Nowadays, most Americans celebrate Memorial Day as the official kick-off of Barbeque Season. Get ready to warm up the coals, pull out the cooler, and create a spread of summer salads and side dishes.
Memorial Day Recipes
Baked Mozzarella Bites
Makes 30 servings
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce)package mozzarella cheese
60 Ritz crackers
1 cup jarred spaghetti sauce, heated
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 [...]
In today’s tough housing market, selling your own home isn’t easy. Here are five tips that could help lead to that sold sign:
Find the right priceOverpricing the home is the No. 1 mistake people make. It’s especially true of you’ve invested in your home over the years.
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Fizber.com announces the addition of a Location Score to their for-sale-by-owner home listings. The new tool will make house hunting a little easier.
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3. In Tokyo, you can really spread out with 594 square feet.
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A mountaintop property located near the Hollywood sign and once owned by Howard Hughes is up for sale.
The Chicago based firm officially put the property on the market. The investment group says that the 138 acres are being offered for $22 million.
Fox River Financial Resources acquired the mountaintop in 2002 from the estate of Howard [...]
Hollywood bust as celebrities feel the credit crunch
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The secret to successful pre-sale home remodeling is to keep up with the Jones’, but never surpass them. Whether you want to make more money than you spend, or just recoup your remodeling expenses when you sell your home, know what’s standard in the neighborhood.
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