Home away from home: calculating the costs of owning two houses
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Issues related to calculating the costs involved in owning two homes are presented. People interested in owning two homes should be aware that they can give the second house on rent and try to save the income tax by staying for only 10% of the time in their second home and they should also realize the they will have to pay higher interest rates, higher mortgages and higher insurance on their second homes.
Publication Name: This Old House
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1086-2633
Year: 2001
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Ladybugs, don't fly away
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Research indicates that only about half of commercially sold ladybugs fly away when released in a garden. The other 50% stay and help control the aphid population. The research also demonstrates that common pesticides can kill ladybugs for up to two weeks.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1995
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The houses that Louise built
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French expatriate artist Louise Bourgeois's works use the house as a common central figure. The figures are symbolic of Bourgeois's belief in the importance of objects or their dispensability.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1992
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