Buying Or Building Green Homes

Green Homes are the latest, greatest thing in new housing. It can save you $’s in utilities, your home and you will be healthier, and you are also helping the environment.

Yes, it will cost you more upfront, but if you live in your home for years it may be worth it. You choose of course, which is most important to you.

Here is a link to an article from RISMedia, "Health Found to be the Most Powerful Motivator for Consumers to Build or Buy a Green Home" so you can learn more:

http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-07-17/health-found-to-be-the-most-powerful-motivator-for-consumers-to-build-or-buy-a-green-home/

If you’d like info on Green Builders in central Virginia including Charlottesville and Albemarle, call me (1-800-818-7629) or email me (kehoe@move2va.com) and I’ll be glad to furnish a list to you. We are waking up to a new way of building, and it’s very refreshing.

What do you think of green homes? Are they the wave of the future? Would you buy or build a green home? Please leave a comment with your thoughts.

Keep Your Home Safe While You're On Vacation

You’ve seen the movie "Home Alone", so here’s a great article from RISMedia with vacation tips to keep it safe in your absence:

http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-07-17/is-your-home-alone/

I would also suggest you let a neighbor know you’ll be gone and how to reach you in an emergency.

Also check with your insurance agent if you’re gone for an extended period of time because your insurance could be affected over a certain period of time with no one on the premises.

Please post a comment to share your tips.

Tax Tip: Window Tinting

Are tax tips helpful to you? I would suspect everyone likes to save $'s on taxes. Recently the IRS has decided window tinting now falls under the category of "other" energy saving home improvements, and can be used as a tax credit.

Here's an article from BankRate.com about how you can get a tax credit for adding window tinting film to your home's windows.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/tax/20070716_window_tinting_credit_a1.asp

Please share your own tax tips... leave a comment!

Summer Travel Tips

Summer travel lately has seen a change, so be prepared. Here's an article from RISMedia with some great tips to make your travelling safer and less hectic. It also has links to websites to check regarding late flights, etc:

http://www.rismedia.com/wp/2007-07-17/how-to-avoid-summer-travel-snafus/


I'm sure we all know which cities to avoid, because sometimes they are notorious for late flights or cancelled flights.

Please comment and share your tips as well!