{"product_id":"house-keys-the-essential-homeowners-guide-to-saving-money-time-and-your-sanity-building-buying-selling-and-maintaining-a-ho-paperback","title":"House Keys: The Essential Homeowner's Guide to Saving Money, Time, and Your Sanity Building, Buying, Selling, and Maintaining a Ho - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Winner in the 2017 e-Book Awards competition by Writer's Digest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTips and tricks from a female Home Inspector. Through short, solution-packed, and humor-infused anecdotes based on her personal experience as a home inspector and licensed general contractor, author Lisa Turner shows homeowners how to \u003cstrong\u003esave money\u003c\/strong\u003e and offers simple answers to home ownership questions.\u003c\/p\u003eWho is this book for?\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse Keys\u003c\/em\u003e is an \u003cstrong\u003einvaluable reference book\u003c\/strong\u003e for you if you are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout to buy a home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelling your home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpsizing or downsizing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding a house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRenovating or remodelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooking to become more organized and de-cluttered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerned about home security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResponsible for maintaining your home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only does the book explain how to save money building, buying, and selling a home, it also covers gadgets, automation, safety, organizing, rightsizing, cleaning, and maintenance. An entire section explains what a home inspection is and is not, and how to use an inspection to save money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hefty \u003cstrong\u003e456-page homeowner's guide\u003c\/strong\u003e with 25 well-organized sections will show you how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse a home inspection to sell your home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganize your home to reduce the mess stress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat renovations will get you money back on resale?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownsize, upsize, de-clutter, and remodel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSave time on home maintenance and cleaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle the most common emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign a secret room and secret spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose the best contractor for your custom home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake everything from decks to appliances last longer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevent fire and carbon monoxide poisoning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor your home while you're away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStay secure in your home with technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd have fun at the same time \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy would you want a 436-page book of home inspection stories?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one Amazon reviewer wrote: \u003cem\u003e\"You might think a book on home inspections would be boring, but Lisa made this a fun read. I liked the part on Crawlspace Surprises. The book is actually a grouping of many short articles from Lisa's newspaper column - each article is about 1-2 pages. The table of contents and index will help you find what you want so you can quickly find articles about each topic.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are just a few more of the topics that Lisa covers: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop six myths about home inspections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistakes to avoid when building your custom home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a Tiny Home and is it right for you?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs \"Green Building\" expensive and is it time to go solar?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo pressure clean or not to pressure clean your deck?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to make your water heater last longer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to keep ants, bees, termites and mice out of your home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy saving tips and tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are also some unusual topics such as finding secret hiding places in your home, extended warranties (are they a scam?), and how to tell if your home is haunted \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriter's Digest on House Keys: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The book is very well organized by topic and subtopic. \u003cstrong\u003eYou have created an incredibly useful guide that can either be read cover to cover or used as a reference.\u003c\/strong\u003e I enjoyed your approachable writing style and appreciated how clearly you explained all of the terminology and concepts you discussed. Excellent job. . . \"\u003c\/em\u003e -Writer's Digest Judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse \u003cstrong\u003eAmazon's Look Inside feature\u003c\/strong\u003e to peruse the Table of Contents to see what's covered in this homeowners' manual. House Keys also makes a great gift for a new homeowner or anyone who wants to save time, money, and stress on the most valuable asset most of us will ever own - our home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Lisa Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Phillips Turner is the home improvement columnist for the \u003cem\u003eClay County Progress\u003c\/em\u003e in Hayesville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa started her own home inspection company in 2008. Less than 1.6% of all licensed home inspectors are female. Lisa hit it off with both realtors and homeowners. It didn't hurt that Lisa was also a licensed general contractor with home building experience. She is able to sort out the details for home buyers, builders, and sellers so that they do not overspend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of Lisa's columns asked her to assemble the ten years of advice into one volume. She did this in \u003cem\u003eHouse Keys: Tips and Tricks from a Female Home Inspector\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eHouse Keys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 456 pages and 238 solution packed articles, House Keys provides a handy resource for homeowners. Not only does the book explain how to save money building, buying, and selling a home, it also covers gadgets, automation, safety, organizing, rightsizing, cleaning, and maintenance. An entire section explains what a home inspection is and is not, and how to use an inspection to save money. Perfect for millennials, who want direct and simple answers to home ownership questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa's writing style is light and infused with humor. One Amazon reviewer said, \"The surprise was that anywhere you dip in to the book and start reading, you can't put it down. The stories are fun, the techniques work, the writing is clear, and reading the inspection stories was a hoot.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 458\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802110165280,"sku":"9781546350316","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0b8824daea30701e5a8476e29f04aab.webp?v=1780850609","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/house-keys-the-essential-homeowners-guide-to-saving-money-time-and-your-sanity-building-buying-selling-and-maintaining-a-ho-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}