November 2015

ON THE HOMEFRONT

Each month we bring you important & interesting news and articles as well as our "Tips from Tom." Hope you enjoy!

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Tips from Tom
Checking Your Roof

   
After a storm you should always check your roof for missing shingles, missing rain caps on furnace and water heater vent stacks, and natural gas appliances that require vents. You don't necessarily have to climb on your roof to check these out; using binoculars works just as well and is much safer. Make a habit of looking up at your roof whenever you approach your house, either from the front or back yards. This way you will notice immediately if something is wrong.
Furnaces are expensive and a missing rain cap on the vent stack can shorten the life of the heat exchanger by more than half. Note that not all pipes sticking up on your roof need rain caps, some of them are plumbing vent pipes.

We encourage you to look at your roof as you are driving up to your house, since you can get a good view of the roof that way.

 


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The Easy Secret to Finding an Up-and-Coming Neighborhood
 

Home buyers may have a list of must-haves and want-to-haves when they choose a home. One factor that should be considered is the home's possible price appreciation in years to come.

If you can find a home that's in an up-and-coming neighborhood, its value will rise in the future.

One way to tell: Starbucks.

If the property is in an area with a Starbucks, it's a good indication that property values will rise. Starbucks has already sent its analysts and geographic experts to evaluate the next hot neighborhood. They have already considered traffic patterns and types of businesses in the area.

Having a nice coffee shop within a quarter mile of a house has proved to be one of the strongest and most reliable indications of rapidly appreciating home prices, say experts writing in Bottom Line Personal.  
 

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On the Lighter Side
Thanksgiving: A Good Time to Thank Others
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to express gratefulness to those who have contributed services on our behalf or given gifts of their time.

Be specific. Thank your barber or hairdresser for dependable service and remembering your style. Thank a coworker for helping you finish an important task to beat a deadline, and your office cleaning crew for a job well done.

Thank a grandparent for never forgetting your birthday or for taking you on a fishing trip. Thank a parent for showing patience or unconditional love regardless of your rudeness, for taking you to your first baseball game or rock concert, for sacrificing personal needs to pay your college expenses, or for teaching you how to cook. And thank a sibling for sticking up for you at school when peers taunted you about your ears.

Recognition and appreciation of specific benefits conveys sincerity. And here's the good news: being grateful reduces emotional stress and increases happiness and satisfaction.
 

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