Welcome to the March 2018 edition of HomeCareBuzz.





How a home warranty saves you money

By Tara Walsh on March 13, 2018

You take on a huge financial burden when you become a homeowner. After the down payment
you may have a mortgage, property taxes, homeowners insurance, and perhaps HOA fees.
And thats just what you might pay to have the house. Then you need to furnish it [...]
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Single-board automation for your home

By Grace Brown on March 13, 2018

Looking for a low-cost way to automate or smarten up parts of your home? There are several
single-board computers (SBC) that you can purchase for less than $100. Some popular choices
of SBCs are Raspberry Pi, Asus Tinker Board, Marvell Espressobin, PINE64 Rock64, Orange Pi R1 [...]
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Spring List of To-Dos

By Amy Thyr on March 13, 2018

The flowers are popping up and the days are getting warmer. Use this list
of things to do to help maintain your home, along with a spring-kling
of fun to-dos so youre sure to enjoy springtimes wonders. [...]
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Home improvement shortcuts to avoid and some to try

By Tara Walsh on March 9, 2018

Maybe its the word shortcut. Its hard to find home improvement ideas that make for good shortcuts,
but there are plenty of home improvement shortcuts that are bad ideas. Heres a look
at four shortcuts every homeowner should avoid doing, and four that could be good ideas when [...]
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Getting Your Yard Ready for Spring

By Janine Barrett on March 8, 2018

Winter can leave your yard and garden in need of a little (or a lot of) TLC. Before you
jump in and start working, however, you should first check your yard and
garden tools to make sure they are in good working order. Clean, sharp garden tools [...]
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10 Ways to Go Green at Home

By Janine Barrett on March 6, 2018

When it comes to your home, going green can be easy, and you dont always have to
spend a lot of money to make an impact. In fact, being eco-friendly and
saving money can go hand-in-hand. Here are ten low and no cost tips to conserve water [...]
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I was recently awarded the Super Service Award by Angie's List again for 2017.