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Choosing a Home Improvement Contractor
If you’re planning a home repair project, picking the right contractor is important. The stranger who just shows up at your door without an appointment is almost always the wrong choice.

Examining the Contract: Before Signing Worksheet
Complete this worksheet to make sure your home improvement contract contains essential information.

Getting Bids and Selecting a Contractor: A Worksheet
This worksheet helps you select a home repair contractor.

Home Modification
Sometimes in order to stay in your own home, your home needs some changes. AARP talks about home modifications from how to select a contractor to financing choices.

Putting Things Back Together After a Disaster
Homeowners whose homes are damaged in natural disasters can get help from many places but have to watch out for home repair scams.

Selling a Home
If you’re thinking of selling your home, prepare yourself for all the decisions you’ll need to make – from selecting a real estate agent to knowing what is taxable.

Test Yourself: Can You Stop a Home Repair Disaster?
Will you get stung if you hire a contractor? Take this quiz and find out. After you finish all the questions, you’ll see the answers.

Written Contracts Prevent Home Improvement Nightmares
Before you start any home improvement project, have a solid contract and know your legal rights.

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