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- Bathing Hot, Hot, Hot
How bad should I feel about taking hot showers?
By Nina Shen RastogiPosted Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
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I know that taking long, hot showers is an environmental no-no. But now that the weather’s getting colder, I just can’t face the day without one. Exactly how much damage am I doing to the planet?
Guilt is […]
- Our New Home
NW Wild Meadows Dr, Bend Oregon
- Prefab green homes get affordable
It looks like a house you’d order from Ikea. It sounds like a house designed by Apple. The I-House just might be the future β well, one future, anyway β of the housing market.Clayton Homes, based in Maryville, Tenn., is one of America’s largest manufacturers of mobile homes and prefabricated housing. So when President Kevin […]
- Make Your Vacation Home Pay for Itself
Albert Ellentuck, Esq., CPA
King & Nordlinger, LLP
f you own a second home used purely for your own getaways, the tax implications, federal and state, are fairly straightforward. You probably can deduct outlays for mortgage interest and property tax, just as you can with your primary residence. (Property tax deductions won’t be deductible, though, if […]
- Doing Our Home Work: Greening the place we live
By Kate Sheppard
It’s a sunny July morning, and workers are putting the finishing touches on three brand-spanking-new homes in a small development just north of Seattle. The houses look pretty much like all the other ones in the sprawling suburbs surrounding my city, but despite their commonplace appearance, these homes are actually part of a […]
- Green Homes for Sale
http://www.greenhomesforsale.com/browse.php
- World’s First “USDA Certified Organic” Pesticides
In February 2007 Pharm Solutions Inc. received the long awaited EPA Registration for WEED PHARM, 20% acetic acid (high strength vinegar) for use as a non selective herbicide. Currently WEED PHARM is registered for sale in 17 states. They are as follows: AK, IA, ID, FL, KS, MI, MO, MN, MT, NE, NY, OR, TX, […]
- Agreement between Householder & Contractor
Standard Form of Agreement between a Householder and Building Contractor
Between (the Householder)and (the Building Contractor)1. The Building Contractor will carry out and complete the work described in the Schedule of Works at Appendix 1 (called the Works), for which the Householder shall pay the Building Contractor the contract sum of £ ..including, where chargeable, VAT. Subject only to any […]
- Hiring a Contractor
Hiring a residential building contractor
The Hiring a residential building contractor guide offers useful information, including: how to select a contractor, how to solicit bids, what to include in a contract, how to understand a mechanic’s lien and how to file a complaint against a contractor.
Do your homework before work begins on your home — (option: […]
- FSBO
The Downside of
For Sale By Owner
By Penny Harmon
Photo: © creasuite - Fotolia
When a homeowner decides not to enlist the assistance of a real estate agent in selling their home, their home will be considered a For Sale By Owner or FSBO. This article outlines some of the downsides of selling For Sale By Owner, as […]
