As a homeowner you know you should be spending money on remodeling projects, maintenance and home repairs in order to keep looking its best and operating at peak. Some maintenance projects add beauty to your home, like kitchen and bathroom upgrades, making it more attractive to potential buyer and improve functionality. Sometimes, homeowners decide to add a feature to their home what will provide enjoyment or whimsy, and the hope that these features will be seen as adding value to their home at the time of sale. However, many of these projects may seem attractive to the owner, but may be seen as an eyesore, unattractive or even too expensive to maintain, thus detracting value. Before you start calling contractors to schedule appointments, it’s best to make sure that you’re not spending a lot of money on one of these low...

There are many different criteria to consider when purchase a home. One of the most common requests, especially from families with children, or young couples planning on having a family, is if there are schools nearby.

There’s a good reason for this. If you consider the average home owner stays in the same house for at least five years and young couples planning on having families even longer, then, where the children will go to school becomes one of the most important aspects for choosing a home.  

If, and yes this still happens, Mom stays home and doesn’t work outside the home, the children can walk to and from school without the...