The first time I heard the word “xeriscaping” as a landscaping philosophy, I thought it was “zeroscaping,” which is my own personal technique. Wow, had my yard gone mainstream? Not so much.

A bedroom or not a bedroom? That is the question. It seems this issue is one that real estate agents are constantly explaining to home buyers. Often because listings have bedroom counts that appear to be wrong. What are the rules? What makes a room a bedroom?

Now you are buying your home. Don’t you want to know exactly where the property lines are located before your purchase? Do you want to know if the fence is built on the line or inside one of the property lines?

Guest Blogger and Home Inspector, Larry Wasson, discusses the importance of a household item that never gets the respect it deserves.

I can’t begin to tell you the number of times I have heard home inspectors recommend this to my clients as a way to prevent water damage, wood rot and mold, yet I think this is only the second time I have seen it in a home.