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By Bill Primavera You may find this either the greatest or silliest story ever told about home tips. It’s about a substance that may be the single most valuable natural household remedy in the universe: vinegar, yes, vinegar. But there’s

By Bill Primavera If you’re like me, every day you pull into and out of your garage, assuming that you’re lucky enough to have one, without thinking much about it. Usually there is a fumbling for the garage door opener,

By Bill Primavera Now that I live in a maintenance-free condo, I am sometimes asked if I miss anything about living in a single-family house, with those many chores involved. The one thing I miss most is that funny little

By Bill Primavera Today we in the real estate business hear a lot about buyer’s remorse, which means either that a buyer regrets a housing purchase after the fact or walks away from a deal before it is consummated. But

By Bill Primavera Perhaps you’ve never thought much about foam rubber as a stuffing for furnishings, but I for one have never cared for it. In fact, I’ve always had a kind of inborn aversion toward foam rubber. I remember

By Bill Primavera Was your home, condo, co-op or apartment built before 1978? If so, there is every likelihood that lead-based paint was used on the walls and trim, which can be a matter of concern when it comes time

By Bill Primavera – Considering that one in three women and one out of five men in this country are on a diet, might the bathroom scale be the most utilized gadget in the home? I can’t speak for anyone else,

By Bill Primavera It’s the wisest advice any home seller could receive: check out that front door! It can be the key to a home’s personality, either reflecting the condition of the space within – or contradicting it. Just as

By Bill Primavera It was puzzling to us why my wife’s relatively new car, safely housed in the garage, wouldn’t start one morning. It was absolutely shocking to learn that the reason behind it was that it had been invaded