You do not need to buy a home alone. There are numerous legal agreements, such as tenants in common and joint tenancy, for purchasing real estate or other property in partnership with someone else, or giving someone else an ownership share in your house. From the absence of a written agreement saying otherwise, you and…
When the name of a real estate property gets drafted, the form of ownership designated will dictate that holds the rights and tax duties for that specific property. The ownership type decides who can sell the property later on and that must sign a deed to release a property into its new owner when transferred…
A rent is an agreement between a tenant and landlord. It says that for a specific period of time, the renter has the right to buy his rental house for a set price. The more comprehensive the rent to buy option contract, the less chance there is for confusion on each side. The Basics The…
The typical mortgage loan has a 30-year term, and interest is paid on the outstanding balance before the loan is completely repaid. A homeowner should have an notion of how much total interest will be paid on a mortgage and what portion of each monthly payment goes to pay the interest. Function A fixed-rate mortgage…
Have you ever been putting off finishing your bedroom? Can it be together with procrastination, and only need a drive to get the decorating job done? Then you have come to the ideal location. The following 14 steps will walk you through the decorating process from begin to finish, leaving no detail missed. Let’s get…
Considered nature’s best food, do you think milk may also fuel inspiring interior design ideas? I am looking to dairy for yummy home inspiration, with an emphasis on rich tones of cream that will lure even the most lactose-intolerant to add just a tiny lusciousness to their surroundings. — Lori from automatism Finnish Design Shop…
I have had so much pleasure watching ers answer our phone for gnomes all week. You all have some very gifted gnomes! A number of them shield, some delight, some move around, others travel internationally, while one plays with real chickens. I want to respect them with their own ideabook so you can admire them…
I enjoy lake homes that remind me of summer camp — only replace the trumpet wake-up call with the smell of bacon frying, substitute a TempurPedic mattress to your cot and swap in certain sangria in lieu of this bug juice. Other than that, I will take a bunk, a good spot for telling ghost…
Simone Geadah feels lucky to live in one of the 146 homes inside famous architect Moshe Safdie’s revolutionary modular home complex in Montreal, Habitat 67. Since its opening days throughout the 1967 International and Universal Exposition, the building has caught the eye of sailors, tourists and especially design professionals. “I trained in research, therefore for…
I recently moved out of a 1920s bungalow where I had been happily employing the modern cottage design aesthetic into a more customary two-story with a hint of New England taste — in North Carolina. I’ve since transitioned into being a New Traditionalist, a combination of sorts that utilizes traditional design as its base and…