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Best Places to Buy an Old House: Editors' Top 12 Picks

Picking the best of the best wasn’t easy, but here are TOH's top dozen choices for where to buy an old house now… more

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Laws You Didn't Know You Were Breaking

by Linda Gallant

You'd be amazed at some of the wacky house-related ordinances still on the books around the country…more

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Home Inspection Nightmares 13

Home Inspection Nightmares XIII

See 16 bizarre discoveries uncovered by the home inspectors of the ASHI Reporter…more

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If You Dig Up Artifacts During a Remodel

Your old house reveals new charms when you uncover the personal possessions—and with them, the stories—of the people who lived there before you

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How to Use Contractor Referral Websites

Tips for using online resources to get the best contractors for your projects

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Are Your Pros Insured?

Make sure you're covered when work is being done on your home

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Home Repair Volunteer Programs

Learn more about starting or joining a volunteer program where you can put your home improvement skills to work

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What's Behind a License?

Who licenses electricians and plumbers?

Clarifying a Home Inspection

Q: I wasn't there when the home inspector went through my house, but after the house became mine, many things went wrong. I thought everything would be fixed. What happened?

Renovations That Give You a Return on Your Investment

Top of the list: kitchens and bathrooms. Pools sink to the bottom, though.

How to Save an Endangered Old House

The people of Ripley, Ohio, figured out a way—and you can too

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September 2008

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