Home Advice Network

Tom U asked:


I currently live in Germany and our house is on the edge of a large Forrest. My garden holds a lot of water and is very soft under foot. Without installing a proper drainage system, how can I dry it out?

Aaron

Goddess Lily Rose asked:


I live in Illinois and for several years have tried to plant a garden of different vegetables in my backyard and have had no success. I do not know what I am doing wrong. The place where I have decided to plant the garden gets a lot of sun light during the day plus it does get shade. I have used many different fertilizers to get to grow but nothing seems to work. I want to grow cucumbers and pumpkins this summer. What do I need to do to get my garden to grow?

Aaron

MomofOneSpnkyGrl asked:


Hi. I have a home that was new construction. It was originally painted white. I absolutely hate white and tan walls. All of the rooms have color, and when I say color I mean eggplant purple, red, hunter green…The home’s floorplan is very boxy, each room is a box and there aren’t many halls, so character definition is paramount. If the home was just white, or tan, it would be one large big box. Plus, I am a ‘vivid’ person so I wanted my home to reflect who I am, not following the latest trend. I’ve read that such colors are a turnoff to buyers. Is that true? I don’t want to repaint it tan when it is time to sell because it would cost thousands (the home is over 4500 sq ft). It has been my understanding, at least for me personally, that what helps sell a home is if the buyer sees something in it that they like. There’s got to be people who can appreciate color.

Aaron

Felicia S asked:


I have placed an offer on a manufactured home in good condition, built in the 70s. The home seems like a good investment because the area is very nice, it is NOT in a manufactured/mobile home community, and nothing about the home feels or looks like a stereotypical manufactured home (thin walls, etc.).

Does all this make a difference in the resale value, since the home is on a normal residential street?

Thanks.

Aaron

jimpru_perkins9801 asked:


Should I chop up my plants and just add them back to the soil, should I compost them first and then add them to the soil? How should I best prepare my garden for next years garden in Montana?

Aaron

pagamenews asked:


I am curious to know how much oil people use daily or monthly to heat their homes in the winter with home heating oil. If you can also give an idea of the floor area you are heating, it would be helpful.

Aaron

savinjas_slave asked:


I want to do a home based business. I would prefer one that is below $30 or even free! I want actual home business ideas…not this survey stuff or surfing things, so please NO information on survey/surfing things! I want ideas for things i can do that actually generates some money. I am not looking to be a Millionaire or anything but I am looking for a good home business that can bring in good money. Thanks!

Aaron

Mike asked:


I am making a 6′ 8″ garden bed, and I know how to make it and how to garden and all that stuff. But, there’s one thing I don’t know. How do you keep animals like Deer, Raccoon, and pesky animals like that out of your garden?

Aaron

donques2007 asked:


my neighbor has roaches and now they are comming into my home any home remedies on getting rid of them

Aaron

helenta35 asked:


We own our house fully No mortgage value approx $550k. We are thinking that we like to retire early to near the beach. Currently we found nice homes with land in that area for $175k. Is it better to get a home equity for the full cost of the Beach home plus any other small debit (approx $75k 2 cars and a timeshare) or continue to pay on the individual debits and add a Mortgage for the Beach house?
The ultimate goal would be to get settled into the 2nd home and then sell the current home pay off the balance and then put the rest in an investment with monthly dividends to use as retirement income until we reach retirement age and also maybe get a parttime job.

Aaron