My articles began as emails to my handyman customers (2,000 customers over 8 years) and expanded to share my experience owning 15 houses. With more than 1,800 articles, I'm creating two new websites to focus on my hot buttons (all 3 websites outlined below). Making insurance companies pay out …
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Find the Best Homeschooling Space in Your House
At one time homeschooling was a temporary solution to the coronavirus. Now that a new school year is beginning and many kids are staying home, you might need to search your house for the best homeschooling space. So let's find the space you need to help your students study effectively while …
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44 Homeowner Electrical Checklist Tips
Building a house involves lots of decisions. An electrical checklist will save you money by helping you identify where you want outlets and wall switches placed during construction. That's because it's much cheaper to move electrical boxes and wiring when the walls are open. Once the walls are …
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Rethinking Our Homes: Spare Bedroom Ideas
When searching for a new house, one of the first questions you get asked is how many bedrooms do you need? This question probably makes perfect sense for young couples planning a family. For others, the question is often less about sleeping and more about spare bedroom ideas …
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How to Calculate Your Home Office Deduction
Do you work at home? Do you know if you qualify to take a home office deduction? Sadly most Americans aren't claiming their home office on their taxes. According to Forbes.com, "... an estimated 26 million Americans have home offices, but just 3.4 million taxpapers claim a home office …
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Tina Gleisner, Homeowner Advocate
Like many women in construction, Tina Gleisner didn't finish school dreaming about running a handyman business or educating homeowners. She wanted to be a teacher but student teaching showed her that schools didn't offer the flexibility she needed to be creative and make things happen. So …
