Archives of real estate blog entries for November 01, 2013

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By Gail Robinson, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT
(William Raveis Real Estate)
On November 3 at 2 AM, you will be turning back your clocks an hour for Daylight Savings Time, changing the batteries in your smoke detectors, and making plans to clean up your real estate databases!  HUH? So you'd rather have a root canal than spend three days cleaning up your databases!  It's tedious, boring, and yet necessary.  If your area was like most of the country (and mine), you had a busy year and precious little time to do more than add names and addresses of new clients to your databases.  There was no time to examine your database name by name and remove the ones who have moved or left.  There is nothing worse than sending an auto e-mail with the names inserted where one of the spouses has passed on or to a couple who have split up.  It makes the receiver feel bad and makes...
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By Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi, 708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience
(NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656)
  What Mortgage Complaints are Made Most Often?  You Might be Surprised        According to a recent report released regarding Mortgage Industry Consumer Complaints, what was the single complaint most often heard regarding the Mortgage Industry?     A.  The Mortgage Application/Processing of a loan     B.  Interest Rates and Fees charged on a loan     C.  Underwriting requirements     D.  Payment issues with their loan servicer     E.  Loan Modifications     I think you will be surprised by the answer ...  it's D.        62% of the total complaints on file with the Consumer Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the Mortgage Industry stem from this one portion of loan service.  That means that the largest number of complaints came from Homeowners after they had already successfully closed o...
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By Patricia Kennedy, Home in the Capital
(RLAH Real Estate)
There's no doubt about it.  Having a big old fire going in your fireplace is a wonderful way to warm up a room.  But if you live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, there's something you need to do before you light a match to start off your fireplace season - have your fireplace cleaned and checked by a good chimney sweep! One cause of chimney fires is creosote build up.  For this reason, it's prudent to have your chimney cleaned and inspected every two years.  And no, this does not include having a chubby Santa sliding down your chmney each Christmas Eve! Chimney issues are common the area's older homes, and creosote build up is not the only issue. The chimney's job is to carry dangerous gasses out of your house.   Back in the day, fireplaces were typically lined with terra cotta....
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By Liz Lockhart, GRI, Cape Girardeau Real Estate
(Riverbend Realty, Cape Girardeau, MO)
Question: "I bid today on a Fannie Mae REO property in FL that came on the market 2 days ago just to find out that they had already accepted an offer... I suspect something is shady with this listing. Can you please give me feedback about what I can do? I thought that Fannie Mae properties should stay at least a week in the market."  Answer: There is a three day "seasoning" time for Fannie Mae listings, but that is three days on Homepath.com--not necessarily the same as marketing days in the local MLS.  It is highly possible that a listing may show up on Homepath.com for a day or longer before it gets put in the local MLS. Here are a couple of possible scenarios: Fannie Mae sends a listing agreement to listing broker on Thursday evening or Friday morning. In most offices, only one or tw...
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By Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP, Selling Homes Changing Lives
(DFW FINE PROPERTIES)
    On Friday afternoon I saw a young teenage girl sitting Indian style off the side of the road. Her car was being searched and I could tell she was cuffed and being taken into custody. The K-9 vehicle and two other police cars were there too. She was only a few blocks away from the High School. She didn't get very far. It broke my heart to see this young girl, all alone, her head with the long pretty hair was down, her face, unrecognizable, looking down at the ground... I felt her shame. I saw the cuffs shine in the sun. It was an ordinary, beautiful day; then something happened. It was sad. I remember what it was like to want to fit in and be a part of a group. High School peers put a lot of pressure on you. Unfortunately, if you get caught, like they say in that silly Farmer's in th...
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By P.J. Virgilio Jr., Realtor 408-568-6578 Selling homes in the Greater San Jose area and South through San Martin, Gilroy, San Juan Bautista and Hollister as well!
(Keller Williams Realty Silicon Valley)
What is it that causes a Realtor® post a special request in the private remarks of an MLS listing stating this; “All agent must contact listing agent prior to any showing, absolutely no exceptions please”.    No worries, I get it, we’ve all had clients that need to be hand held at times or the agent may need this to happen for whatever reason. So I willfully send him an email in hopes of a timely reply before I call my client back. Not 15 seconds after hitting send I have a reply from the agent; “We will be out of the office for the next few days and may not be able to respond promptly. Please email Maryanne and she will be able to assist you during our absence.”  Okay, I’m sure Maryanne is a great gal and willing to help in any way possible, but unfortunately I don’t know her and certa...
