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So you’ve closed on your mortgage loan and can’t wait to get into all those DIY projects needed to update your house. The DIY route has become more popular in recent years, as evidenced by the proliferation of TV shows that focus on home renovations. 

But if you are a home repair novice, use caution when getting advice. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently recalled a series of nine home repair books for giving faulty wiring instructions.

“The books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers,” the CPSC said in a statement.

The Home Improvement Books include titles that give instruction on wiring, home repairs, patios and water gardens. The books are published by Oxmoor House and were sold at U.S. bookstores and home improvement stores between January 1975 and December 2009. Prices for the books ranged from $13 to $35.

Anyone who has purchased one of these books can receive a full refund from Oxmoor House. You can see a complete list of the recalled titles at the CPSC Web site.

An exciting last minute development here at Mortgage Loan Place, I (Brandon) will be attending Real Estate Blog World next week in fabulous Las Vegas!

We came on board as a “Speaker Sponsor” to promote the free resources we provide for other real professionals such as our Mortgage Calculator Widget,  How Much House Can I Afford? widget, and our embeddable FHA Loan Guide.

The speaker list looks great and I’m really excited to put some faces to names.  If you want to get updates from the conference, follow me on twitter @MortgageLoanPlc and follow @REBlogWorld.  Hit me up on twitter or leave a comment here if you’re going to be attending!

Recently, we have been asked to do a few guest posts for other mortgage and real estate blogs and decided to go for it.  It turned out to be a great experience and mutually beneficial so we’re going to open up the offer wider.

If you have a high quality mortgage, real estate, or personal finance related site we would love to be part of it!  You will get completely unique, one off mortgage content and we are flexible as far as topic and frequency (if you want us to become an ongoing contributor).  Our goal is to grow our reach and become more ingrained in the online mortgage news niche.

If you are a real estate professional and want to learn more please send an email to Brandon [at] mortgageloanplace [dot] com.