Insurance Killing That House?
katie @ January 30, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Image by Joan Thewlis via Flickr
If you’ve ever driven by a could-be-beautiful-again home and wondered why no one has restored it, here’s one piece of the puzzle: insurance.
Our insurance company called this week to inquire about changes to the property’s value to renew the policy. Due to the state of the property (presently uninhabitable) we […]
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Choosing a Neighborhood? Choose This.
katie @ January 12, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Image by Martin LaBar via Flickr
WSJ’s Juggle Blog posted a story yesterday about the factors in choosing a neighborhood - a topic of interest to most urban escapees. It reports these findings:
Given a choice, most people don’t care as much about the local economy as they do about the social offerings, physical beauty and openness […]
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