Share Instead of making major renovations, transform your home by rejuvenating and modernising it. Here are 6 steps to upgrade your living space without breaking the budget Update your furniture: Give your favourite couch or recliner a new look. Add some colourful throw pillows to your living room. Reupholster your old chairs in rich looking [...]
Share Good to know when flipping houses Many potential investors/flippers assume that they can simply 1) Buy a house, 2) apply a fresh coat of paint, 3) Trim some bushes, and then 4) Resell the home at a profit. Unfortunately, “flipping” is not that easy, there are several key people and skills that every potential [...]
Share All-purpose cleaner: Combine 500 millilitres (2 cups) distilled white vinegar with 500 millilitres (2 cups) water in a spray bottle. Add a few drops of essential oil if desired. (Do not use on limestone or marble.) Another all-purpose cleaner: Dissolve 45 millilitres (3 tablespoons) of baking soda in (1 1/4 cups) of warm water. [...]
Share A little digging in the kitchen cupboards is all that’s needed to round up enough supplies to polish, clean and disinfect every room in the home. Not only effective, these few items – lemons, distilled white vinegar, baking soda and olive oil – are inexpensive. Additionally, they are indigestible and non-toxic. Store brands generally [...]
Share If you’d like to give your garden a healthy treat this summer and fall, why not consider starting a compost heap in your backyard? Made up of organic materials like food scraps and yard wastes, compost provides you with a rich, natural soil conditioner which is very easy and inexpensive to make. Composting is [...]
Share With a slowing economy and a tanking stock market, everyone’s looking for a little security — in real estate. Toronto Life magazine has identified some of the city’s most crash-resistant neighbourhoods. The most important consideration in buying crash-proof real estate, they say, is the overall vitality of a neighbourhood. Look for areas with thriving [...]
Share “It is said building wealth is simple but not easy, it takes time and patience” Real Estate: The Best Wealth Builder in the World Why is real estate the best wealth builder in the World? The answer is simple: Everyone needs a place to live, and real estate values usually go up over time. [...]
