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A luxury fortress high above
Dramatic flourishes abound — nowhere more so than in a jutting backyard that feels as though it is suspended above the city. A rectangular lawn contains a lap pool extending from the base of a raised patio at the rear of the house to an elevated blue-tiled spa with room for a dozen soakers.

Older homeowners might want to consider alternatives
The interest rate on DPLs is low as well, if interest is charged at all. When it is, it’s often on a fixed basis, meaning that the rate never changes. Better yet, many programs charge simple rather than compound interest, so interest isn’t charged on interest.

Real Estate Matters
If you want to find a lease/purchase, you’ll need to find someone who is renting a property you’d want to buy and then make an offer. Often, you’ll find lease/purchases advertised in the “properties for rent” section of the local newspaper or online at a website like Craigslist.

OLDER
Security Income, you might automatically qualify for other public benefits that may allow you to postpone the need for a reverse mortgage. That way, if you do take out a reverse loan later, you may be able to receive larger advances because you will be older and the value of your house may have increased.

FORTRESS
counter in the dining room and sheltering a bench and breakfast table on the kitchen side. The kitchen has stainless-steel Gaggenau appliances, cabinets that reach from floor to ceiling on three sides, a large granite-covered stainless-steel island, and speckled granite counters and backsplash.

Ask The Builder
There are two basic ways to polish marble and other stones: the dry method and the wet method. It’s hard to believe, but dry polishing works very well. This method creates a fine dust, so you need to work in a place where dust won’t ruin things. When dry polishing, you need to wear both eye and breathing protection.

Lots of factors to consider for economic health
At his first-ever press conference on April 27, Feral Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke said, “It is a relatively slow recovery. A factor is that this is triggered by a double dip in the housing market and the housing market remains very weak.