2019

World War One   "We are dead. Short days ago, we lived, felt the dawn, saw sunset glow". These few words are enough to sense the dismal climate that was perpetuated by World War One. The lines extracted from 'In Flanders Field' were penned by Canadian poet John McCrae. McCrae served as a voluntary military physician in the Second Battle of Ypres at the Belgium frontlines on April 22, 1915. In the...

Easy Ways to Make an Unfinished Basement More Appealing   Are you trying to sell a home that has an unfinished basement? Or maybe you’ve recently purchased a home with an unfinished basement and don’t know what to do with it?   Unfinished basements aren’t always cozy looking. While they’re a great extra space in your house, many homeowners struggle to know...

How to Get Full Data on U.S. Properties Taking on a mortgage is one of the biggest financial decisions people make during their lives, and it can be daunting to invest money in a property. One of the obstacles that people face when deciding to purchase a property is getting accurate information about properties and their ownership history. Before committing to purchasing a property, it is...

If you’ve decided that the time has come for you to move home, it’s important that you get your property in order before putting it on the market. If you’re unsure where to begin, here are a few things you can do to increase the value of your Nevada property. Fix Structural Defects Before you put your property on the housing market, it’s important that you sort out any...

What Is the Most Comfortable Mattress to Sleep on? If you ask us what the best mattress is, you will hardly get an answer since everything is individual here. One mattress can be comfortable for one person but be too soft for you. In other words, the one-go mattress is the one that is convenient for you! Such a mattress reliably supports the spine and meets your individual preferences, as...

6 Strategies to Keep Your Utility Bill Low     Looking for ways to cut down on your utility bills? Saving energy can be especially challenging in Alberta, where freezing winters transition into warm summers. For many homeowners, their heating and cooling system is running almost non-stop all year. However, it’s possible to cut down on utility bills while maintaining a...

3 Things to Consider Before You Buy to Let Buying a property to let it out to tenants can give you a substantial second income, or serve as a career in itself, so it's no surprise that increasing numbers of people across the globe are seeing it as the smartest kind of investment. The UK property market is especially attractive for this kind of purchase at the moment; political uncertainty...

How to choose the right property for short-term rental investment   There has been a massive increase in the short-term property rental market in recent years. Airbnb popularised this investment model and several other companies have jumped on board as well. However, this type of short-term rental investment certainly works better for some people than it does for others and there are plenty of...

Checking a properties fire safety before buying   When you are planning to buy a building, you will want to know about its condition. This information is going to assist in avoiding expenses and problem issues in the years ahead. One way of doing this is to get a pre-purchase property inspection report. This report is sometimes called a standard property report. This report is a written...

Engineered Wood Flooring Explained Many people love to get solid hardwood flooring for their homes or workplaces but they are unable to get it due to some limitations. The good thing about engineered wood flooring is that you almost get the same thing while eliminating most of its limitations and that too at quite cheaper prices. In fact, engineered wood flooring is being used as an...