First Time Home Buyer Wintertime and Carpenter Ants, there are several species of carpenter ants that can be found infesting a home and other buildings on realestate properties. Usual workers are black or red and black in color and they range from 3/8 to 1/2 inch in size. A winged queen ant can be as large as one inch. Size is not a reliable characteristic to identify carpenter ants. Theres one species of workers that are no larger than 3/16 inch.       In just about all cases, carpenter ants that folks see indoors during the wintertime are an indication that there is an inside nest somewhere in the home. There are exceptions, one of them is when ants are brought indoors in firewood. Workers from firewood usual are not able to start nests in a home, and usual don't damage wood structure... 12/25/2009

First Time Home Buyer Foreclosure Homes, have you found a home that you like, and you've been told that because it’s a Foreclosure Home, you don't need to have a home inspection done on it. One thing you should know, about a Foreclosure Home , you and your family sure going to want to have a home inspection done of the home.       Even if a bank and it's Agent, has made it very clear that the bank will not make any repairs at all, the bank's position could very will change once the inspection report is completed so they can make the sale.   First Time Home Buyer Foreclosure Homes, regardless, a home inspection may just reveal a very dangerous condition such any faulty wiring, or even a possible cracked Firebox or heat exchanger in the home's furnace, which you and your family will end u... 12/24/2009

First Time Home Buyer a As Is Homes, have you found a home that you like, and you've been told that because its a As Is Home, you don't need to have a home inspection done. One thing you should know, a As Is Home, you and your family sure should have a home inspection done of the home.     Even though the seller and listing Agent, has made it very clear that the seller will not repair anything at all, the seller's position could very will change once the inspection report is completed so they can make the sale. First Time Home Buyer a As Is Homes, regardless, a home inspection may just reveal a very dangerous conditon such any faulty wiring, or even a possible cracked heat exchanger in the home's furnace, which you and your family will end up needing to replace after you have purchase a... 12/22/2009

The Reason This ActiveRain Invite was Turned Down, I've been talking with a friend to join the ActiveRain Real Estate Network. My friend is a Corporate Attorney. She specializes in Realestate Law.       I've been talking with my friend, off and on for the last four months. I would to just take a look at the site. And I'd tell her what the has done for other members and myself, how fun lt is to be a member.     The Reason This ActiveRain Invite was Turned Down,Findly I got her to site down and look over the site, we looked at the Community Guidelines, the Community Updates, and the Q&A area. Had take a look at some groups, and read some blog posts. She wanted to know more about the points. So I found the blog post Brad wrote, thats when it happen she said no to joining the community.    ... 12/22/2009

What’s The Next Hurdle For The Realestate Market, Under H.R. 2454 Cap and Trade Bill, homeowners need upgrades and a license to sell a house.   Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Cap and Trade Act, you won't be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act. H.R. 2454, the "Cap & Trade" bill passed by the House of Representatives, if also passed by the Senate, is going to be the largest tax increase any of us has ever experienced.     The Congressional Budget Office (supposedly non-partisan) estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four will be $6,800 per year. What’s The Next Hurdle For The Realestate Market •No one will be excluded. However, once the lower classes feel the pinch in t... 12/20/2009

Some Interesting Christmas History, I just thought mybe some folks, might not know about these or some these little pieces of fun facts of Christmas History. Hope y'all enjoy reading these. The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby's White Christmas.   The firat printed reference to Christmas tree appeared in Germany in 1531. The earliest reference to minced pies was in 1557.     In 1836 the Grand State of Alabama was the very first State in the Unit States to declare Christmas a legal Holiday. And Oklahoma has the honor of being the last State to declare Christmas a legal holiday, 17 years after Christmas was made a National Holiday. In 1856 President Franklin Pierce, from New Hampshire decorated the first White House Christmas tree.     In 1937 the very first pos... 12/19/2009

