The truth is with a little careful research online, you can find out just about anything about anyone these days. In fact this is one reason that some people (about 6%) decide not be Internet users at all.

Still, there are times when it is critical to find out information about your neighbors. 

6 Reasons You Might Want To Know More About Your Neighbors:

1. The possibility that a neighbor may be a convicted sex offender.

2. Your neighbors always seem to know what is going on in your house and have no problem discussing it with you, even though you never told them anything.

3. The possibility your neighbor may be a convicted drug dealer who is dealing drugs again.

4. Your neighbors seem to keep an abnormal number of dogs, and you've heard what you think are dog fights going on.

5. You are suspicious that your neighbors are using your wireless connection to spy on your home, or the contents of your computer.

6. Your child tells you about some disturbing behavior (doesn't have to be sexual) on the part of your neighbor and you are concerned the safety of all children in the neighborhood.

These are just a few reasons that you might want to find out who your neighbors are.

Good news!... There are a number of online services that help to find out further information about your neighbors -- legally.

Moving can be a scary venture for kids, especially the younger ones.

The whole idea of moving to a new town (or even just across town) and having to go to a new school and make new friends can make children apprehensive.

It's normal for kids to not handle the strain of moving well, but there are some things you can do as a parent to make the move less stressful for your children...

We tend to mention home staging often here on The Fun Times Guide, probably because it works. 

For example, in Tips For Staging Your House To Get The Highest Selling Price, Lynnette explains why home staging is so important:

If the home you're selling is brand new (or a flip), you should count on spending 1% of your home's asking price on "staging". In return, you can expect to get 10 times that back!

Still, house staging is quite an elusive creature.  How exactly do you stage a home?  What are all the items in the home you need to look at?  How much does it really cost to stage a house?

Before you utilize the 5 ways to sell your house fast, you first need to prepare your home for the sale. 

Why?

Because people aren't looking for "diamonds in the rough" right now. 

Your home must sparkle, in order for it to sell... fast! 

It’s no surprise that it is hard to sell a home these days.  Even in the best areas, homes can sit on the market for months and even years. 

While this is great for home buyers because they have their pick of homes, home sellers need to work extra hard to make a sale. 

The longer a house is on the market, the more it costs the seller:

You might lose out on your own home buying opportunities. 

Or you could lose more money -- especially if you have already purchased a new home, or need to get out of a home that you can no longer afford.

As a homeowner, you have to get creative about the ways you attempt to sell your home, since homes aren't selling very fast on their own these days.

Here are some creative ways to sell your house fast...

How many days have homes been on the market in your neighborhood? Or in the areas where you've been shopping for a new home?

It may seem like a long time for some homes -- even in the really 'hot' neighborhoods. But chances are, your local Realtors are fudging the numbers in their reports to show that houses are selling faster than they really are.

Here's how they do it...

We've got the blueprints completed and printed for our new log home. We are about to sign on the dotted line for the loan. Now we're just waiting for the county's final approval before we break ground.

If all goes as planned, we should close by the end of the month and begin the excavation work to lay the foundation for our log home soon thereafter. With that in mind, it could be anywhere from 6 to 9 months before we move into The Fun Times Lodge (...wait til you see all the other fun names I've come up with for our log cabin home!).

Let The Home Staging Begin...

At the same time, I'm also trying to "de-personalize" our current house a bit -- which, they say, is one of the most important steps in "staging" your home.

I like at least 10% of a display space, such as a bookcase, to be empty. A coffee table and other practical surfaces should be only 10% full." -- Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, makeover expert on HGTV's "Small Space, Big Style"

With that in mind, here are some tips from the pro's about staging your home for resale. Hopefully, these staging tips will help you get top dollar for your home...