Article From HouseLogic.com By: Joe Bousquin Published: June 14, 2010 When it's time to replace your water heater, you'll find a wide array of high-efficiency models offering big energy savings. Since hot water accounts for as much as 25% of your home's energy use, when your water heater dies, the replacement you choose will have a big impact on your monthly bills. New technologies make many of today's models far more energy efficient than that old tank you're getting rid of. Some of the greenest options are tankle... read more

Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. Filisko Published: February 10, 2010 Be sure you're walking away with all the money you're entitled to from the sale of your home. When you're ready to close on the sale of your home and move to your new home, you may be so close to the finish line that you coast, thinking there's nothing left for you to do. Not so fast. It's easy to waste a few dollars here and for mistakes to creep into your closing documents there, all adding up to a bundle of lost profit. Spot mo... read more

Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. Filisko Published: February 10, 2010 Have a plan for reviewing purchase offers so you don't let the best slip through your fingers. You've worked hard to get your home ready for sale and to price it properly. With any luck, offers will come quickly. You'll need to review each carefully to determine its strengths and drawbacks and pick one to accept. Here's a plan for evaluating offers. 1. Understand the process All offers are negotiable, as your agent will tell you. ... read more

Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. Filisko Published: March 19, 2010 While you'd like to get the best price for your home, consider our six reasons to reduce your home price. Home not selling? That could happen for a number of reasons you can't control, like a unique home layout or having one of the few homes in the neighborhood without a garage. There is one factor you can control: your home price. These six signs may be telling you it's time to lower your price. 1. You're drawing few lookers You get... read more

Article From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. Filisko Published: March 30, 2010 After finding a buyer, all you have to do to make it to closing is to avoid these five traps. Finding a buyer for your home is just the first step on the homeselling path. Tread carefully in the weeks ahead because if you make one of these common seller mistakes, your deal may not close. Mistake #1: Ignore contingencies If your contract requires you to do something before the sale, do it. If the buyers make the sale contingent on ce... read more