When you’re walking around an older home—especially one built before natural gas became the standard heating fuel—you might notice a small metal cap or pipe sticking out from the foundation. It’s easy to overlook, but that unassuming little fixture can open up a whole conversation about what’s heating the home, where the fuel is stored, […]

When you’re walking around an older home—especially one built before natural gas became the standard heating fuel—you might notice a small metal cap or pipe sticking out from the foundation. It’s easy to overlook, but that unassuming little fixture can open up a whole conversation about what’s heating the home, where the fuel is stored, […]

  When you’re buying or selling a home, some of the biggest question marks revolve around the systems you can’t always see working until they stop working. Your furnace heats your home reliably—until one cold morning it doesn’t. Your water heater provides hot showers day after day—until suddenly it’s giving you an ice-cold wake-up call. […]

It’s not the most comfortable topic, but understanding what happens to your property after you pass away is one of the most important things you can do for your family. Without proper planning, your home can get tied up in a lengthy, expensive probate process—leaving your loved ones dealing with courts, attorneys, and uncertainty during […]