Informational Articles & Links


Building Your Home

Choosing a Home Builder: Custom Builder Vs. Production Builder

Pre-Settlement Walk Through Check List

Home Buyers Dictionary

How Do You Pick the Right Contractor?

Deciding Where to Live


Remodeling Your Home

Thinking about Remodeling? Start Here.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hiring a Professional Remodeler

Remodeling Vs. Moving

EPA Approved Lead-Safe Certifed RRP Firms and Renovators
Effective April 22, 2010, contractors who perform renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.

EPA requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978 homes, child care facilities and schools be certified by EPA and that they use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers to follow lead-safe work practices.

If you are a homeowner performing renovation, repair, or painting work in your own home, EPA's RRP rule does not cover your project. However, you have the ultimate responsibility for the safety of your family or children in your care. If you are living in a pre-1978 home and planning to do painting or repairs, please read a copy of EPA's Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools (PDF) lead hazard information pamphlet. en español (PDF). You may also want to call the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323) and ask for more information on how to work safely in a home with lead-based paint.


Miscellaneous

Mortgage Basics

Closing on your Home

Resolving Builder Problems

Routine Home Maintenance

BIAW Home Maintenance Guide

Home owners: Don't let a scam foreclosure rescue company turn your mortgage distress into disaster. Watch this video from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, to learn the signs of a foreclosure rescue scam and where to get FREE help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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