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By Bob McCranie, Your best advocate when buying or selling your hom
(Broker Associate / Team Lead - Texas Pride Realty Group)
I've always used the analogy that Dallas foundations are built on a sponge and you want the sponge to stay as wet as the day the house was built. So I was doing dishes and replaced my old kitchen sponge with a new one and thought this would be a great example of how it work. Clay soil, without proper watering, will shrink and the foundation sitting on that soil will heave, fall, or crack without the support below it. Dehydration can happen due to drought, large trees, invasive shrubs or poor drainage. When buying a home, always get a Structural Engineer to review the foundation and the surrounding land and foliage.  
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By Jared Garfield, Invest With The Best For The Highest Returns!
(Rich Life Real Estate Team)
Talking to Everyone Is Good Business   Sometimes in this business talking to everyone really makes good business sense, even if it means evesdropping a little!  Home Depot is a great place to do this as a realtor!  Today while getting priceing for doing carpet and tile work done at a property we are helping a client renovate, I overheard a couple talking about renovating a home they are about to put on the market. After giving them some advice and asking about what they planned to do to their home and explaining my background at renovating, staging and selling properties, they loved the idea of getting my opinion on their home.  Showing some fresh ideas built interest and I'm going to go to their house on Monday!  They brought up the possibility of listing and buying through our team, a...
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By Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366, General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage
(Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366)
  I See The Hanging Light, But What About All That Rotted Wood?     Proper lighting around the exterior of an apartment or home is very important. I got a call to take a look at the lighting near the garbage dumpster of an apartment community; the light was falling off. In looking at an exterior light that was coming down near a garbage dumpster, I couldn’t help but notice that the wood was severely rotted. The rot had been going on for quite some time with no repairs made to correct the problem. Sure I could probably get the light to function correctly but the dry rotted wood should also be addressed. Clearly there have been at least two large pieces that have come down with a few more that were unsafe. I think it may be a good idea to either fix the wood members by replacing them, or ...
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By Marie Graham, Westchester County Interior Decorator, Home Stager
(Owner, The Refreshed Home White Plains NY)
Colors are visual tags that tell a story, Coloring Your World looks at the history and psychology of these colors that surround and influence us.  Rounding out the primary colors, this  installment focuses on big, bright, beautiful YELLOW. As a primary color, it's one of 3 building blocks (with red and blue) that form other colors. It's also one of a trio of colors (with ceylon blue and magenta) used with black to create any color in print. Yellow's charm is unstoppable, and contagious. Fresh and vibrant, representing hope, optimism; change and reason, regular readers will know I constantly rail Realtors and Sellers to 'Yellow-Up' for more striking listing photos, and to boost Curb Appeal. Highly esteemed in many Asian cultures, Yellow represents courage in Japan and wisdom in China. He...
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By Thom Abbott, Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale
(MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living)
Ah yes! We know how that is! We get started, the phone rings, vacation comes, kids in school (or out) car need washing, yard needs mowing....and yep....suddenly, our blogging schedule falls by the wayside.  Have You Fallen Off Your Blogging Wagon? It happens to the best of us. (Well, here in The Rain, there are many a blogger that are as predictible as the sun rising...so...) Trust me. I know just how it feels. I've been blogging since 2007. And you can compare it to a car from 1970 and a car from 2013. It's much more complicated. Well, you can still just blog and write, but you really need to pay attention to key words, and SEO and REM and .... well, you get it.  Just take a look at my blog posts here on Active Rain. I've been fairly consistent when you look at the numbers, but many of...
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By Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL, Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices
(Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408)
I got a new car yesterday. Now, that I closed my office and work from home (and opened and maintain a small office, where I get mail, because the State wants it this way), I got a lease, and it is in the company name. We spent half of the day yesterday at the dealership, and I witnessed attempts to screw me, which couldn’t be any more blatant… I was lucky to have my son with us, and at one time in his early career he used to sell cars, but even he got mad and wanted to leave a few times. We finally got what we came for, and it was a deal advertised by the manufacturer, so we got exactly what was advertised, but boy, they really tried to screw us badly… So, the morning started with a call from the dealership. It was a “thank you for your business” call. Fine… Then an hour later there was...
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By Christine Bohn, The Bohn Team, Gainesville FL
(RE/MAX Professionals)
Let's hope the title got your attention!   I'd like to share a short story about which came first for ME.  And would love to hear your answer too! Way, way back in the summer of 2006, an agent in my office told me about a new online network for Realtors® called ActiveRain and he sent me an invite.  And that member has retired from real estate. Yes, I am an ActiveRain fossil.  This morning I went looking and couldn't find my ID# that told me (at that time) how many members there were in ActiveRain. But, my memory tells me it was like 2,540 or something near that.   That "total members number" was always displayed in the upper left header....but that's long gone, and I have no idea how many members there are now.  It's probably a HUGE number. I know the first "Group" I joined here was the...
