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Preparing for Your Kitchen Renovation with ML Interiors Group

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 24, 2021 /

By Michelle LynnePresident, ML Interiors Group  If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then it’s no wonder a kitchen renovation causes equal parts excitement and stress. You get a new kitchen, but you also have to pack up your old one and go without a fully functioning “heart” while construction is taking place.…

Coach’s Corner: Strategies to Help You Stay In The Zone

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 17, 2021 /

By Mark JohnsonChief Executive Officer, JP & Associates Realtors What’s on my mind as I write today’s column? The emotional toil we’ve all gone through this past year. And how to stay “in the zone” despite the circumstances happening around us.   My youngest son, while playing traveling baseball, was known as “iceman.” Regardless of a great…

Think You Know What’s Wrong With These Homes? Test Your Inspection Know-How

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 12, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” It’s our fourth edition of “What’s Wrong With This Picture” in our weekly home inspection column. For the first three episodes, go here, here, and here…

How Pool Construction Looks Today

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 10, 2021 /

By Duke Loper of Hobert Pools & Spas As it became clear that COVID-19 wasn’t going away quickly, a huge number of American families started to think about having a pool at home. After all, it would be a great way to escape the house and enjoy the outdoors without putting anyone at risk. As…

Want to Celebrate Mother’s Day Right? Don’t Make These Inspection Mistakes

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 5, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” As home inspectors, we want to inspect every home as if our own mother were moving in. Some homes need some work before we’d let our…