Clearing Vegetation Away From Your Home | NPI Maintenance Minutes Keeping tree branches, bushes, and other types of vegetation away from your home can help prevent moisture intrusion and extensive damage to your home’s foundation. In this video, our NPI inspector, Brian, goes over guidelines for planting and maintaining flowerbeds and trees. Read more………
How to Clean Hardwood Floors Without Ruining the Finish—Revealed How to clean hardwood floors without destroying their beauty is something many homeowners debate. Folks love hardwood floors not only for their look and durability, but also because they’re simple to clean—at least relative to carpet, tile, and many other surfaces. But different folks have different takes on the best way to…
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Private, conveniently located on an in-town .89-acre lot with mature trees!! This beautiful 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath has 1, 500+ Sq. ft. Updates include New Paint throughout, New Carpet, New LVP Livingroom, Gym Flooring in basement, Remodeled LL Bath, Updated Upper-Level Bath, Updated Kitchen Counters, New Kitchen backsplash, New Furnace – 2016. Eat in kitchen…
Master Painter Mauro’s Painting shows a homeowner how to patch-up a hole left in textured ceiling after some electrical work. Watch here
What Are the Different Kinds of Loans? Most people who pay for big expenses– such as a car, house, or tuition – cover the cost with some sort of loan. But many don’t know that there are different kinds of loans and lines of credit that can apply in different situations (and which come with…
Watch the NAHB Monday Morning Briefing for July 25, 2022! For all the housing headlines you need in less than 60 seconds. Watch the latest NAHB
5 Ways First-Time Homebuyers Ruin Their Credit Score—and Their Odds of Buying a House: When it comes to shopping for a mortgage to buy a house, one critical factor to check is your credit score. Lenders use your credit score (aka FICO score) to decide whether to loan you money to buy a home and at what interest rate.…
ASK THE INSPECTOR! The most common issues that you will encounter with your property’s windows are problems stemming from water intrusion, difficulty opening and closing windows, and air leaks. If you suspect that you may have any of these issues with your windows, there are ways to check for these problems ahead of receiving the inspection…
You Served, Let Us Serve You The state of Iowa recognizes how much our service members have done for us. We’d like to help welcome you back home with the Military Homeownership Assistance Program. The program provides a $5,000 grant to service members and veterans for down payments and closing costs on qualifying homes. The…