Lisa DeFreitas' Blog

Posted on 11/03/2019

Considering a 2nd Mortgage? Here's What Your Need to Know

You’ve been paying off your mortgage for 10 years, building equity while making careful financial decisions to ensure that you’re on track to pay off your mortgage. So, all of those payments are essentially money in the bank for you, right? Not quite. The equity you’ve built toward is home isn’t really accessible until you either fully pay off...

Personal Finance

Second Mortgage

Posted on 10/27/2019

What Does It Take to Optimize Your House Sale Earnings?

You don't have to be an expert home seller to maximize your house sale earnings. In fact, there are many things that you can do to optimize the profits from your home sale, such as: 1. Craft an Effective Home Listing An effective house listing enables you to make a great first impression on prospective homebuyers. Thus, if you...

Selling Your Home

Tips On Selling

Posted on 10/20/2019

How to Get the Best Use Out of Your Oven

A lot of people no longer cook with open fires in the world of today with natural gas, electricity, temperature controls, and other kitchen appliances. When you get a new oven for your kitchen with all the latest features and upgrades, there's not a lot you can't use it to do. Are you getting the best out of...

Kitchen

Cleaning Tips

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Posted on 10/13/2019

Why You Should Overseed Your Lawn

Grass, just like other plants, needs adequate care to maintain its appearance and growth. Despite being resilient, grass can die due to many factors, including age. One of the DIY ways to combat this problem is overseeding. This process is useful because it slowly replaces old grass seeds with new and vibrant ones. It is essential to know...

Lawn Care

Landscaping

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Posted on 10/06/2019

Financing a Home Purchase with Bad Credit

Are you planning to finance a home purchase with bad credit? You are not alone. This article is designed to give you the steps involved to buy a home with less than stellar credit. You are aware of the fact that any kind of financing can be quite tricky with lousy credit. So whether you are rebuilding your...

Real Estate

Personal Finance

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Posted on 09/29/2019

5 Things You Should Know When Renting a Truck from U-Haul

Packing for a move is fun, and at the same time challenging. The fun side is you are moving to a new home, on the other hand, there is the task of making sure you do not forget anything. Homeowners with an eye to saving on costs prefer a DIY move, and for most of them, their go-to...

Moving Tips

Real Estate

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Posted on 09/22/2019

Easy Ways to Recycle Plastic Bags At Home

Plastic bags serve various purposes within and outside the home and made from polyethylene. It’s no news most items made from plastic end up in the sea - polluting marine life, causing death to the animals in the sea and polluting the ecosystem. Scientist says that before the year 2020, we should take caution to reduce the rate...

Recycle

Family Health

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Posted on 09/15/2019

Tips for Cleaning Leather Around Your Home

Leather is a costly material, so buying bags, shoes, sofa or clothes in this material can set you back a few dollars. Having paid top dollar for the leather sofa or purse, you logically always want to keep the item in good shape. Sadly, leather is tough to clean. Regardless of their durability, using too much water or...

Cleaning Tips

Leather

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Posted on 09/08/2019

Create a Checklist for Your New Neighborood

So, you figured out what your ideal home looks like. Now it’s time to determine where this home is? Are you looking for a place in the same neighborhood you already live? Did you take a transfer or new jobs that are moving you to a new city? Determining the features, you seek in the area around your...

Community

Neighborhood

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Posted on 09/01/2019

4 Practical Ways to Increase Your Network

LinkedIn is a social media that brings professionals together. Instead of Facebook and Instagram that do pictures and other social captions, LinkedIn is focused more on helping professionals interact in a formal environment. You can use it to build your career profile or even enhance your business network. Another way LinkedIn is useful is that you can use...

Social Media Marketing

Posted on 08/25/2019

How to Start Remodeling Your Home

Starting a new renovation project can be overwhelming. Of course, there are tons of details to consider, so you might find yourself at a loss when it comes to visualizing your end product. Before you begin your remodeling project, you need to have an idea of how you want the result to look. To make it easy for...

Home Improvement

Remodeling

Posted on 08/18/2019

5 Points to Ponder Before You Sell Your House

Why are you selling? It is your investment, and you can do whatever you want with your house, but it’s helpful to scrutinize your reasons for wanting to sell. You might feel that your new station in life warrants a bigger home in a Beverly Hills-type neighborhood. However, will you be able to keep up with the mortgage...

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