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	<title>Real Estate Solutions by Russel Ray</title>
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	<description>Unlocking the secrets of your home</description>
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		<title>YOUR LAUNDRY AREA — Part 5: Check your dryer flue termination on a regular basis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOUR LAUNDRY AREA Part 5: Check your dryer flue termination on a regular basis The dryer vent hood should terminate at an exterior location so that moist, lint-laden air does not cause damage to structural framing or mechanical systems and &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/your-laundry-area-part-5-check-your-dryer-flue-termination-on-a-regular-basis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>YOUR LAUNDRY AREA — Part 4: Keep your dryer flues and connectors short and smooth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOUR LAUNDRY AREA Part 4: Keep your dryer flues and connectors short and smooth Moisture damage and fires can result from improper dryer venting. Dryer lint, when dry, is a highly flammable material, and the dryer flue can become very &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/your-laundry-area-part-4-keep-your-dryer-flues-and-connectors-short-and-smooth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>YOUR LAUNDRY AREA — Part 3: Interior washer locations and drain pans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOUR LAUNDRY AREA Part 3: Interior washer locations and drain pans YOUR LAUNDRY AREA » Part 1: Washer water supply and drainage hoses » Part 2: Noisy water supply pipes If your washer is located in an area where a &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/your-laundry-area-part-3-interior-washer-locations-and-drain-pans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>YOUR LAUNDRY AREA — Part 2: Noisy water supply pipes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOUR LAUNDRY AREA Part 2: Noisy water supply pipes YOUR LAUNDRY AREA — Part 1: Washer water supply and drainage hoses If you notice a banging noise within your walls, the likely cause is a condition called &#8220;water hammer.&#8221; Although &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/your-laundry-area-part-2-noisy-water-supply-pipes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>YOUR LAUNDRY AREA — Part 1: Washer water supply and drainage hoses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOUR LAUNDRY AREA Part 1: Washer water supply and drainage hoses The laundry area is a dangerous area in our homes, but we tend to take it for granted. After all, the only thing we see each time we go &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/your-laundry-area-part-1-washer-water-supply-and-drainage-hoses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes my x-ray vision fails me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russelray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally at a home inspection I find that some walls are not visible, and because my Clients usually expect me to have X-ray vision, I have to tell them that, uh, I don&#8217;t. So I warn them that there could &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/sometimes-my-x-ray-vision-fails-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Sellers can prepare for a Buyer&#8217;s home inspection</title>
		<link>http://russelray.com/how-sellers-can-prepare-for-a-buyers-home-inspection/</link>
		<comments>http://russelray.com/how-sellers-can-prepare-for-a-buyers-home-inspection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russelray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The perfect home simply doesn&#8217;t exist. In a brand new home, the contractor often is not aware of everything his subcontractors do, and government building and code inspectors do not have the time or the budget to inspect everything in &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/how-sellers-can-prepare-for-a-buyers-home-inspection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting your home from wind-driven wildland fires</title>
		<link>http://russelray.com/protecting-your-home-from-wind-driven-wildland-fires/</link>
		<comments>http://russelray.com/protecting-your-home-from-wind-driven-wildland-fires/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russelray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Protecting your home from wind-driven wildland fires using landscaping, vegetation, and home maintenance&#8221; is a PDF e-book with 25 pages and over 125 photographs. I wrote it after some Texas prairie fires decades agoago and updated it after the 1988 &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/protecting-your-home-from-wind-driven-wildland-fires/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Home inspectors don&#8217;t control their industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home inspectors don&#8217;t control their industry I&#8217;m not the only home inspector who believes that the home inspection industry is controlled by three groups of people: Realtors, insurance companies, and attorneys. Notice that I did not list home inspectors. Insurance &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/home-inspectors-dont-control-their-industry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creating your own bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russelray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating your own bar I&#8217;m a former real estate agent in a different state, a former property investor, a former roofing contractor, a former pool and spa builder, a former heating and cooling technician, and a few other things. All &#8230; <a href="http://russelray.com/creating-your-own-bar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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