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Oil and Natural Gas Wells-Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form

Marcellus and Davonian Shale in Appalachian Basin

For new residents of Northeast Ohio, one of the lesser known facts about the region might be its association with its oil and natural gas wells. The State of Ohio has about 274,733 wells yielding 1.126 billion barrels of crude oil and more than 8.35 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Research completed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources’s Divisions of

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Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form

The Ohio Property Disclosure FormThe Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form is a statement of the condition of the property and of information concerning the property actually known by the owner.

Click the image to see a larger version of a part of Page 1 of the Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form (11/6/08). Read the text underlined in red related to the water supply. The form

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Vermont's Mortgage Law-Fiduciary Responsibility

Gary Fields writes about Vermont’s mortgage laws, in an article dated August 18, 2009 titled, Vermont Mortgage Laws Shut the Door on Bust — and Boom

In laws passed between 1996 and 1998, and in what officials believe is the first state law of its kind, Vermont declared that mortgage brokers’ fiduciary responsibility was to borrowers, not lenders. This left Vermont brokers partly on the hook for loans gone sour.

Vermont bankers

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Tanglewood Lake subdivision of Bainbridge

If functional home design is important to you as a home buyer, you should include Tanglewood Lake subdivision of Bainbridge Township on your shortlist. Tanglewood Lake subdivision was developed approximately in the 70s and 80s, this is the about the same time frame during which the magnificient Walden of Aurora community was developed. The street layout of Tanglewood Lake subdivision is similar to that of Walden, both subdivisions have winding

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Flooding Issues in Cleveland Suburbs

Rainfall Map for Cleveland Suburbs. Map source: A public agency.

Click to enlarge this rainfall map of the June 22-24, 2006 storm. This massive storm event caused some flooding issues in Broadview Heights, Brecksville, Solon, Sagamore Hills, Bainbridge, Twinsburg, Independence, Glenwillow, Oakwood, Bedford, Garfield Heights, Valley View etc.

100 Year Storm: A storm of a certain intensity and length of time that has a 1% probability of occuring each

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Rollingbrook is the crown jewel of City of Solon Real Estate

Rollingbrook Subdivision, City of Solon

Located adjacent to the well known golf community of Signature of Solon is this opulent subdivision called Rollingbrook.

The subdivision has large lots located along Rollingbrook Trail which dead ends into a cul-de-sac; therefore the only traffic on Rollingbrook Trail is likely to be the Rollingbrook’s residents and visitors.

Rollingbrook subdivision has a R-1-E zoning classification which entails 5 acre lots. Several

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Backwater Valve

Lower basement drains may need a backwater valve to prevent basement flooding. Source: Unknown

Basement fixtures below red line may need backwater valve to prevent basement flooding-Source: City of Worcester

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What is a Backwater Valve?

Backwater valves are installed to prevent or reduce the frequency of sanitary and storm water backing up on the mainline through the lateral and flooding a basement. This

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Warren Buffett on Leverage

Think of a home as an interesting opportunity, then follow Warren Buffett's quote

Designer-builder John Abrams of the South Mountain Company describes three factors that are driving the popularity of large size homes:

“First, with less of a sense of community and public life in our culture, the home becomes a fortress which needs to contain everything we need, including multiple forms of entertainment, rather than basic shelter;

second, the building industry

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Location Location Location

A location location location criteria for home buyers is that the city should have a stable economy. Five, ten, or even fifteen years from now – when you want to sell your home, you must have a reasonable expectation that your city will continue to be a desirable place to live.

In addition

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Home Buying and Remodeling Hype

Zac Bissonnette writes about real estate and remodeling hype:

Your home is not an investment: Really, it isn’t. An investment is something that gives you money and an expense is something that costs you money. Therefore your primary residence is an expense. Real estate may well be a fantastic investment, but primary residences are only good investments to the extent that they’re cheaper than renting.

The most common type of residential property,

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How to neutralize home staging tricks

1. Home Staging Trick: Some home stagers may try to make small rooms look larger by renting small couches, tables and chairs. Furniture from the kids’ section may be placed to highlight size. Part of the furniture (for example side tables, coffee table), the television and large pictures may be removed from a small room to make it appear larger.

How to Neutralize this Home Staging Trick: Ask your real estate

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City of Solon Subdivisions

Map of City of Solon Subdivisions

Arlesford Arthur Meadows Ayleshire Bainbridge Park Brainard Estates Brennas Landing Briar Hill Brighton Park Brushwood Cambridge Park Cannon Estates Carriage Park Chagrin Highlands Chagrin

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Sarah Susanka Defines a Beautiful House

Sarah Susanka Photo: Cheryl Muhr

In an article titled, Remodeling on a Not So Big Scale, published online at Washington Post website; architect, author and breast cancer survivor, Sarah Susanka notes that,

“We’re re-embracing a value from the 1950s and earlier where people weren’t constantly thinking of moving up. In many ways, I hope this book will remind people that it’s okay to settle, to stay in a house and

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How to hire a real estate agent

I set up an appointment with a seller’s real estate agent for a residential property. She was representing a major real estate brokerage in the Cleveland area.

I drove up to the house at the scheduled time. The real estate agent stepped out of the house and introduced herself. She was dressed formally and made a good first and impression that lasted approximately 2 minutes. One of her first comments

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Prequalified or Preapproved for Mortagage

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