likely to cause trouble for… read more →
Murphy’s Law for travelers: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong while you’re on vacation — which is arguably the worst time a household calamity can strike. Coming home from your honeymoon, African safari or Mediterranean cruise can be gloomy. But returning from a memorable journey and learning… read more →
Burglars never take a day off which means you MUST be aware of your homes safety. These 21 items below are common practices that burglars utilize. If you know what a potential burglar is looking forward then you are one step closer to preventing a theft and a possible harmful… read more →
That outlet is called a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). It’s there to protect YOU from electrical shock! When you look at a normal 120-volt outlet in the United States, there are two vertical slots and then a round hole centered below them. The left slot is slightly larger than the… read more →