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Fall Cleaning Checklist

Fall is here and that means winter is not far behind. Before the weather gets cold, get ahead of the game with this simple Fall cleaning checklist. This will save you time getting the necessities done so your home is ready for all those Fall decorations. Outside The House Time to come inside for winter! Outside the house tend to these autumn chores: Clean and store patio furniture, umbrellas, children’s summer toys. Touch up paint on trim, railings and decks. Use a wire brush...

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Multi-Year Plan for Selling Your Sandbridge Vacation Home

Articles about staging a home for sale appear frequently in newspapers. What you won’t see in your local paper is how to maximize profit on selling a vacation house or condo. Maximizing your net profit from selling a vacation beach house requires planning ahead, several years if possible. In addition to the traditional “sprucing up” any home requires rental properties have an income component that needs attention well before placing the property for sale. You may be comfortable with the level...

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Never Forget Crucial Maintenance Tasks Again

Everyone has a way to keep track of things that need to get done. They range from having a staff to handle your affairs (not particularly affordable) to just not remembering everything when you’d like to (not particularly useful).  If you’re still looking for a way to remind yourself of home maintenance tasks, perhaps you should take a look at your phone. Because, there is an app for that. The iPad/iPhone boasts a number of useful apps to consider. HomeSaavy is...

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Troubleshooting Your Air Conditioner

It’s coming. You can feel summer in the air … and with it, the heat!  Last year, heat waves made things uncomfortable for many people and downright stressful for some air conditioning systems.  This year, we can probably look forward to similar conditions, so it’s a good time to be thinking about what you can do to make the season easier on your HVAC, and your wallet. If you use your Sandbridge cottage as a vacation rental properly functioning AC...

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Outdoor Deck Safety

As we settle into spring, many people are ready to move the party outside. Mild temperatures, warm sunshine and the blooms of the Sandbridge season are a siren song to enjoy living outdoors. But, if that means sitting out on a deck, take a few minutes to make sure you're safe. The estimates vary, but a significant portion of the decks on American homes were not built safely. And every spring and summer, there are stories in the media about decks collapsing....

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Allergy Proof Your Home

As we ease into warmer weather, we approach the terrible discomfort of allergy season. Every Spring, millions of Americans suffer through the sneezing, itching, wheezing and coughing cause by allergies to pollen, mold and dust-mites, among other things. They turn to their doctors and pharmacists for help dealing with the symptoms. But, there are things you can do to cut down on allergens in your home, and that can be vital if you rely on rentals. If you use a...

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