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By John Marshall - FORE!, Specializing in Golf Course Properties
(LoKation Real Estate)
Switching brokerages is like buying a house! Or at least it should be. I have met with scores of agents over the past few months, all looking for a change. The problem is, most do not really know what they are looking for, some do, but most do not. They have not put much thought into the process they just know they want or need a change. This is not a decision to be taken lightly. When buying a house, especially when it is the second or third home you have purchased, you have a very good idea of what you want in a home, what really matters to you. Rarely, has anyone bought a home that they spend their entire lives in. Their needs change, their family changes, their careers change, they mature and make some very sound decisions. Downsizing Baby-boomers have different needs than  growing ...
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By Wayne Zuhl, The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate
(Remax First Realty II)
Juggling so much that you're not sure how you'll complete the 30 in 30 challenge? Maybe you need an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is nothing more than a plan of what to post and when to post it. You can schedule posts around holidays and local events. You can also schedule any regular features - we often post "Dear Team Zuhl" posts with FAQs about buying and selling homes. For example, blog writers in New Jersey might do a bit about the gubenatorial election this week, or about the annual Teachers Convention this week, along with ideas for how to spend the 4 day weekend. Certainly you'll want to do a Thanksgiving post or two - maybe highlight some things you're thankful for or maybe share your Thanksgiving traditions or even a recipe.  Once you have the schedule in place, yo...
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By Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland
(Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate)
PRICE 10% TO 20% over market??? HA!  The house will simply take 10% to 20% longer to sell as the home owner chases the market DOWN. Listing agents are familiar with the questions:"Are you going to put my home in the magazines?""Are you going to do an open house this week?""When are you going to show my home?""When are buyers going to see my home?""Are you going to show my home to agents in your office?""Aren't you going to put flyers in the yard?""Are you advertising my home in the newspaper?"and more.  Much more. Do folks looking for homes to buy do anything but LOOK at overpriced homes???  Do those sellers or their agents do not know that BUYER'S AGENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO COMPS????  More importantly, we also have access to Days on the Market, Price reductions, previous listing change...
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By Jane Peters, Los Angeles real estate concierge services
(Home Jane Realty)
You are buying a home in Los Angeles and are the lucky buyer who has had your offer accepted. You are on your way to home ownership and everything should be smooth sailing. However you start to get nervous. This is a big step with financial responsibility.  You want to make sure you have not gotten in over your head. The next step, and one which should fully educate you on what you will actually be getting into, will be to conduct a home inspection. Your Realtor® will arrange for a licensed home inspector to check out the home within the contingency period.  During the course of this the inspector will examine all systems, structures and components of the building which are visible and accessible.  A sewer line inspection is recommended at this time also as it is not within the scope of...
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By Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, (RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE
(Liberty Homes)
“PRE WINTER/HOLIDAY PLANS for Business and YOU” Contest November  When I think of the Fall-Winter Season my thoughts are of thinking ahead and embracing not only the business sense of self but also the personal time I will spend with family during the upcoming fall/winter and holiday season. Those of you who long for warmer weather may be planning a trip to Hawaii or you may be thinking about planning your “ME TIME” to some with a dream vacation or a huge family get together. How about doing some things on that to do list around the house?    PRE HOLIDAY, VACATION OR FAMILY PLANS? TO DO LIST? ME TIME?   Those of you in COLD country usually have a slow down during the winter season…so doing business right NOW and planning for the slow times is on your mind. For most, preparation for the ...
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By Erin Bates
(CMG Financial and Expansion Marketing Services)
The “Real Deals of Real Estate” … Let’s Dish! Here on ActiveRain we all work hard to share the ins and outs of home buying, home staging, home inspection, etc with consumers around the world (wide web). Whether we are blogging about “homes for sale in Your Town, USA”, fabric selections for your new sofa, pictures of gorgeous flowers at events in “Your Home Town”, or how to qualify for a new mortgage, the members of our Active community have set themselves apart as experts in our fields. We are the GO-TO crowd and are proud of it!     Today, it’s time to let people in on a little bit more … the Real Deals of Real Estate. Let’s Dish! ActiveRain November Contest!      Readers Digest recently published an article, “13+ Things Your Pilot Won’t Tell You”, wherein airline pilots across the cou...
