Buying a new home is kind of like giving birth, l’havdil. After months of anxiety and concern and last-minute unexpected challenges, finally the blessed date arrives. And then after a moment of relief and joy, the real work begins.

Understanding how to better care for your home, by extending its life and reducing maintenance expenses in both the short and long term, will help it care for you.

In conjunction with Malka Abrahams and Michelle Wasserlauf of Links Residential, I am happy to host the third in our continuing program of Home Care seminars. Before the summer arrives and the weather starts to get really hot, our next session will highlight an air conditioning and heating expert to help make sure your new home is as comfortable in 90 degrees as it is in a seasonal 70 degrees. Come join us Tuesday, June 19, at the Englewood Citibank branch and hear from Kayvon, a local AC/heating company. We will also be highlighting a homeowners insurance representative.

Dinner will feature Middle Eastern delicacies from our local restaurants.

Learn how to care for and enhance the use of your AC for more efficiency and to extend its life. Are there options in your new home? How can you cool your house without paying a second mortgage?

Now that you have more time to consider your homeowners insurance policy, perhaps you should review your existing policy to see if you have the right coverage. Are you properly covered? Could you secure a policy that better fits your needs at lower cost? Hear from a representative who can answer your specific questions.

Looking forward to seeing you Tuesday evening. Reservations are required so please contact [email protected] with your reservation.

By David Siegel

 David Siegel is a home lending officer with Citibank in the Englewood and Clifton offices. He can be reached at 917-270-0593 or [email protected].