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We Save So Much Stuff But Where Do We Put it All?

August 17, 2021 Examiner Media Home Guru

by Bill Primavera Our homes are where we eat, sleep, play, sometimes work and store things we’ve finished using but somehow can’t bear to throw away. There are many reasons we may want to hold on to stuff we no

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Brick by Brick: Building a Patio from Scratch

March 10, 2020 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera Long before I became a realtor, I was first and foremost a homeowner, beset with all the challenges of upgrading an old, historic home. Most of the projects I tackled as a young man gave me the

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Is Your Ceiling Height a Trip for Alice in Wonderland?

March 3, 2020 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera Many years ago, when my wife and I discovered our dream home in the country, we were delighted that we could figure out a way to turn a one-and-a-half-story saltbox wing with all original 18th century details

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OMG! A Crazy World of Real Estate Shorthand from AO to ZB

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Examiner Media Home Guru

This week’s Home Guru is an updated column from several years ago.  By Bill Primavera You don’t have to be a realtor, as am I, to appreciate – or be perplexed by – a whole world of activities and terms

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Plan a Great Guest Room but Watch Out for the Smell of Fish

January 21, 2020 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I take care to point out to buyer clients the various possibilities for that “extra” room that might be utilized as a den, office or guest room. If the luxury of a guest room

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To Add Pizazz to Your Home, Go for Custom Lighting

January 14, 2020 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I’m always looking for ways to enhance homes for listing and sales. To me, one of the most important elements of showing a home at its best, whether or not for sale, is its

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Is it Okay to Fall in Love With a Realtor?

January 7, 2020 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera Have you ever fallen in love with a realtor? It’s very possible, you know. As a long-term realtor, I am reminded of the time when I was sitting in my office near the desk of a colleague

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Why the Holidays Can Be the Best Time to Be a Homeowner

December 17, 2019 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera As a homeowner, that magic time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is my favorite time of year, each and every year.Others may prefer spring when the garden is awakening and we may spend most of our

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Looking Behind the Numbers at Why Americans Move

December 10, 2019 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera Do you ever think about the homes from your past? I do, quite frequently. Maybe because I’m a realtor, I think about all the homes I’ve lived in often. Either that or maybe I’m just an oddball.

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Tracking the Evolution of the Closet in the Home

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 Examiner Media Home Guru

By Bill Primavera When my wife and I bought our first home in the suburbs, it was an historic structure built in 1734, and indicative of the times, it had no closets. A makeshift place for us to hang our

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