Just how did the world's best-loved Christmas Carol Silent Night come about, Silent Night is the world's best-loved Christmas Carol. And yet probably no other Christmas Carol was ever written under such unlikely circumstances and with so many ironic results. Did you know that this carol was commposed in its entirety on Christmas Eve, of 1818.   So just who was the writer of this popular Christmas Carol called Silent Night, The touching words were composed by Father Josef Moh   The church which he was the assistant pastor, was very close to the Salzach River in Austria. Because of this, the organ became rusted and it could not be played. Faced with the prospect of a Christmas Eve service that would not have music. Father Josef Mohr sat down at his wooden desk and wrote a short poem that ... 12/18/2009

We Wish You A Merry Christmas, in the days of merry ole England, a good part of life went on to the sound music. The rich merchants would hire bands to accompany them on strolls through town, and munieipal chorus of singers, that were called waits. The waits were also licensed to sing out the hours of day and night, to greet the visiting dignitaries. And to enliven weddings of the rich, and near-rich folks.     Waits were especially busy at Christmastime, serenading on frosty nights, telling the Nativity story in song. And generally making the festivities of that favorite holiday even merrier.   Many of our oldest carols are waits carols, which, We Wish You A Merry Christmas is one of them. Merry Christmas to one and all!   Post 644 -17 Dec. 2009 12/17/2009

First Time Buyer when Buying Realestate in New Hampshire Checklist   Knowledge is Your Power For The Freedom of a Worry-Free Home! First Time Home Buyer Realestate Checklist     First Time Buyer when Buying Realestate in New Hampshire Checklist By the time we complete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does! The following checklist will help you to evaluate and compare the quality of homes for sale that you are considering for purchase. Baker Realestate Commercial Properties Inspections and Consulting will inspect the major components of the house, and will provide you with a complete and detailed computer generated report. The following checklist considers a number of items which are normally beyond the scope of a real estate inspection,... 12/13/2009

