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Pros and Cons of an Open Floor Plan An open floor plan is a type of layout where one big room functions as multiple rooms, usually integrating the family room, the kitchen and the dining room in one shared living space. Generally more compatible with smaller homes...

Interested in Solar Panels for your Home? Has the idea of going solar ever crossed your mind but you immediately dismissed it because it sounds like it is just too expensive to install solar panels on your home? There’s no denying that solar power system installation...

Want a More Comfortable Home? Big Sky Homes carries a variety of manufactured homes that are incredibly energy efficient. But if you are not yet ready to get into your new home in Billings, you need to find a way to stay warm through the winter. Most of the time we...

Is a Modular Home Right for You? Modular homes consist of one or more modules that are built in a factory, and then transported to the homeowner’s property where construction is finished or completed. Modular homes are required to meet the same state and local...

If you were to ask someone what the options were for affordable housing in Billings, you would likely hear these responses: “You could get a trailer on the South Side” “I think there are some low-income rentals near Montana Avenue” “You might be able to get a basement...

To rent or to buy? If you read a lot of personal finance, you hear over and over that buying a home is the only way to grow your wealth. But, before making such a big decision, several factors have to be considered. While cost is typically the clincher, don’t ignore...

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you can make, and definitely requires serious thought. For the few who are not limited by any budget constraints, a traditional home is easily the hands down choice. But for majority who are on the other side of...

When it comes to where you want to live, you have quite a few options. You can get a big house out on the West End, but you’re going to pay a lot of money for that house. You can get an old house closer to downtown, but you’re going to have a lot of maintenance issues...

  Differences Between Modular Homes and Mobile Homes   Unlike a traditionally built home, mobile homes and modular homes (both are called manufactured homes), are built or constructed in factories, under monitored and regulated conditions. The similarity...

  Owning a home is the dream of most Americans. The comfort of knowing that the home is yours, the joys of owning rather than renting, and the equity that comes with home ownership, all play a part in shaping this American dream. However, many American’s feel it...