Taking the time to assess your home's current condition is about protecting one of the largest investments many will make.

It's true that nothing is certain but death and taxes. (Oh, and higher gas costs these days, too.) I can’t help you with the former but, as for the taxes, although they won’t be less certain you can ...

My wife and I built this house in March and just got our first assessment from the city/county. The assessed value is $26k (16%) below what we paid. I know that the assessed value is normally lower ...

It's barely surprising that a house built in the late 1970s might get cold in winter, but still it hurts to have it confirmed in excruciating detail. "If the house had been oriented differently it ...