Purchasing and preparing a lot for a manufactured home is often more difficult than finding the home itself. The size of the home, your location preferences, local regulations, availability of utilities, and the topography and soil properties of the site all influence the time and expense involved. Here's a guide to the steps and costs involved in purchasing and preparing a lot for your manufactured home.

This post highlights five clear signs that indicate it’s time to have your roof cleaned. Dark streaks and stains on your roofing shingles are one of the most obvious signs your roof needs cleaning. Moss, lichen, or gold growth also indicate that your roof is dirty. A third sign is accumulated debris. Sign number four is a roof that looks older than it should. And, finally, increased energy bills can indicate that your dark and stained roof is absorbing extra heat and making t

Home buyers frequently ask us how soon we think it will be before a home they’re considering will need a new roof. That’s a great...

No doubt you’ve been in some air-conditioned homes or buildings that felt like refrigerators and others in which you wondered if the system was working. The ‘perfect” temperature setting for an air conditioner varies from person to person, but groups that monitor energy consumption make specific recommendations. The number might seem surprisingly high, but the Department of Energy recommends that you set your air conditioner thermostat at 78 degrees F. This temperature maximi