Better Judgements-Basic Homebuyer Checklist and Easter Dinner Helpers
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Better Judgements-Basic Homebuyer Checklist and Easter
March 30th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
Dinner Ideas
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In this Issue
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1. Article: Basic Homebuyer Checklist for House Hunting
2. Features at TerriaJudge.com
3. Featured & New Listings
4. Special Days & Events For April
5. Article: Remodel with Wooden countertops
6. Recipe: Easter Dinner Helpers!!
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Article: Basic Homebuyer Checklist for House Hunting
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By Mark Nash
Touring homes can be over whelming to first time homebuyers.
What to look for, what to ask about and what is good for
resale, yes you need to think about that when your buying,
can distract buyers. Mark Nash author of 1001 Tips for
Buying and Selling a Home has created a worksheet that you
can use with each home you tour. It saves excessive note
taking and keeps you focused on what you're looking for to
compare and contrast potential homes.
I created a short list of the basic items you should keep in
mind when you viewing homes the first time. Typically when
you go back for a second showing you will want a more
detailed list of what to look for. Locate a virtual tour of
a property after you've seen it once to refresh you on
features you have questions about.
Date:
Price:
Address:
Condo Fees
Special Assessments Planned
Cats/Dogs allowed
Percent Owner Occupied
Property Taxes
# 0f Rooms
#of Bedrooms
Master Bedroom
# of Bath's
Master bath?
Fireplace (s)
Floor plan
Functionality
Wall condition
Wallpaper?
Closet space?
Storage
Attic
Kitchen Eat in Space?
Appliances
Counter tops
Laundry
Furnace-age?
Central Air-Conditioning
Garage/ parking
Auto opener
Driveway
Yard size
Fenced
Roof Condition
Windows
Traffic
Neighborhood
Schools
Curb appeal
Notes
Distance:
Work
Public Transportation
Schools
Shopping
Recreation
Hospitals
Trash Pick-up
Other:Utility Costs
Mark Nash - EzineArticles Expert Author
Mark Nash's fourth real estate book, "1001 Tips for Buying
and Selling a Home" (2005), and working as a real estate
broker in Chicago are the foundation for his consumer-
centric real estate perspective which has been featured on
ABC-TV, CBS The Early Show, Bloomberg TV, CNN-TV, Chicago
Sun Times & Tribune, Fidelity Investor's Weekly, Dow Jones
Market Watch, MSNBC.com, The New York Times, Realty Times,
Universal Press Syndicate and USA Today.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mark_Nash
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Features at TerriaJudge.com
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Are you looking for a place to live or start a business in
the Garden City area, but you're not yet ready to purchase
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FEATURED & NEW LISTINGS
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We have three new listings at TerriaJudge.com, stop on by
today and have a look ! Once you have looked at all three
of these gorgeous homes, be sure to take a Visual Tour of
108 Cambridge, you'll be glad you did !!
http://terriajudge.com/featuredlistings.html
104 Suffolk Court
* 2 plus 2 bedrooms
* 2 baths up plus full bath down with jetted tub
* Game room down with wet bar including refrigerator
* Family room down with thermostatically controlled gas
fireplace
* Landscaped yard with sprinkler system and drip system
1102 Gillespie
* Overly large 2 plus 1 bedrooms, 3 baths, up laundry
* Formal living room and dining room, kitchen with
breakfast nook
* Family room and separate den with fireplace
* Humongous workshop (24 x 24) in backyard
* Fenced backyard, sprinkler system, covered patio
108 Cambridge
* 3 Bedrooms
* 2 Baths
* Master suite has 3/4 baths and large walk-in closet
* 2 Car attached garage
* Sprinkler system
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Special Days & Events For April
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April 1 April Fool's Day
April 2 Daylight Savings Time
April 12 Passover (First Night)
April 13 Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
April 16 Easter
April 22 Earth Day
Did you know that April is...
National Kite Month
National Humor Month
National Poetry Month
Zoo & Aquarium Month
Other April events you may not have known...
National Library Week Apr 2-8, 2006
National Park Week Apr 22-30, 2006
National Volunteer Week Apr 23-29, 2006
There is ALWAYS something to celebrate!!
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Article: Wood Counter Tops for Modern Kitchens
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By: Adrian Laza
Wood countertops are becoming popular again in modern
kitchens. We now know that wooden countertops, when properly
cared for, are both long lasting and sanitary. The modern
adhesives are strong enough to keep the wood staves bonded
together even the butcher block is submerged into the water.
