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These aren't not-so-obvious, but important - especially for pre-'80s homes: 1) Grounded/3-prong wiring. A lot of homes have 3-wire covers placed on 2-wire outlets, so buying a tester can save you future headaches - many houses have daunting hurdles to re-wiring them. 2) Look for the...

I have to deal with wood-burning smell intrusion, as well: I'm guessing the air intake for my high-eff. HVAC is the source for most of the smoke smell getting in.

An aside: if you're not unhappy in TX (and since you have family there), you may want to check out the "Hill Country" region. My sis and b-i-l relocated from Port Isabel to Kerrville about 5 years ago, and they've been very happy there. There are lots of retirees in the area (they live in a 55+...

I'm turning 62 this fall - not really seeing any good reason to put off my claim. It will take many years for the "break even" point to occur from waiting, while the larger checks will likely just make my tax situation worse when I hit 70.5 - and have to take MRDs from my 401K, making that...