$8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance
The information on this page pertains to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The tax credit is for first-time home buyers only. For the tax credit program, the IRS defines a first-time home buyer as someone who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period [...]

When deciding to have your kitchen renovated, the most common mistake homeowners make is believing that the process will not be a disruption in their household. Renovation of even a very small kitchen requires the services of several different types of contractors and the ordering of materials for each, all of which have the [...]

As of April 1, Homeowners across Canada can begin work to qualify for the ecoENERGY Retrofit Grant. The EcoENERGY grant replaced the Federal EnerGuide for Homes program.
Homeowners interested in qualifying for this new government energy initiative should begin immediately by having the home assessed by a qualified ecoENERGY adviser. The ecoENERGY advisor will [...]

Flipping a house seems simple at first glance. How hard can it be right? Find a junky house, do some renovations, sell it and suddenly you have thousands of dollars you didn’t have before. Why doesn’t everyone do this? Unfortunately, it isn’t that simple. There is a lot more to “flipping” a house.
To [...]

You might be sitting there asking yourself what the purpose of a home inspection is. Well the answer to that is very simple. A home inspection is done to determine the condition of a structure and its associated mechanical systems.
Having your home inspected whether you’re buying or selling can be one of your best investments [...]

While there are a number of different reasons to sell your home, there are only a few ways to sell your home. While some people prefer the “do-it-myself” type others may stick to an agent. There are obvious pros and cons to either way, but regardless there are steps that you will want [...]

Flipping houses has become a very popular activity in the housing market, this can be very financially rewarding; however, if not done right, it could turn out in catastrophe and cost more on the property than you make on it. House flipping is not for everyone, it takes much more work than it may look. [...]

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Whether you are doing work on your home yourself, or you are getting a contractor to do major renovations you need to be sure that you get pictures along the way. The reasons for getting these pictures vary depending on the who is doing the work.

If you are doing it yourself the pictures [...]