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The Reluctant Landlord: Renting Out Your Home in a Weak ...
Bob Vila — Mortgage rates are up, home prices are down and homeowners looking to move are finding themselves in a bind when it comes time to sell. One solution? Ditch the "For Sale" sign and rent out your home. It was an unsuccessful attempt to downsize ...More…
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Dealing With Bad Renters and Landlords
Do It Yourself — Advice for landlords on how to foster positive relationships with tenants. In any society, there are good people, bad people, and indifferent people. In the renting world, there are tenants who punch holes in the wall, put out cigarettes on the ...More…
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Carpet Cleaning Machines: Why You Don't Need Them
Do It Yourself — Carpet cleaning machines are starting to pop up in almost every home you visit. That doesn't mean you really need one, though. Household Traffic Jus Just how much regular traffic does your home's carpet really get? If it's just yourself and a ...More…
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Afford your education with a $10,000 scholarship
Do It Yourself — America's unemployment levels reached 8.5 percent earlier this year, and national experts have predicted in news reports that the levels could go higher yet. But the cost of tuition can deter many potential students, and if you're one of them, ...More…
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Postpartum Depression
Do It Yourself — Fear, happiness, anxiety, exuberance are some of the expected emotions that come with the birth of a new child. However, sometimes an unexpected emotion rears up to visit. The Baby Blues is common in many women, but in a small percentage - ...More…
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Renovate Your Rental
Bob Vila — Renovate Your Rental - More and more renters are adding personal touches to their homes. But experts recommend talking to your landlord first. More and more renters are adding personal touches to their homes. But experts recommend talking to your ...More…
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Canning Vegetables
Do It Yourself — Being able to begin canning vegetables is a convenient process to know how to do, especially if you happen to buy or grow more than you're able to use. Vegetables such as potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes and yams are good to use the canning process ...More…
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You Can Help Build a Safer Health Care System
Do It Yourself — Is your health care career--and your salary--in a rut? There's good news. The demand for health care providers to focus on health care quality and patient safety means that a small investment in a degree in patient safety leadership can pay off ...More…
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How Does Insulation Work for You?
Do It Yourself — Heat flows naturally from a warmer to a cooler space. In the winter, this heat flow moves directly from all heated living spaces to adjacent unheated attics, garages, and basements, or to the outdoors; or indirectly through interior ceilings, ...More…
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Light Fixture Cleaning FAQs
Do It Yourself — Then take off all shades, shields, globes, and metal grills. Also take out the light bulbs and tubes. Be careful not to drop or break fluorescent tubes. Put hot water in a tub or deep sink. Also, put hot water in a pail. Put soap or detergent in ...More…
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Start Early to Secure Student Loans in a Tighter Credit ...
Do It Yourself — Not a Project Manager? You Still Need Project Leadership Skills In April, Sallie Mae, the nation's largest writer of student loans, warned that demand for student loans will "significantly exceed lender supply" for the 2008-2009 school year. ...More…
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You Can Save Money on Air Conditioning
Do It Yourself — An air conditioner makes your home feel more comfortable by doing two things: It removes humidity from the air circulating in your home (because cold air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air). Air feels comfortable when the humidity level is ...More…