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During the relatively hot, dry season of August, decorate your interior with cool, calm hues and water accessories! [...]

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Thinking of buying a property to cash-flow as a rental? Great idea! The only problem: you have to find someone to rent it from you.

At first glance, this process seems easy: put an ad in the paper or online, show the property and start collecting payments. But, as anyone who’s been a landlord can tell you, finding a responsible tenant takes either a lot of luck or some savvy know-how. Horror stories abound, from tenants who refuse to pay rent to those who trash the building and/or get arrested. Rent your place to an unreliable person, and you could face all kinds of legal fees trying to evict them, not to mention the costs of fixing up your unit afterwards.

So what should you do? How can you screen potential renters and find someone who you can count on to pay each month, along with taking good care of your property?

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When searching for a new home, surveys have shown that homebuyers mostly focus on the kitchen and the master suite. Because the master suite is in the spotlight, home sellers tend to upgrade this room while forgetting about the others. However, chances are, if a homebuyer purchases a home with multiple spare bedrooms, it’s because they plan to fill them. Instead of only focusing on the suite, make sure all the bedrooms are staged to sell.

Even if you use a room for storage, clean it up for a sell.

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One of the keys to obtaining an open, flowing floor plan and a sense of unity in your home is to create a cohesive design. [...]

Also called ecovillages or green communities, sustainable communities are neighborhoods committed to a way of life that’s greener, with less of a footprint on the environment. [...]

Sunny days and mild nights make summers in Orlando and Jacksonville most enjoyable. With temperatures reaching the low 90s in the afternoon and descending into the low 70s by the early evening, you will be able to participate in tons of Central Florida events all day and night. Here are a few stand-out activities we think you might enjoy:

• SUMMER EVENTS near the Atlantic Coast of Florida attract many visitors from around the globe. Here are some of the best events taking place this season:
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If there’s one keyword to keep in mind when you’re planning a home showing, it’s this: detail. And we don’t just mean in the sense of focusing on the details or decorating with attention to details. Instead, we’re suggesting you go back to the word and examine its other implications:

For example, what happens when you get your car detailed? You take it to people who are entrusted to shine, clean, vacuum it so thoroughly that every spot is removed and every stain gone. The idea is that when your car has been detailed, it’s been fixed up, brought to its best possible appearance, perfected.

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