by Alison Moore Smith | May 3, 2010 | for Home
When we decided to move from the mansion to a rental home—to finally get moving on the dream home—we faced a problem. While rental homes were plentiful, the vast majority of them were small, bread-and-butter, starter homes. Even though the rental we were looking for...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 2, 2010 | for Good, for Money
Foreclosure rates have been skyrocketing and are expected to continue to rise through the end of the year. This is a tragedy. While I have never lost a home myself, some close relatives have. Just a few weeks ago the folks who lived across the street from our lot were...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 30, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We have decided on our exterior doors and are looking for bids on them. If you offer a similar door and would like to bid on it, please use the contact form or comment below. I'm not particularly conversant on door construction, but hopefully this information is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 29, 2010 | for Home
When we lived in Boca Raton, Florida—with a home that backed up to the everglades—we had two major wildlife concerns: Alligators that lived in the lake behind our home Racoons that made a stinking mess of every garbage can in the neighborhood None of those animals...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 29, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
This is the day I've been waiting for! Today Stock Building Supply semi-truck carrying our beautiful roof trusses delivered the load. I happened to be at the construction site with Belinda and Alana when it arrived. Getting the roof on will be a huge step in defining...
