Homeowners Insurance Lowdown

Carnival of Homeowners #24

Greetings! Welcome to the 24th edition of the Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 14 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Junior Vega presents Pool where girls drowned lacked basic safety devices posted at Florida Insurance & Risk Advisor. Basic pool safety can save the lives of your children.

Donovan Snelleman presents Resurrect that Room posted at ImprovedLife.ca. This article talks about how someone can bring a room that tends to be avoided back into a function state.

Brooke presents RV Living - Tumbleweed Houses posted at Dollar Frugal. Brooke provides an interesting alternative to the traditional home. Will DH go for it?

Gerald Grinter presents Know Your Stuff! posted at Team Reba Real Estate. Team Reba is a group of real estate and related professionals. The blog discusses all thing related to real estate and celebrates life!

KCLau presents Why Financial Planner will be the Hottest Job in 2008 posted at KCLau's Money Tips. An article on why financial planning will be a hot job this year. Also the introduction of financial planning into various domains in life, eg. education.

Bela presents How to Catch a Mouse | House Chronicles posted at House Chronicles.

Andrew Edgington presents Buying a Villa In Northern Cyprus posted at Cyprus Informer. Why you might be asking? Simple, Cyprus has everything; Great weather all year round, the cost of living is cheap, rich culture, very friendly people, and what is great it offers the a very safely environment, so this makes a great place for investors to invest there money into property over here.

Steve Faber presents - House Foreclosures - The Main Causes - Have They Changed? posted at Debt Free. It's all over the media that house foreclosures have risen dramatically. The numbers are up, and on hearing the news stories, you'd expect the cause to be clear; bad mortgages and rising mortgage payments. Is it really?

Michael Bass presents Dave Ramsey, Peter Schiff, and decline of U.S. Economy. posted at Debt Prison. There are two distinct differences in their perspectives concerning our U.S. Economy and monetary policy that I find puzzling.

Debbie presents ARE YOU COVERING MORE THAN YOUR RENT? posted at American Consumer News.

Nigel Swaby presents Fed Rate Cut Makes the Time Right for an ARM posted at Salt Lake Real Estate Blog. The Fed on a rate cutting cycle make adjustable short term mortgages very attractive right now.

Raymond presents Home Seller’s Pain Is My Gain As A Renter - Taking Advantage Of The Mortgage Crisis posted at Money Blue Book. Take advantage of the housing mess by renting!

Ginger presents American Dream Reloaded posted at Girls Just Wanna Have Funds. The American Dream. Is it? If we can move away from the emotional aspect of buying a home we will be able to dissect whether or not it is a wise decision.

Ted presents Recession 101- Five Signs to Know You're in One posted at Seasoned TradeLines. With all the talk about an impending recession, most Americans are just trying to keep their head above water. This post offers practical understanding about what a recession is and what it means to them.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on February 03, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Carnival of Homeowners #23

Greetings! Welcome to the 23rd edition of the Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 20 posts for this edition. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

Brooke presents Home Equity Loan posted at Dollar Frugal. Trying to pay down her mortgage quickly, Brooke looks into "alternative" financing.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents False Alarm posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

KCLau presents Top 10 Personal Finance Books in History posted at KCLau's Money Tips. A list of the top 10 books which provide rich insight into issues related to personal finance.

The Dough Roller presents How to Prevent Another Subprime Mortgage Debacle (or, “What My Dad Knew Long Ago”) posted at The Dough Roller. A simple solution to preventing another mortgage meltdown.

Goldfish presents Why Buying a Luxury Car is Smarter than Buying a Luxury Home posted at Contrarian Goldfish.

Heidi Whitaker presents Can Home Improvements Improve the Success of Your Home Business? posted at Work from Home Choices. Living Room Before and After picture included in article.

Ted presents 4 Tips To Surviving The Real Estate Market posted at Seasoned TradeLines. It is easy to caught up in the hysteria surrounding the real estate market. I offer 4 tips to help you stay focused and survive the slump.

Changeyourtree presents Two Simple Savings Concepts You Should Be Utilizing But Probably Aren?t posted at Change Your Tree. Winning with money requires the use of many different techniques all working together. Here are two great techniques that will build great strength in your finances.

BeThisWay presents Foreclosure Affects New Buyers, Old Buyers and You posted at Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You?.

Andrew Edgington presents Why Has Cyprus Become The Hottest Place To Buy Property? posted at Cyprus Informer. Cyprus properties are now the hottest items in the real estate market for Europe. Over the last 5 years analysts have been predicting this trend will keep rising and the last 4 years they have got this right.

Cfgoulart presents Hard Money Options In Todays Real Estate Market posted at Real Estate Money Matters.