First Time Home Buyer when Buying Realestate in New Hampshire, whether your a First Time Home Buyer, A Move Up Home Buyer, or your a Relocation Home Buyer. There will be alot of thoughts that will be going through yours and your family's minds. One thing you'll find out, buying a home can very well take time to do.     One of the first things you and your family will want to do. That is find a good Realestate Buyer Agent to work with, that knows the area very well, you're looking at. Your Agent should also be able to stay on top of details, one that knows how to clearly communicate with a Client. Be sure to have a Buyer Agent contract to represent the buyer in a home search and home sale transaction, signed and in your hand, before you and your family ever go out looking at those very f... 12/13/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Series P A S S, Introduction to this blog post series, its really not just for the first time home buyer. Anyone that is a home owner or rents, their family, and commercial property owners and renters, should readthis 12 part series entitled Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers. Baker Home Commercial Properties Inspections and Consulting, always strives to bring First Time Home Buyers, Move Up Home Buyers, Home Owners, Folks that Reant, Investors, and Commercial Property Buyers, Owners, and Renters information that will be of help to you. Folks can find a very wide range of helpful information for your buying and every day needs. Please feel at home, to sit and visit often. There will be new interesting content to read. Home Fire Safety... 12/11/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 1 of 12 Fire Extinguishers, seen that a home, just might be the biges purchase you and your family dose. So you should know about Home Fire Safety. This blog 12 part series will help you. Theres a link to each post, on the post before the next one. The first things to remember. Is to be sure everyone in the home has left, or is leaving your home. And be sure the Fire Department has been called, before you ever begin to fight a small fire. I repeat fight a small fire!       Don't ever fight a fire yourself if: The fire is spreading fast or if its already has became a large fire.   The fire could end up blocking your escape route, your family needs you to be around. Your not trained in the proper operation of your home fire extinguisher. If... 12/10/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 2 of 12 Spirt of Fire Got Mad, T'was the night for Spirit of Fire   T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a little ole mouse. When down out of the chimney, all covered eith soot. Came the Spirit of Fire, an ugly galoot. His eyes glowed like embers, his features were stern.   As he looked all around him for something to burn. What he saw sure made him grumble, his anger grew higher. For there was not a single thing that would start a good fire. No door had been blocked by the Christmas Tree. It stood in the corner, leaving passageways free.     The lights that glow brightly for Ceil and Carl. Had been hung with precaution, so none touched a limb. All wiring was new, not a break ... 12/06/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 3 of 12 Electrical Safety, Baker Home Commercial Properties Inspections and Consulting, would like to ask you and your family to always Practice Electrical Safety in your home. Because the most common safety problem and the most common fire starter in a Home or at a Commercial Property is electrical.     When purchasing a home, be it new construction or a previous owned home. You're going to want to know the condition of the home's electrical system. The same goes for companys that are looking to purchasing or renting new propertys to operate out of. Some facts you should know about: 57 percent of homes that are between 15 and 50 years old have been re-wired or have had modifications done to the electrical system of the home. 68 percent o... 12/05/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 5 of 12 Your Kitchen, a grease fire, what ever you do, don't throw water on it!       If your cooking food in a pan and it should cateche fire, smother the flames of the fire by sliding a lid over it. Please don't use a extionguisher with a grease fire, by using a extinguisher you could very will spread the burning grease and will spread the fire. Call your local Fire Department. You should report any fire that you have to the Fire Department, even if you feel the fire is out. What should you do, if you have a Oven or Microwave sould one or the other catches fire? Turn it off and the oven or the microwave's door closed. And do not use which ever one it may have been, again until you have has it looked at and serviced. Home Fire Safety For... 11/29/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 6 of 12 Safe Candles, folks using candles in their homes has increased over the last few years and with this, the number of home fires from the misuse of using real wax candles has increased.       There are many kinds of safer candles out there on the market now for folks to use. Like the battery operated flameless candles. There are even some that are even remote controled. New how easy is that.       Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 6 of 12 Safe Candles, these safer alternatives candles use small L.E.D. light bulbs that don't generate any heat, but do flicker to still provide you with a realalistic flame effect to enjoy. These flameless candles are also very efficient and have a long life using battery power. Some of th... 11/28/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 7 of 12 Smoke Alarms, Baker Home Commercial Properties Inspections and Consulting, would like everyone to think of Prevention, Detection, and Escape in order to avoid or survive a fire in your home. When your Home Inspector is Inspecting a home for you and your family, he or she should make note as if there are or are not Smoke Alarms in the home, this fact should be in the Home Inspection Report you raceive. Smoke Alarms are very critical for the early detection of a fire in you'res and your family's home, and could very will mean the difference between life and death of you and your family. A fire can occur in a variety of ways and in any room of your home. Thats why its so important to have, and Smoke Alarms are the first key step towa... 11/28/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 8 of 12 Space Heaters, space heaters come in all kinds of different shapes and sizes. There are electric, propane, and kerosene space heaters. Sometimes during colder weather folks turn to using portable space heaters to supplement their home's main heating system. When folks misuse a space heater sure can cause them to become a fire hazard to their home.  Back in 1994 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated that electric space heaters were associated with 2,400 fires resulting in 80 deaths, 240 injuries, and $48.2 million in property loss for folks. Be sure to maintain a three foot clearace between all heating equipment and anything that can very will end up causing a fire to start in you home.     Be sure to look for a spa... 11/27/2009

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 9 of 12 Tips for Babysitters, its important to always be prepared, no matter the job. Know the address of the home your babysitting at, what the phone number that the parents can be reached, a atternative phone number, like for another family member, or the phone number of one of the neighbor. And of course if its a major kind of emergency, call 911.     Ask the parents about there household fire escape plan, and where its posted. You'll be able to find out what they expect you to do, and you'll be giving them a friendly reminder to plan ahead for any fire emergencies.     If this is your first time babysitting at the home, ask them if they will give you a tour of their home. Learn where all the windows and doors are, and be sure you can ... 11/26/2009

My 2009 Thanksgiving Day here on ActiveRain has been an Adventure, well folks, I signed on to ActiveRain at 10:35 A.M. this morning. That was a battle with in itself to do. It took six times to findly to even get signed in to the community this morning the 26 of Nov. So far I've gotten only three comments made on blog posts. I keep geting this here message, even when uploaden photos I've been geting it.     Service Temporarily Unavailable   The server is temporarily unable toservice your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Pleasetry again later. Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) mod_ssl/2.2.3 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 Server at activerain.com Port 80 As I write this blog post the message keeps poping up even. Will being the mule headed Missourian, that I sure can be at times.... 11/26/2009