Renting out your dwelling can be a terrific way to enter the world of real estate, be an investment, create a tax shelter, be a wonderful stopgap when you have to relocate temporarily, or be a co...
More and more, I'm convinced that smaller dwellings are the way to go later in life -- or even now. The last time I did some housekeeping, it nearly took me all day, and then some. In their young...
Dear James: I want a patio, butterfly garden and a sitting wall by a slope. I think a simple no-mortar wall would look nice. What is the best way to build a stable wall this way? -- Catherine T....
I reached the level of coffee snob some years ago. I don't think I'm quite to the level of coffee geek, but I continue to work on it.
As you may recall from previous columns, I've been a home r...