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Tax Benefits of Home Ownership - RE/MAX nova 04 February 15 02:31 PM | Merv Edinger | 2 Comments: As a potential Home Buyer, I am sure you are like so many others in the same situation & have many questions regarding buying your first home. What many home buyers don't consider when buying a home is the Tax Benefits of Home Ownership . Consult Read More...

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Avoiding unwelcome guests - household pests 16 January 15 02:08 PM | Merv Edinger | 1 Comments: Avoiding unwelcome guests There are unwelcome guests that most homeowners dread. They come into your house, eat, sleep, make a mess, and never leave willingly. No I am not talking about your in-laws or your second cousin twice removed, I am talking about Read More...

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First-time home buyers take note! No need for a "starter home" when you can afford to move into this renovated family home in Dartmouth 12 January 15 01:01 PM | Merv Edinger | 0 Comments: Affordale, move-in ready, renovated home for sale in family friendly Dartmouth neighborhood - 28 Eastwood Court - RE/MAX nova 28 Eastwood Court MLS® 04888723 First-time home buyers take note! There is no need to buy a starter home when you can move Read More...

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Online Dating Is Much Like Real Estate: It is all about the laws of attraction to find the perfect match 02 January 15 07:33 PM | Merv Edinger | 1 Comments: Online Dating Is Like Real Estate: all about attracting the right 1! By Merv Edinger & Associates Managing Real Estate Broker with Remax Nova Email Short URL January 02, 2015 03:44 PM Online or Internet dating is an experience that allows individuals Read More...

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How Hanna-Barbera's 1960's animated tv sitcom The Jetson's changed our lives 11 December 14 09:02 AM | Merv Edinger | 2 Comments: In the 1960's, a family would gather around their television set ( more of them were black & white in those days ), whilst one kid was designated to carefully adjust the antennas, or perhaps the rabbit ears ), until the picture came in clearly. Read More...

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Coastal Living - NS's Ocean Playground - Living gently on the coast 20 May 14 05:57 AM | Merv Edinger | 1 Comments: Nova Scotia's 13,000 kms of coastline is highly valued for many reasons: social, cultural, economic, tourism, recreation, sport, communication, real estate, transport, renewable energy, offshore oil & gas, fisheries, aquaculture & ecological Read More...

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Do your windows meet fire codes? Egress windows & Canadian Building Codes 05 January 14 09:28 AM | Merv Edinger | 1 Comments: Do your windows meet fire codes? Egress windows & the Canadian Building Codes We don't often think of the windows in our homes as potentially life saving equipment. In case of a fire or other disaster, the opening portion of a window must allow Read More...

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How to make your tired kitchen more appealing to buyers without breaking the bank - Re/Max Nova 05 January 14 09:07 AM | Merv Edinger | 0 Comments: How to make your kitchen attractive to buyers without breaking the bank Making Your Kitchen More Attractive to Buyers What's one of the most important rooms in your home? When it comes to selling your property quickly, and for the best price, the Read More...

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Dealing with Aluminum Wiring 03 January 13 08:30 AM | Merv Edinger | 0 Comments: Dealing with Aluminum wiring & the misleading information surrounding it is an issue that real estate agents in the Halifax Municipality deal with on an ongoing basis. Luckily, local building inspector, Bryan Freeman wrote a terrific article ( REM, Read More...

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Save pennies vs making $$$: the REAL value of a FULL SERVICE brokerage 02 August 12 06:49 AM | Merv Edinger | 303 Comments: Save pennies vs making $$$: the REAL value of a FULL SERVICE brokerage (Members Only) ( edit / delete ) Our brokerage at recently met to discuss the changes in our industry over the last several years & the fact that as soon as the Real Estate market Read More...

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Buyer Beware! Grow-ops do not make a good investment. How to identify them - Remax Nova Halifax Real Estate 18 January 12 11:43 AM | Merv Edinger | 6 Comments: Contrary to popular belief, Grow-ops or drug houses do not make good long-term investments. It is of great importance to take extra steps in identifying a grow-op (or drug house) before entering into any contractual obligations with clients or the public. Read More...

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Our communities - Lake Echo: kayaking, boating, waterskiing - Halifax Real Estate Remax Nova 16 January 12 08:43 PM | Merv Edinger | 1 Comments: Lake Echo is a community that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia , Canada ; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth following Highway #7 or Highway #107. As of 2006, the population was 3,527 . Origionally, mostly a cottage Read More...

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Our communities: Lawrencetown - surf's up! 16 January 12 03:26 PM | Merv Edinger | 1 Comments: Lawrencetown (2006 population: 668) is a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality on Route 207 , just east of Dartmouth. The settlement was established during Father Le Loutre's War . Known to surfers & kite Read More...

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Our Communities: Fall River & Waverley 15 January 12 07:00 PM | Merv Edinger | 0 Comments: The Fall River / Waverley area is among the most picturesque in metro. It has an abundance of lakes, rivers, canals and trees. It is located north of the Bedford Basin , northwest of Bedford , east of Lower Sackville and north and west of Waverley . Fall Read More...

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Our communities: Sackville & Beaverbank - Halifax Real Estate Remax Nova 15 January 12 06:44 PM | Merv Edinger | 16 Comments: Sackville is located mere minutes beyond Bedford following either the Bedford highway to route #1, or by taking the Trans Canada Highway Route # 102 out of Halifax and exiting on Route #101 then to Route #1 (Sackville Drive). The travel time to the downtown Read More...

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