Leftwingchristian presents Maintenance Monday: Battery Check posted at Suburban Wife's Daily Dollar Diary. Leftwingchristian says, Smoke detector batteries should be replaced once a year. I do it on or around January 1 because that's an easy date to remember. Did you remember to put fresh batteries in your smoke detectors?

Mitch McDonald presents Sell Your House And Rent It Back: Avoid Foreclosure posted at FYI About.com.

Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: Too Broke to Sell Their Home posted at My Simple Trading System.

Doug Ragan presents A Simple Fix For The US Economy posted at I'm A Pundit Too. A quick rundown of what helped cause the real estate crises and what can be done to fix it.

Chief Family Officer presents My experience with a home protection plan (aka home warranty) + an update on our washer posted at Chief Family Officer. One homeowner's experience with American Home Shield and whether to keep buying the home warranty.

Mark Runta presents Now, Later or Never posted at Investing Lessons. To leverage your money and life-style, consider phasing in home improvements.

Raymond presents Ways To Protect Your Home From Burglars And Break Ins When You Are Away posted at Money Blue Book. How to safeguard your home from opportunistic burglars. Increase the path of resistance to your home and its contents.

Jim presents How To Use A Plumbing Snake posted at Plumbing Snake Etc. Find out how to use a plumbing snake to unblock a clogged drain.

Sutocu presents Onkyo HT-S907 Review posted at Home Theater Point. Home theater systems are Onkyo’s specialty, and that can readily be seen from the high quality of their home theater repertoire, of which HT-S907 is a prime example.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on January 27, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission form.

Carnival of Homeowners #22

Greetings! Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 16 posts for this carnival. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

John Wen presents Foreclosure - Top 3 Myths about Home Foreclosures posted at foreclosure-help-centers.com.

Dorian Wales presents Personal Financier: Why Taking on a Mortgage Is Leveraging: Understanding the Potential Risks and Benefits posted at Personal Financier.

KCLau presents KCLau’s Money Tips in 2007 - Personal Finance Articles Yearly Roundup posted at KCLau's Money Tips. A roundup of finance related article discussed in 2007.

Tiffany Washko presents The Self Sufficiency Handbook posted at Natural Family Living Blog.

Lucynda Riley presents HGTV Dream House 2008, I don?t think so. posted at Bound Down South.

Bentley Humphreys presents How To Estimate & Determine A Property's Value Accurately! posted at Bentley Humphreys. Real Estate valuation from a professional insider - a Certified Real Estate Appraiser discusses how to accurately value a property.

Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: 5 year Freeze on Teaser Rate Mortgages posted at My Simple Trading System.

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Mortgage Tips - Borrowing the Right Mortgage Loan for Financial Success posted at Mortgage Loan Calculator. When you sign that 25 year fixed term mortgage, it will seem like it will take you forever to pay off your mortgage. However, this amortization term could be significantly reduced if you follow any of these tips: - Pay a little extra every month towards the principal mortgage.

Leftwingchristian presents Maintenance Monday: Furnace Filters posted at Suburban Wife's Daily Dollar Diary. When was the last time you changed your furnace's filters? Tis the season -- and that blizzard of dust flying around could be telling you something. Apparently one should replace their furnace filters every three months; it had been no less than three YEARS since I changed my filters. Talk about overdue!

Reba Haas presents Liability and insurance issues to consider for sellers posted at Team Reba Real Estate. Team Reba is a Seattle based real estate firm. The blog focuses on all things real estate related and much more!

The Skilled Investor presents Fund Authority Scores - Taking the Snake Oil Out of Investment Fund Evaluationt posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog. Superior mutual fund and ETF performance charts are the sales tools of modern financial snake oil salesmen. They allow investment fund promoters to market selectively their supposedly superior funds and to allege that their excessively high fees are worth it.

T.Pettinger presents Ratio of House Prices to Income in UK posted at Mortgage Blog. A look at the rising ratio of house prices to incomes (mainly in the UK). Also considering the wider implications of these rising ratios.

Bonnie Krueger presents What Options Do I Have If I Am Behind On My Mortgage Payments? posted at Home Loans And Mortgages.

Allen Taylor presents Is Your Annuity Good or Bad? posted at Investing World Today. Annunities are a misunderstood investment vehicle. I break down the good and bad of Annunities so you can better understand them.

Isabella J Mori presents Reverse Mortgages posted at Jeannie Kamins, Realtor. Considering a reverse mortgage? Be careful!

Ryan-Careonecredit presents Cable and Satellite TV posted at Care on Credit. Are you trying to decide between cable and a satellite dish? Consider the pros and cons of each.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on January 20, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission Form.