The finishing oils (mineral oils) are safe in contact with
food products and preserve the wood surfaces.
The solid wood, as a material of choice for counter tops,
exhibits incontestable advantages such as:
Aesthetics
Imparting a warm, relaxing feeling, the wooden top is the
natural complement of any solid wood or veneered cabinetry.
The wooden tops will wonderfully go together with hardwood
floorings, moldings, cornices and mantels, conferring a
genuine sense of balance to your kitchen space.
Functionality
A hardwood top is very easy to cut to templates and even
easier to install. Unlike the solid surface or laminate,
wood tops have a minimum of chemical components, which make
them extremely safe in contact with foods. Unlike the other
countertop materials, any occurring scratch can be easily
removed by sanding the area; the wood tops actually
constitute the only known surface that can be renewed
without employing special tools or requiring special skills.
Hardwood surfaces can be used as kitchen island tops,
inserted sink covers, sections of countertop, or as butcher
block hidden under the countertop that can be pulled as
drawer or cart. Your imagination will surely find plenty of
other interesting, visually attractive applications.
Durability
If properly sealed and installed, a wooden top can literally
last a lifetime. Unlike marble, granite or tile, the wooden
tops have a great shock absorbing capacity that further
assures considerable life span.
Hygiene
For a quite few decades, the plastic and laminate surfaces,
due to their non-porous structure were considered much safer
than wood for applications such as chopping meat or slicing
vegetables. The wood, because of its porosity was thought an
ideal surface for harmful bacteria like Salmonella,
Staphylococus or Escherichia coli to thrive. However, a
study undertaken in 1993 by the microbiologists of Wisconsin
Food Research Institute and another one carried out in 1998
at university of Florida discovered the strong antibacterial
properties that wood surfaces exhibit, properties that no
other cutting surface appears to possess.
According to these studies and to others that followed them,
on wood surfaces, bacterial populations disappear quite
fast, without external intervention, while on plastic
surfaces they persist and actually multiply. Although these
properties vary among wood species, the wooden cutting
surfaces are increasingly accepted as the first choice of
health-conscious individuals.
Price
Hardwood is usually priced higher than laminate but are far
less expensive than stone, granite, solid surface, tile
or steel.
The butcher block counter tops supplied by Lafor Wood
Products come in beech wood, cherry, walnut, oak, whitebeam
(hickory look), acacia (black locust) or hard maple with a
large variety of dimensions and grades. Mineral oil is
supplied for free along to the purchase and helps to finish
and preserve the butcher blocks. Availability is immediate
and they offer samples of butcher blocks free of charge.
Details at www.lafor.ca
Adrian Laza.
Lafor Wood Products,
Phone: 604-522-7667
Email: infolafor@shaw.ca
www.lafor.ca
About the Author
Lafor Wood Products, 15+ years experience in butcher blocks
and wood countertops business.
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Use these great recipes to spruce up your Easter Dinner!
Recipe: Whipped Sweet Potato Casserole
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Make this recipe "personal" when you serve it in individual
dishes!!
YIELD: 5 Servings
INGREDIENTS:
* 2 pounds sweet potato, peeled and cubed
* 2 tablespoons orange juice
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 2 tablespoons butter, cubed
* 1 cup miniature marshmallows
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large saucepan cook sweet potatoes in salted water
over medium-high heat for about 20 minutes, or until done.
Drain, and add orange juice, brown sugar, nutmeg and butter.
Whip until smooth. Spread into a medium size casserole dish
and top with marshmallows.
3. Bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until
marshmallows are golden brown.
Recipe: Angel Biscuits
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Mmmm, these roll out like regular biscuits,
but rise like a roll !!
YIELD: 24 Buscuits
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
* 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
* 2 cups buttermilk
* 5 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 3 tablespoons white sugar
* 3/4 cup shortening
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let
stand until creamy, about 5 minutes. Add buttermilk to yeast
mixture, and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder,
baking soda, and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry
blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in yeast
mixture until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out
onto a floured surface, and knead 4 or 5 times.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/2 inch
thickness. Cut out biscuits with a 2 1/2 inch round cutter.
Place on lightly greased baking sheets, barely touching each
other. Cover, and let rise in a warm place free from drafts
for 1 hour, or until almost doubled in size. Preheat oven to
425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
4. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until
browned.
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