How to Analyze a Neighborhood Before You Buy….

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By Money Crashers Posted: January 28, 2011 Five years ago, it was easy to tell a good neighborhood from a bad one. All you had to do was conduct a quick check on nearby schools and keep an eye out for hopelessly abandoned properties. If the schools were good and the homes well-kept, the neighborhood, [...]

8 reasons to invest in your home

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A while back when you do a big remodeling of your house you could get back money back by as much as 87% upon resale, this was back in 2005 though. Just last year they stated that this is hardly 60% of a typical payback.  So you might want to hold off on that big [...]