Our furry best friends may bring us joy, but they’re not always our home’s best friend, particularly when it comes to maintaining your flooring. The wear and tear of coming in and out of the house, the shedding, and those …
Your Easy Guide to Zero Waste Cleaning
It seems unsensible that cleaning your home could be wasteful and harmful to the environment and your family — but it’s the truth! Most cleaning supplies contain loads of unsafe chemicals and their packaging often creates long-lasting waste after you …
13 Easy Home Security Tips You Should Know
Did you know that a home burglary occurs every 15 seconds in the United States? Many of these burglaries occur in neighborhoods, and nearly half a million of them occur during the daytime each year. Despite these statistics, most homeowners …
What are the Best Garden Vegetables to Grow in Ohio?
For many people, cold weather comes to mind when they think of Ohio. But despite its cold winters, Ohio has warm summers and temperate spring and fall seasons that make it a great place to grow vegetables! With a little …
8 Easy House Cleaning Tips for Seniors
Cleaning the house — a chore at every age! But seniors have specific considerations they must keep in mind. Especially when it comes to mobility, physically taxing tasks, and getting to hard to reach places, seniors should look for solutions …
Being a Good Pet Owner During the Home Buying Process
The home buying process is enough to make the most patient among us pull out our hair. When you have a pet, there are even more responsibilities to add alongside house hunting, negotiating, packing, moving, unpacking, and every other step …
15 Kindergarten Readiness Tips for Parents
School days are here today! Kids in Dayton and across the country are packing their backpacks and getting ready to be back in the classroom. For new kindergarteners and their parents, this can be a big new adjustment. Kindergarten readiness …
10 Tips and Tricks for Settling Into Your New Home This Fall
You’ve finally closed on your new home and you’re already starting to move your belongings to the new space. As exciting as this is, settling in and making it feel like home can be a little tricker than one would …
Home Energy Savings Tips All-Year-Round
Ohio experiences four distinct seasons, allowing residents to immerse in the cycles of nature. However, two of these seasons – summer and winter – can bring a toll on home energy savings. The Buckeye state generally has a humid climate. While …
10 Reasons Not to Buy a Home Without an Inspection
Are you purchasing a house without performing a thorough home inspection? Mere visual inspections – even if you perform them multiple times – will not help you to determine a property’s actual value. Pests and other infestations may be hiding …