October 2020 – d o r i c s o u t h – A s s o c i a t i o n

How to Turn a Kitchen Cabinet Into a File Cabinet

A kitchen cabinet need not stay a kitchen cabinet because of its name. Just a cabinet left over from a kitchen makeover, or A scratch-and-dent bit from a home improvement store or salvage yard, has lots of functionality built in, not or whether it stays in a kitchen. Convert a kitchen cabinet into a filing [...]

How to Lay Vinyl Tile on Top of Vinyl Tile

As some of the flooring might contain asbestos, some states, such as California, have stringent laws regarding old tile removal. To avoid the chance of health issues, in addition to hefty fines if the removal is not done properly, many homeowners choose to put flooring instead. Vinyl tiles are typically inches and include adhesive backing [...]

A Timeshare Buyer's Guide

In a timeshare arrangement, you purchase the right to stay in a condominium, villa or apartment unit for a specific length of time every year. Timeshares are smart for vacationers that have a favorite getaway place and want to avoid the frustration of earning new resort or hotel arrangements whenever they return. But the principle [...]

Can I Get a Mortgage Loan After a Foreclosure?

There is life after a foreclosure. Regardless of the reason behind the foreclosure, you can purchase another home eventually, though it probably won’t be as simple as purchasing your first home. Mortgage lenders require a mandatory waiting period between the foreclosure along with your getting a new mortgage. Using this time sensibly will help you [...]

What Exactly Does it Mean to Buy a Foreclosure Property?

A foreclosure property is a piece of property a mortgage lender sells to cover off a defaulted mortgage loan. Every foreclosure culminates in a public auction in which the lender sells the property and anybody can buy the property. Or you could buy a foreclosure property from a bank after the lender purchases the property [...]

How do I Select an FHA Mortgage Lender?

Congress created the Federal Housing Authority, or FHA, in 1934 when only 40 percent of American houses were owned by their own citizens. Since 1934, the FHA has insured the mortgages on more than 34 million possessions. The agency does not lend money for mortgages; rather , it insures mortgage lenders against losses whenever they [...]

7 Tips to Designing Your Bedroom

Have you ever been in a room that just feels right? Nine times out of 10, it’s because it’s a simple design that works well. But creating a simple design is harder than it seems — particularly in bedrooms. Why? Because each bedroom absolutely has to get a mattress in it. And beds are large [...]

Elegant DIY Updates for a 1970s Dallas Home

Newlyweds Ilya and Arina Gurfinkel admit they were innocent when they began remodeling their 1975 home in Dallas. After buying the home in March a few years back, Ilya planned to have a Fourth of July party that same year to celebrate. “2 years later and that party still has not occurred,” states Arina. The [...]

Harmonize Your Home

Any musician knows how easy it is to accumulate stacks and stacks of sheet music. I played the piano for many years as a child, and by high school I could barely shut my piano bench because of an accumulation of every song under the stars. If you’re running into this issue and are just [...]