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It is colorless and odorless. Some 5,00 to 20,000 lung cancer deaths yearly are attributed to it. Some estimate that  1 out of every 15 homes in the US has elevated radon levels.

It’s a testing contigency that appears on agreements of sales, i.e. buyers have the option of testing for it. In fact, the  Environmental Protection Agency suggests that homes be tested for radon, which should have a radon level of 4 picocuries per liter or less.

How is radon created? By decaying uranium and radium in soil and rocks.  Radon gas will also decay into smaller and radioactive particles that can be inhaled into the lungs where it can damage cells and cause lung cancer.I t can be present in water.

Radon is naturally released in low concentrations, but inside  the gas  can become more concentrated. Lack of ventilation exhaust fans that bring in air from outside can increase the amount of radon in your home.

For people selling their homes, we  recommend that the house be tested for radon, and radon levels be reduced, if necessary.

That’s done by increasing the airflow into the house, keeping the vents open year round, and discouraging smoking in the house as well as through professionally- installed mitigation systems which commonly run well under $1500. They are quick to get installed, easy to monitor and will give buyers peace of mind.

For people buying homes, the EPA recommends obtaining radon test results in addition to information about radon reduction systems.

If you are planning to have your home tested for radon, the EPA recommends that the test be conducted in the lowest level of the home that is suitable for occupancy, and you should make sure that the test is done correctly by following the EPA Test Checklist.

The types of testing devices available include: passive and active devices.

Home sale tests are usually passive devices, such as charcoal canisters, alpha track detectors, and charcoal liquid scintillation devices are exposed to air in the home for a specified amount of time (usually 3 days), and sent to a laboratory to be analyzed.

Continuous radon monitors and continuous working level monitors, considered active devices,  measure and record the amount of radon in the air, and require operation by trained testers. These tests can be performed over a long term, or a short term, with the long term tests by active devices considered to be more accurate.

June 3, 2009

To Whom it May Concern

I am writing to recommend Keller Williams Real Estate, and especially Janice Roosevelt of the Matt Fetick Real Estate Team.

Prior to listing our house, Janice gave us honest advice about what we should do in order to prepare to show in the best possible light.  This included performing certain repairs and obtaining needed inspections prior to listing the house. 

 In addition, the Keller Williams program included four hours of professional staging services.  The staging person came out with Janice one evening and spent a couple of hours at the house, going from room to room and making very specific suggestions.  He then wrote a detailed room-by-room report.  I was very open to his suggestions, followed 90% of them and did not need to utilize further staging services, although others might want to pursue this.

The marketing materials that were prepared by Keller Williams were outstanding. 

 Janice took professional level pictures and used them to produce high quality printed materials.  She also produced a video tour on CD that looked so good I could hardly believe it was the house I lived in!

We listed the house with Janice as our agent on Wednesday, May 13.  We had three offers and it was sold on Sunday, May 17.  Janice then proceeded to put together a list of properties for me to look at that met my criteria and we went on an all day house-hunting trip on Thursday, May 21.  I found a perfect house, we made an offer based on Janice’s recommendation, and resolved the purchase by Sunday, May 24.

After both of our settlements have been completed, and after we move into our new home, our next project for Janice is to find a home for our daughter, a first time home-buyer.

We are extremely pleased with the level of both service and communications we have received from Janice and the entire Matt Fetick team and I wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking to sell or buy a home.  I would be happy to speak personally with a potential client as well. -  Fran Atkinson

   Just in time for Mothers Day and from the mouths of second gradesr!

Why did God make mothers?                                     

1.  She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.               

2.  Mostly to  clean the house.                        

3.  To help us  out of there when we were getting born.

    How did God make mothers?                                            1.  He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.                        

2.  Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.                        

3.  God made my  mom just the same like he made me.  He just used bigger parts.

 What ingredients are mothers made of?                                            

1.  God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.                        

2.  They had to get their start from men’s bones.  Then they mostly use string, I        think.

   Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?                                            1.  We’re related.                        

2.  God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s mom like me.

What kind of a little girl was your mom?                                            

1.  My mom has  always been my mom and none of that other stuff.                        

2.  I don’t know  because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.                        

3.  They say she  used to be nice.

  What did mom need to know about dad        before she married him?                                            1.  His last name.                        

2.  She had to  know his background.  Like is he a crook?                         

3.  Does he make  at least $800 a year?  Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

 Why did your mom marry your dad?                                            1.  My dad makes  the best spaghetti in the world.  And my mom eats a lot                        

2.  She got too  old to do anything else with him.                        

3.  My grandma says that mom didn’t have her thinking cap on.   Who’s the boss at your house?                                            

1.  Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball.                        

2.  Mom. You can tell by room inspection.  She sees the stuff under the  bed.                        

3.  I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

  What’s the difference between moms        and dads?                                            1.  Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.                        

2.  Moms know  how to talk to teachers without scaring them.                        

3.  Dads are   taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who        you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.

                       4.  Moms have   magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

  What does your mom do in her spare time?                                            1.  Mothers   don’t do spare time.                        

2.  To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

   What would it take to make your mom perfect?                                            1.  On the inside she’s already perfect.  Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.                        

2.  Diet.  You know, her hair.  I’d diet, maybe blue.

   If you could change one thing abou your mom, what would it be?                                            1.  She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean.  I’d get rid of that.                        

2.  I’d make my mom smarter.  Then she would know it was my sister who did it not  me.                        

3.  I would like  for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

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Enjoy this wonderful compilation of thoughts, suggestions and beautiful photography. Much of the wisdom is familiar. for me, I need to hear this over and over

for it to sink in

Enjoy this wonderful compilation of thoughts, suggestions and beautiful photography. Much of the wisdom is familiar. for me, I need to hear this over and over

for it to sink it

I’ve noted before that Bernice Ross is one of my favorite  real estate writers and she’s recently done a piec eon  “going  green.” The three words isolated to define the oft used term are:

 ”recycling,” “reusing” and “reducing.”

Great example here that  recycling a single aluminum can power at television from three to four hours. WOW!

Resue might mean collecting roof water in a barrel. I have a pond on my back deck (wth no ddrain) so I use that water to water plants,

“Reducing” isn’t so hard to understand either and the example used was fixing a dripping faucet . It can save a $1 per month. Low-flow faucets can reduce water consumption up to 60 percent.

Most of us are famliary with  Energy Star appliances and the savings of  upto 30 percent in operating  costs.

To be honest I am still skeptical about the new front load washer I got because while I am using less water, the cycles are longer (using more electricity) and I can’t seem to be able to adjust them manually. Allow, I learned that as the washer spins it reduces electrical costs by generating some  of its own electricity.

I am definitey going to plug my appliances into an Energy Star power strip.