Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Should You Expand Your Home or Rent a Storage Unit?
Tweet Finding places to put everything you own. American homeowners, looking for more room, can expand their houses to provide what they need including more storage space. For some people,
The Truth About Your Local Housing Market
Tweet Nationally, the housing market continues to show signs of further retreat as home prices slide and as additional homeowners find themselves owing more on their homes than what they’re
How to Keep Your Home Cool Without Going Broke
Tweet Stay cool all summer long. Utility bills in the winter and summer are at its highest whenever weather extremes hit. When it is too cold, you’ll be turning up
What Everyone Should Know Before Renovating a Home
Tweet Certainly, your goal may be to simply enjoy the new benefit of having a finished basement and you aren’t worried about whether you’ll ever see a return on your
How to Make Your Bathroom Look Bigger Without Changing its Footprint
Tweet In this market, homeowners may not be willing to invest huge sums of money in a room they use less frequently than a kitchen or bedroom. A bathroom renovation
Do I Need a Construction Permit?
Tweet Unfortunately, these homeowners may be doing something wrong and if caught they could pay fines and penalties. Getting caught seems nearly impossible – how would the town know? Many
Can You Handle Being Your Own General Contractor?
You’re skilled enough to handle many of the tasks needed to get done around your home, but not everything.
Should I Refinance Now or Wait?
Tweet Homeowners who haven’t refinanced over the past several years may believe they missed out on a good thing. Certainly, if you refinanced before the market crash of 2008, there
HEL and HELOC Considerations
Tweet Still, if you have lived in your home for many years, perhaps 10 or 15 years or longer, then you may still have enough equity remaining to borrow. Your
How to Challenge Your Property Tax Assessment
Tweet Despite declining home values, many homeowners are not seeing their property taxes decline or at least at a rate they believe should reflect current market conditions. Also, if you’ve
How to Construct a Bird-Friendly Yard
Tweet For less than $100 and for just a few hours of your time, you can create a bird-friendly environment. Certainly, you can invest more money if you want to
When Considering a Home Warranty
Tweet Is a home warranty worth it? If you are buying or selling a home, a home warranty may come up in the price negotiation, something the buyer may want
Smart Home Renovating in a Dicey Market
Tweet As of this publication, home values have not reached bottom in many markets. That means your home may still decline in price with some analysts now saying that the
By the Seasons: The Best Time to Remodel
Tweet Remodeling your home can be done at any time of the year, but as you can imagine there are certain times, such as December, when you might prefer to
Simple, but Profound Home Entryway Renovation Tips
Tweet One of the first impressions visitors get when stepping in your home is your entranceway. When nicely decorated, this section of your home can do more to invite your
Beach Home Remodeling and Decorating Tips
Tweet From New England to the mid-Atlantic region, beach homes get the most use from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Beginning in April and lasting well into June,
Why You Should Renovate Your Home Now
Tweet Rising material costs, inflation weigh in. Most homeowners don’t like to rush into new projects, perhaps realizing that without careful planning, they’ll pay more for a project then necessary
Should You Renovate or Should You Move?
Taking on a home improvement project makes sense for many homeowners as the work gets done while you’re still living in the home. No need to move out, at least temporarily, unless the entire home is being gutted.
Should You Invest in a Storm Shelter?
Tweet Winds topped out at 210 mph, strong enough to sweep brick homes off of foundations.1 Hackelburg Tornado Rated an EF-5, the Hackleburg Tornado was one of the most destructive
How to Pressure Clean Your Deck
Your deck provides months of outdoor living pleasure for you and your family, enabling you to entertain guests, spend time with your children or grandchildren and avoid the hassles of dealing with the lawn and bugs just to have access to the great outdoors.
