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March 31, 2001
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The candlesticks and picture frames (above) are made from basic plumbing and electrical parts you can find in the aisles of your local home center. Story
[Times photo: Fred Victorin] |
Make a bid, name a harbor
Here's a way to put your name on the map -- literally.
Home Front
Change the clock and take stock
The homes of yesteryear at lower prices
What: Third annual Seminole Heights neighborhood tour, Tampa. Twelve homes and two gardens will be open. Tour homes include 1920s bungalows, foursquares, Mediterranean Revival, and homes from the 1940s and '50s.
The doors of these show houses remain open
The spring calendar is full of show houses, neighborhood tours and other events. Here are details:
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Spring is a great time to prepare your roses for proficient blooming. Cut them back, mulch, fertilize and give them a bath; they'll reward you within weeks. Story
[Times photo: Ken Helle]
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Funeral homes can serve as genealogical resources
"I hope these are the people you are interested in. In 1985 I compiled a book on the Grimm Family, so I know what you are going through, and I hope I have been of some help. Sincerely, Luther J. Grimm."
Exchanging roles for the Stock Exchange
The staff has decided it needs a change of pace, so this column is going on vacation for the month of April. We've decided to write stock market analyses for a few weeks as a new challenge. (Why would we really want to do that? See the last sentence in today's column.)
When insurance lapses on a unit
Question: Our documents provide for the association to obtain homeowner's insurance on a unit if the property owner fails to do so.
Attention, owners in manufactured home communities
Directors and residents of resident-owned manufactured home communities are invited to a question-and-answer session at 10 a.m. Friday with Fred Brown from the Tampa office of the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Many dog breeds prone to eye irritation
Question: My dog was always squinting with runny eyes. My veterinarian said he had entropion, where the edges of the eyelids turn into the eyeball and cause irritation. He performed an operation that corrected the problem.
St. Petersburg Times real estate classified ads:
Other recent real estate stories:
Lower your taxes with homestead exemption
A nation of homeowners
How good is your escrow coverage?
Don't ask
To have and to hold a mortgage of their own
A testament to hope (Jan. 23, 1999)
Program can help with down payment, closing costs
From hope to homeowner (Jan. 9, 1999)
Woman's untidiness leads to legal wrangle
Commission add-ons (Jan. 2, 1999)
Children are not to be seen here either
Other real estate links (from Yahoo!):
Cost of Living calculator: compares the cost of living in any two cities. Also includes links to Salary Calculator and Moving Calculator among other tools. From the folks at HomeFair.Com.
Best Places to Live 1997: From Money magazine.
MoveQuest: maps, financing tools, price data, logistical tips.
TenantNet: a resource for residential tenants' rights.
FAQs for Home Buyers and Owners: From the America Society of Home Inspectors.
Home Buyer and Renter Consumer Information: From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Home Buying Tips: from the U.S. Government General Services Administration.
R-Net: Real Estate and the Net: links and tips for the busy. Of interest to investors, brokers and consumers. Accepts factual ads.
Real Estate Library: collection of informative articles about buying and selling real estate.
Realtor.com: includes info on buying and selling real estate, allows you to browse property ads in the U.S. and locate realtors.
Regional real estate links:
Florida Home Builders - features Florida developers with Web sites.
Florida Living Network - listing of real estate companies and Realtors in Florida.
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