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Daring New Ideas for Basement Remodeling – What’s the Limit of Your Creativity?

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Whether you want a brand new game room, a second living area or a mad scientist lab, basement remodeling can give you a lot of options you might not even have considered. Although some of them might be more expensive than others, you’ll find that having full creative freedom regarding the complete remodeling of your basement is not only fun, but also a potentially practical solution to getting more space. If you’re a fan of sports and memorabilia, you can turn your basement into the ultimate storage room for anything from baseball cards to the complete gear worn by famous football players. You can also mix it up by turning a section of your basement into a game room featuring a pool table, a stone chessboard or even an old arcade machine. For the intellectual homeowner, a basement can be soundproofed and turned into the perfect, peaceful research center and reading room. You can pile up all your books and neatly arrange them on shelves to form a small library, set up a workstation wi...

All About Your Second Mortgage – What Is It and How Do You Get It?

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A second mortgage is also known as a home equity line of credit, and it’s basically a lien on a property that is known to be subordinate to a previous, senior loan. The second loan uses your home as collateral, and as your home gains value over time, a second loan you might get will be considerably higher. Second loans can come in one of two different forms: • Lines of credit are one possible option, allowing you access to a pool of money that you will draw from. You’ll have a maximum amount you can borrow, and as with credit cards, you can borrow multiple times until you reach your limit, then pay off your credit, and borrow again. • The most common choice is to get your money as a lump sum. This standard second mortgage can be used to any end you want, and it usually involves fixed monthly payments that require you to pay an amount of the balance along with a part of the interest rate with each payment. As with most types of loans, you can get a fixed or variable interest second ...

Applying for VA Mortgages: Who Is Eligible for an Affordable VA Loan?

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Are you considering a VA loan? The loan offers provided for veterans and service members by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can bring you the home you’ve always wanted with no down payment, a low interest rate, a limitation on buyers’ closing costs and many other benefits. You may be eligible for a VA mortgage loan in the following instances: • If you served at least 90 consecutive days in the military during wartime, then you can already be sure that you’ll be eligible to get approved for any of the available VA loan offers out there. • Veterans who have served at least 181 days during peacetime can also count themselves among those who are able to obtain a sure approval for VA mortgages. • If you were in the National Guard or Reserves, you can also benefit from VA offers, but only after 6 years of service. • Finally, you might be the spouse of a service member who has died as a result of a disability that was service-related, or in the line of duty. In this case, you are ...

What Is an FHA Loan and How to Know if You Need One?

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FHA loan Colorado opportunities are available for first time home buyers. Whether you’re interested in buying your new dream home, or you’re just now researching some of your options for getting a mortgage in the next few weeks, this should be at the top of your list among the most practical and beneficial offers to consider. What makes FHA loans special? FHA mortgage loans are essentially mortgages that are issued by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). They are considered to be an excellent choice for first time home buyers, who can even get down payments as low as 3.5% despite having credit scores lower than 600. The great thing about FHA loans is that your credit score can be as low as 500, and you’ll still have a good chance to get approved – even though the down payment required will be significantly more sizable in this case. Also, if you’re looking for assumable mortgage loans – which are basically mortgages that the buyer can assume, if you decide to sell the house – th...

Why Spend Money On Sliding Pantry Shelves

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[caption id="attachment_613" align="alignnone" width="300"] refinance[/caption]Sliding pantry shelves are very popular components of the modular types of furniture. They are smartly designed, based on sliding mechanisms and bring many advantages. First, they represent durable items. The railing system is metallic, which makes sliding pantry shelves strong, even if they are fully loaded. They are very easy to use, due to the same sliding mechanism; pulling the shelves in an out is now done with just a touch of a finger, without stressing your body to find out what you are looking for. The technology behind these shelves also provides considerably easier access to what is stored inside the cabinets. You do not have to climb and do acrobatics just to find something that is in the back; just slide the shelves and bring out the deepest corners of the cabinet! You can install several sliding shelves in one cabinet, which means improved storing capacity and o...

Kitchen Cabinets – Main Types And Costs

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A kitchen without cabinetry is definitely not complete, not fully functional. Current designs are so diverse that they can meet every preference of homeowners; classic or specialty cabinets, as well as various accessories are now completely able to match every space and organizational need. Typically, there are three levels of design and the costs vary according to them: • Stock cabinets are ready to take home right after purchase. They come in standard sizes and regular shapes, so the options are not so various as in the case of custom cabinets, but the costs are definitely more affordable. What you must do is take exact measurements of the available space in your kitchen and, if the cabinets fit, you can buy them and take them home immediately. • Custom cabinets are built from scratch according to your specifications, so you can create various styles and sizes, no matter how odd, in order to make your kitchen look unique. You have the option to choose everything, from materials, t...

Bathroom Remodeling Options You Might Want to Consider

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The bathroom is one of the rooms of the house that we tend to renovate the most, because the traffic is intense and so is the wear and tear. When we start a renovation project, the first things that we should be concerned about is functionality and design. Bathrooms are often quite small and all components must be arranged so that they fit into and remain, of course, usable. The choice of materials constitutes an important aspect of the renovation process. They must be easy to maintain, heat-efficient, resistant to moisture and light. Walls Tile is the most used material for bathrooms walls, for many reasons: it is aesthetic, durable, easy to clean and it reflects the light. White, blue and nude shades are the most popular colors we find in the bathrooms. Illumination Choosing the appropriate lighting systems for the bathroom is important because a well-lit room will look more spacious. Adequate illumination can also make the bathroom objects stand out. For efficiency, install LED...