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First real estate rehab sparks debate

By Alison Rogers, Friday, October 28, 2005.

Last week, you may remember, my partners had nixed my first rehab candidate, a small house in North Newark, arguing that the neighborhood was too shaky. (The house is at www.gsmls.com, #2083653; as a non-member of the MLS, you can find it by searching for $175K houses in Newark City in Essex County.)

Anyway, I asked readers to comment on the house – and boy, am I glad I did! I learned more from the dozen e-mails I got than I have in weeks of walking around my target neighborhood.  more...

Finding best successor for your real estate biz Premium Content

By Bernice Ross, Friday, October 28, 2005.

(This is Part 2 of a six-part series.  more...

How to drive an architect crazy

By Arrol Gellner, Friday, October 28, 2005.

In contrast to our prima-donna image, we architects are for the most part fairly quiet souls. Still, there is one surefire way to get us apoplectic, and that's to have people second-guessing us and meddling with our work. So if you ever want to drive an architect crazy, that's a fine way to do it.  more...

Gas heater a great addition for garage or shop

By Paul Bianchina, Friday, October 28, 2005.

Frozen fingers and numb toes don't make for the most pleasant experience while you're in your shop hand-crafting that cherry bookcase, or in the garage rebuilding a carburetor. It might be time to consider adding some heat to those spaces, and making life a little more comfortable.

Natural gas and propane heaters can offer clean and safe heat for your garage, woodshop, barn, or other work areas. Portable and permanently installed models are available, both vented and non-vented.

SHOPPING FOR A HEATER  more...

Six home buyer mistakes to avoid

By Robert Bruss, Friday, October 28, 2005.

Late October and early November are the tail end of the second-best home sales season (the most active selling season is spring when the largest numbers of buyers are in the market). Smart home buyers are realizing this may be the best time to buy before mortgage interest rates go higher.  more...