Articles posted on December 10, 2005

Does your dream home look more like a crumbling ruin surrounded by olive groves or a spanking new penthouse with designer applicances? Here's our round-up of the relative merits of buying new-build versus resale properties.

Moving furniture: Whether you are selling up and moving to Spain for good, or you simply want to shift the odd sofa and dining table to your holiday home, you need to find a removal company who is experienced, efficient and fully insured.

The popularity of the salon business continues to grow year after year, and more and more entrepreneurs are jumping into this exciting world. There are many ways to run a successful salon, and many different types of salons to run, but the key to making any salon business work is a detailed and complete salon business plan.

Nearly two thirds of British holiday home buyers in Spain choose either the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca - the two coasts with long-established tourist resorts, year-round sunshine, golf courses galore and all the amenities and facilities they need to make their Spanish destination feel like a home from home.

Sixty-nine percent of Americans are homeowners, and they are under siege. A number of "unfriendly" policies, proposals and court decisions within the past year have produced an atmosphere which is arguably antithetical to the American dream of carving out a slice of the apple pie and plopping a single family residence on it.

Sudoku is one of the hottest trends in games and entertainment. The interest in this Japanese number crossword puzzle is absolutely at a fever pitch. The rules are simple - fill in the squares so that all numbers are represented only once per row.

Without a business plan, it will be virtually impossible to raise the startup cash you need to get the rental business off the ground. Starting such a rental business can be quite costly, after all you will have to buy a large number of high end electronics, furniture, computer equipment and other items that your clients can rent from you.

Inclusionary zoning ordinances and density bonuses--also known as "below market rate" (BMR) housing programs--can negatively impact the community. These affordable housing programs reward developers who earmark a percentage of new homes or condos for those in the low and moderate income brackets by letting them increase density, build taller structures and curtail open space and parking requirements.

Why is it that practically everyone in the middle class to the upper levels of demographics in any country are worried about getting wrinkles? Maybe it's the fear of getting old or looking old, or the wanting to look socially acceptable, or just plain vanity.

My name is Jeffrey Michael Miller and my book entitled " From The Inside Out " is my first collection of poetry that's been published through Publishamerica. The book is doing well and even though this is my first book I've been writing poetry for quite some time.