Home Safety

1,065 Posts
How to Protect Your Home From Severe Cold
30 November, 2022| Home Safety, Education, Home Improvements & Repair
The right tools and pre-winter maintenance will ensure that your home and your family are safe from cold-weather threats.Homeowners in cold-weather climates, such as the Northeast, Midwest, and mounta... read more
What Is Matter?
20 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety
What Is Matter? Smart home devices give homeowners a lot of control over the way that their homes function, allowing things like lighting control, home security, and even home automation to be as simp... read more
North America Is First in Smart Homes
17 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety
North America Is First in Smart Homes Smart homes are increasingly popular these days, with an estimated 175 million smart homes in operation around the world as of 2022. In this year alone, it&rsquo... read more
Thinking About Home Security
10 November, 2022| Home Safety, General
Messages about security are found everywhere. Google accounts encourage us to turn on two-factor authentication. Banks remind us to guard against sharing your PIN number with others. News media remind... read more
Home Fire Abatement Tips
9 November, 2022| Education, Home Safety, Houston Living
Home Fire Abatement Tips Doesn’t it seem like it’s always fire season? Local, national, and even international news is filled with forest fires and dangerously hot weather. Once considere... read more
New to Texas? Let's Talk Hurricanes.
9 November, 2022| Education, Relocation & Newcomer, Home Safety
Texas is part of the Atlantic hurricane season that starts June 1st and goes through November 1st. The first year moving to Texas, especially along the Gulf Coast Region, can be very intimidating whe... read more
Radiant Barriers Help Insulation Do More
6 November, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety
Radiant Barriers Help Insulation Do More We all know the old song and dance: insulate and weatherproof your home to maximize your utility dollars. Filling all the gaps and keeping all the climate-con... read more
Tree Falls On Property Line: Who Pays? Who Picks U...
20 October, 2022| Home Safety, Education, Homeowners Insurance
When a neighbors tree falls over your property line, yell TIMBER, then call your insurance company. Home owners policies cover tree damage caused by perils like wind and winter storms.Most policies co... read more
6 Tasks That Every Smart Homeowner Does in October
17 October, 2022| Home Safety, Safety & Security
The temps are starting to drop; the smell of wood smoke is in the air.Temps are more chilly than warm. That's when veteran homeowners know it's time to do these six things if they want to avoid grief... read more
How to Keep Your Ductwork Clean
12 October, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety
How to Keep Your Ductwork Clean Your home’s HVAC system works hard throughout the year. Unfortunately, this can cause it to experience problems over time, often at a time when you’d reall... read more
Preventing Lighting from Striking Your Home
29 September, 2022| Houston Living, Home Improvements & Repair, Home S...
Preventing Lighting from Striking Your Home BY STACY BURGIN Preventing Lighting from Striking Your Home ‍  If you have ever lived in a house. You have probably experience... read more
The Ultimate Guide to Renters Insurance
26 September, 2022| Property Management, Home Safety, Houston Living
The Ultimate Guide to Renter’s Insurance BY STACY BURGIN The Ultimate Guide to Renter’s Insurance ‍ Whether you’re renting or buying a home. The financial ri... read more
Smart Switches 101
25 September, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety
Smart Switches 101 As smart homes become more common, some homeowners are going beyond basics like smart bulbs and assistant hubs like Google Home and Amazon Echo. This can take a number of forms, fro... read more
Will My House Still Sell in Todays Market?
23 September, 2022| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Safety
If recent headlines about the housing market cooling and buyer demand moderating have you worried you've missed your chance to sell, here's what you need to know. Buyer demand hasn't disa... read more
Keys vs. keyless: Which front door entry system is...
23 September, 2022| Education, General, Home Safety
Smart technology particularly for the home continues to hit the market with a splash. We dont just have smart handheld devices anymore. We now havesmart security systems, smart robot vacuums, and ev... read more