If you're finally building your dream home, there are some steps that you would not like to miss.

First, don't be shy to seek professional help. Unless you're McGyver, there's no need to do things "DIY" as youtube tutorials cannot replace the actual expertise of seasoned engineers and architects who spent half of their lives learning their crafts.

Second, make sure that your funds are flexible, especially if you reluctantly skipped step number 1.

With the seemingly unstoppable rise of gasoline prices, it's only practical to turn our heads away from traditional sources of energy and take notice of green, renewable sources.

As Thomas Edison said, "I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy". Indeed, it's the initial costs that scare customers away from even thinking about solar energy---it's installation and the actual price of solar panels.

But give it a few years, and you'd really feel its return on investment--- you will be practically free of electric bills for life!

You are practically buying a digital house dog that informs you of threats from miles away.

See, some of us may be away from our homes and our loved ones most of the time. OFWs spend years even decades away from their homes leaving them unaware of happenings in their own residences.