Safe and cheap ways to keep ants outside the house

If an army of ants has assembled a march on your home front, it’s easy to fight back and keep them outside the house. They may have us outnumbered, but we can still outsmart them. From simply cleaning up to placing strategically located bait traps, there are plenty of safe and cheap ways to deter these household pests. Ants invade our homes for a variety of reasons, such as finding food and water or refuge from the heat or rain, according to the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. The good news is if they don’t find what they’re looking for, they leave on their own. The bad news is one of the main things they’re looking for is food — particularly sweets and fats. And since home is where we like to keep our sweets and fats, we get ants. But that’s no reason to put out a welcome mat.

I have noticed that soome times if you put a line of boric acid that is not harmful to the pets and kids can do the same job as all these other chemicals that you can buy in store. The boric acid works more effectively as it kills the whole ant community because the ants will get it on there feet wen they cross the line and also is very poisonous to the ants.

Give it a try and see if thi wil help. your home is your domain protect it..

Agents to watch out..

These is the videoI found  to avoid agents that are in the video. Chris is not what you need as an agent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2xblcNxCng&NR=1

7 Ways to Avoid a Crummy Real Estate Agent.

In today’s market you need to look at your agent closely. You need to make sure that the agent can deliver. he/she has capabilities and fully devoted to the job that you want them to do for you. Selling and buying is a big transaction and you want to make sure that you are their first priority. It is good to have an agent who is well know but there is also a negative that comes with it is that you are not the only client that they deal with. Do you want to be a number on someone books or you want the agent to pay close attention to your needs and work  with you so the agent have full understanding of your needs and what you are looking for. I have listed few general points that you should always think and consider before you sign a contract. I think that you should spent at least a day with an agent to see whether you both are a good match for each other or it is just that the agent is looking to make a quick buck on you.

1. Locate candidates. Get a list of agents that you want to work with.

2. Run background checks. Go to the real estate commission and call the to find out about them and see what report you get from them. do they have lots of complains or do they have negative action taken against them.

3. Conduct interviews. Talk to the agent face to face weather at their office or your home. some agents feel comfortable at the office and if you feel comfortable to speak to them at your house please let them know. Find out about them what they do besides real estate, do they work from home or have an office how do they conduct their business. how attentive they are to their clients needs.

4. Establish experience. How long have they been working and what do they think of working late hours. Will they be able to have a good communication about the transaction and will they be available to walk you through the transaction if you don’t understand. You need someone who can be there to share their contacts if you need help with mortgage or any other contractor you would need especially if you are first time buyer/seller.

5. Consider communication. You need an agent who will be in constant contact and communicate any changes or if there is something new that has happened with your transaction. This is one of the most ignored aspect of most agents. There is a misunderstanding with agents that once a customer becomes a client, the client will stay with the agent till the transaction is complete or the contract expires but let me tell you something that the client can cancel the contract at any time and get them selves a new agent as long as the properties that were viewed with the fired agent is not the one that you decide to buy. This will put the new agent in ethical dilemma and the fired agent can always come and ask you for commission that they deserve. So before you sign a contract consider communicating with the agent frequently to see their frequency of responses.

6. Know resources, commitment. commitment of an agent is important and as I said earlier that if you get an agent who is busy will not be able to commit to you than an agent who is trying to make his name in the industry. There are so many agents that are looking for clients now that it will not be difficult to find the right fit for you.

7. Call references. This is the most difficult step. Ask your agent to give you references. go to his website and see if he has any recommendations from his past clients. call few of them and see what they say about the agent.

Well I hope this will help you all. good luck and don’t forget this is the best time to buy a home. Ask me if you have any question. also ask me about Renting Vs. buying and you will see that you will end up saving more money buying than renting. I am Adding a video for you and just want to say avoid a agent this pushy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=_tnDdCWusOU&vq=medium

Beware of pushy agents… Some of them are not this suddle.

Government Aid

I think that government had made a slight mistake in giving financial help to the bank for mortgage debt. I think that if government had set aside the amount of the money they should have used that money to give it directly to people who were in trouble with their mortgages and sent them a check written out to the banks they owe money to and in return the owner would pay back the money to fannie mae or Freddie mae. I think this would have given a better circulation of the money that came into play and the banks will not have the power that they have today. They are not sharing the  money that is given to them to recover the housing slump. I don’t think this will get any better if the banks don’t stop and think that all the money which they got as aid was to move the wheel of economy not to sit and wait out the recession.  I wish something could change for good so the housing market gets back to what it use to be 10 or 15 years ago where the loans were hard to get but people were still getting loans at 5% down and for decent interest rate. Banks are getting money at 0% and they are lending at 4.7% making enormous profit on fee money. Does that make any sense. feel free to comment.

Tax free week

BBB offers tips for navigating through the aisles of school supplies this weekend:

1. Take inventory. Before hitting the stores, families should take inventory of items they already have. There may be reusable supplies leftover from the previous school year that can be used.
2. Set a budget. Math class should begin before the bell rings. Budgets for school costs should be planned in advance. Include students in the process of creating the budget to help them learn responsible money management.
3. Shop with a list. Create a back-to-school shopping list for each student and stick to it. Shopping with a list will help families stick to their budget, avoid costly impulse purchases and ensure that nothing is forgotten. (Before hitting the stores, make sure that you are taking advantage of all items that are tax free.)
4. Know what the school allows. Schools will often provide a list of required items for the school year which can help determine what needs to be purchased. These lists are also available at many of the retail stores and on the school’s website. Additionally, many schools have dress codes or items they will not allow on campus, so families should keep these restrictions in mind before spending money on clothing, electronics or other items a student may not be able to use.
5. Check for refund and exchange policies. Some stores will give extra incentives and discounts to bring in business this weekend.  Make sure refunds and exchanges will be offered for special discounted items if there is a problem. These policies vary from store to store, so make sure you are familiar with each store’s guidelines before making a purchase.

For more information on this use the link, http://easternnc.bbb.org/consumer-tips-product-purchasing/.

Curtesy: BBB Raleigh

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