"Seasoned home-renovation experts and TikTok stars Daniel and Noell Jett (@JettSetFarmhouse) know a thing or two about building gorgeous homes with cost-effective tips and tricks. You'll learn how to add functionality, beauty, and charm to each room of your home--including ideas for outdoor spaces--whether you're renovating or building from the ground up!"--

Finding the perfect house is never easy. Rebuilding one from a crumbling pile-to say nothing of making it into a home-is even harder. With their infant son in tow, David Giffels and his wife comb the environs of Akron, Ohio, in search of just the right house for their burgeoning family. Running through David's head the whole time are the lyrics of a Replacements song, ". . . Look me in the eye, then tell me that I'm satisfied," and it gives all...

The Basics of Doing Your Own Home Inspection: Advice from a Seasoned Home Inspector By Thomas O'Connor For years, author Thomas O'Connor has accumulated interesting, and often hilarious, stories from numerous home inspections. Many are for first-time buyers for whom he has done several home inspections together before they find one that passes. Some of the problems an inspector repeatedly sees are obvious to the professional (wet basements, roof leaks,...