Bill Jones a Realtor®'s Blog

Winterize Your Home For Energy Savings   Create a Winter Plan During the cold winter months, homeowners in most of the country find it necessary to turn on the heaters to keep warm. You can save energy when heating your home by taking the time to winterize for maximum energy savings. Due to incr...

Change Your Batteries When You Change Your Clocks Remember to service your smoke alarms on November 1, when changing your clocks back.  "It's a great habit to service your smoke alarms in conjunction with changing back your clocks," says Chuck D'Amico, Assistant Chief of Community Safety, Airdrie...

Know the Difference between a Common Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms  Symptom Cold H1N1 Flu Fever Fever is rare with a cold. Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the  H1N1 flu. Coughing A hacking, produ...

Buying A Home?  Finding the perfect home doesn't happen in one day. There are a number of things you can do to simplify the process, including defining financial parameters, potential neighbourhoods and the desired features in your next home.   Do you need an extra bathroom, a garage, a fenced b...

  When you consider investing your money into Real Estate you have to think about it long and hard and educate yourself as much as possible. You want to make sure that you get a good return on your investment. Doing your homework is important. There is NO right or wrong time to invest, it all dep...

Airdrie, AB - Airdrie Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the City of Airdrie is pleased to announce a new collaborative community policing program, the Airdrie Community Resource Unit.  Constables Patti Reid and Robert Frizzell have been assigned to the newly formed Airdrie Community Resour...

QUESTION:  I need to buy a house with a good resale value. How do I determine if my house will increase in value within the next five years so that we can upgrade? I can buy a smaller house in a great location or get twice as much house in a good location. Which is a wiser decision?   ANSWER: It...

How to Not Pay Too Much for Your Home Whether you are buying your first home, or your fifth, the process of buying a home is a detailed, time-consuming venture. At the same time, it's an emotional period laden with difficult choices. You want to ensure that the home you purchase meets your family...