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Decluttering:

Appraiser, find appraisersassoc.org

Decluttering plan thespruce.com

Donate computer equipment to people with special needs cristina.org

Donate furniture to needy families furniturebanks.org

Donate home medical equipment med-eq.org

Donate musical instruments to local schools instrumentsinthecloud.org

Donate to Goodwill goodwill.org

Donate to nearby charities excessaccess.com

Donate to Salvation Army salvationarmyusa.org

Donate vehicles to the charity of your choice v-dac.com

Donate women’s professional clothing dressforsuccess.org

Garage sale tips yardsalequeen.com

Haulers, trash & junk 1800gotjunk.com

Recycle electronics epa.gov

Sell at consignment shops thesimpledollar.com

Sell musical instruments musicgoround.com

Sell on Craig’s List craigslist.org

Sell on Ebay ebay.com

Sell smartphones, tablets, MACs gazelle.com

Trade in smartphones verizonwireless.com

Home: Buy, Sell, Rent, Move:

Buying a condo bankrate.com sapling.com

Home inspections, about homeinspector.org

Home inspectors, find ashi.org

Home loans, about ftc.gov

Home selling checklist realsimple.com

Home shopping checklist hud.gov

Home, finding zillow.com trulia.com

Home, finding a rental craigslist.com

Home, outfitting a first thespruce.com

Moving checklist realsimple.com

Moving company, find moving.org

Moving plans realsimple.com realsimple.com

Moving sale guide olympicmovers.net

Neighborhoods, assess convenience redfin.com/how-walk-score-works

Real estate agent, about choosing usnews.com

Home Decorating & Interior Design:

Decorating & interior design ideas houzz.com

Decorator or interior designer, find houzz.com

Home Maintenance & Improvement:

Appliances, about buying major realsimple.com

Architect, find an architectfinder.aia.org

Bathroom design checklist bathroom-remodeling-hints.com

Chore schedule, printable habitudes.info

Electrical system, about your home’s diynetwork.com

Garden guide gardenguides.com

Handyperson, find handyman.com

Herb growing guide planetnatural.com

Home & garden services, find insiderpages.com servicemagic.com angieslist.com

Home improvement & remodeling tips houzz.com familyhandyman.com

Home Inventory (see Home Office & Productivity, Record Keeping)

Hot tubs & home spas, about hottubsandhomespas.com

House painting, about house-painting-info.com

House plans, buy online houseplans.com

Houseplant guide guide-to-houseplants.com

Kitchen design checklist diyonline.com

Landscape designer, find apld.com (Association of Professional Landscape Designers)

Pests & pest control, about pestworld.org (National Pest Management Association)

Plumbing, about diynetwork.com

Power tools, how to use doityourself.com

Replacement Parts for appliances and tools searspartsdirect.com

Roofing contractor, how to choose a nrca.net (National Roofing Contractors Association)

Solar system, planning a energy.gov

Swimming pools, about swimmingpools101.com

Water heater reviews consumersearch.com

Water heater, selecting a new energy.gov

Winterizing your home, about diyonline.com

Home Safety & Security:

Burglary prevention tips burglaryprevention.org

Carbon monoxide detectors, about thoughtco.com

Childproofing your home babycenter.com

Emergency list habitudes.info

Fire extinguishers, about fire-extinguisher101.com

Fire safety & prevention tips American Red Cross

Garage door openers, about customoverheaddoors.net

Home security checklist City of Oakland

Home security system guide safewise.com

Household products health & safety info cpsc.gov (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Locks, types of doityourself.com

Plants, garden, guide to poisonous poison.org

Plants, houseplants, guide to poisonous blankees.com

Pool alarms, about buying ehow.com

Sex offender information nsopw.gov (U.S. Department of Justice)

Household Help:

Carpet cleaners, hire stanleysteemer.com

Gardener, about hiring homeadvisor.com

Handyperson, find handyman.com

House cleaner, find merrymaids.com

House sitter, find housesittersamercia.com

Organize friends & family during times of need lotsahelpinghands.com

Housekeeping:

Clean things, how to howtocleanstuff.net

Cleaning supplies checklist realsimple.com

Grout cleaning & maintenance doityourself.com

Housekeeping tips thespruce.com

Housekeeping tips book, buy amazon.com

Spring cleaning checklist, printable marthastewart.com