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By Dick Greenberg, Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate
(New Paradigm Partners LLC)
Before last night, I didn't even know that NAR published field guides for a huge variety of real estate topics - my bad, I haven't spent near as much time digging around realtor.org as I have exploring the obscure nooks and crannies of the weirder parts of the Internet. You guys probably already knew about these, right? While poking around as usual, I came across a link to NAR's Field Guide to Dealing With Stigmatized Properties - on a non-real estate-related site, posted there since it had some timely coverage of how to sell a haunted house. Better late than never. This field guide is well worth taking a look at - it covers such varied topics as houses that were grisly crime scenes, selling Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home, meth labs, satan worshipers and such. Interesting and entertain...
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By Kathy Streib, Home Stager/Redesign
Ask An Ambassador:  Got Comment? Got Comment?   When we write our posts… many of us invest a lot of sweat equity…… we hope to have some immediate feedback in the way of comments.  Yes, I know we’re writing for Google Juice, SEO, Hummingbirds, and if done correctly, that will come with time and dedication.   Meanwhile, we’re all human and want some feedback for our efforts.  That’s what comments do.  They give us some validation for the time we spent trying to create one of these posts. But, they don’t appear magically.  Like anything else you have to work for them. But how do you get comments? 1. Write “comment-able” posts!  Not everything you write has to be about market reports, listings or Real Estate oriented topics.  Give us your view of something; write about things going on in yo...
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By Beth and Richard Witt, The best Retired Brokers !!!!
  1. If you work for yourself, you work for your own gain and your own benefit. Now this idea has tremendous implications. 2. If you work for yourself, you are the boss of you. You come and go as you please and you have no need to answer to anyone but yourself. 3. If you work for yourself, you decide what your hourly wage will be and your earning potential is unlimited. 4. If you work for yourself, you have a long-term view. You see each job as a learning experience and a path to bigger and better things, rather than simply a way to pay the bills.  5. If you work for yourself, you know that you are your most valuable asset, so you invest in yourself and care for yourself accordingly. You manage your time well so that you become even more valuable, and you deliberately build your self-es...
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By Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400, Long Island Condo and Home Specialists
(The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803)
Take Your Shoes Off In Bad Weather?  We've all been to listings where the homeowner requests "shoes off". Okay, we can somewhat understand this in bad weather although if we were selling our home, we wouldn't want anyone's dirty feet walking on our clean floors (even those booties tend to sweat).  We must say that we've seen buyers take off their shoes and get hurt by small toys lying around, cold basements that buyers didn't go down to, someone who slipped while walking with those plastic booties, and what dogs have left around...well we won't go there! I remember last winter when had some snow and the homeowner asked that we take our boots off before entering. Okay, we'll take off our boots, but where can we sit to help us remove them?   "Take them off by the front door" she replied. ...
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Blog posts


By Anthony Grosso
(Grosso Properties)
            It’s the same story at every open house. Without fail there are the same types of people. The “I’m looking for someone else” buyer, the “I have an agent, but do you have any other listings to show us” buyer, and recently the “I don’t have an agent so I can get a deal because you’re not splitting commission” buyer.  This is one of the bigger issues in our market right now. Low inventory, first time home-buyers and double ending listing agent. Let me start by saying I’m not against it and a ton of work goes into doing a deal solo just with the liability alone of dual agent/disclosures. The commission is deserved when done ethically and honestly but if you think about it the seller wants the best price and terms while the buyer wants the lowest price. This poses a problem in it...
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By Gayle Phillips
(RE/Max Gold)
Halloween is finished and Thanksgiving is roaring to begin. People considering their options in home buying had better get serious.  We've been hearing that interest rates are going to creep up and we know they already have.  Now is the time to make that offer.  Our market in Fresno has seen some softening in prices and inventory has grown.  The cross hairs are aligned to make now a perfect time to buy a home. What do you think?  Please weigh in on this matter.
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By Jason Brodsky
(Asheville Holistic Realty at Keller Williams)
Remodeling a bathroom on a budget requires careful thought and more elbow grease, so to speak, than simply going out and buying whatever you want at the first place you see it. Still, it can be done. Certain strategies will help keep you from going over budget. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you plan your bathroom renovation. Have a Clear Idea Know exactly what you want before you start. Indecision can actually cost you more money. Forming a vision of what you want and sticking to the project plan prevents you from overspending on "just one more thing," purchasing things hastily without considering what you realistically have to spend. Pay attention to other bathrooms, look at area homes on parade or search online for pictures to get ideas. Work Up a Budget Perhaps you've read t...
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By Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty, Good to Know
(BHHS Verani Realty)
  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Search All Homes For Sale Londonderry, NH Real Estate Manchester, NH Real Estate Hooksett, NH Real Estate Derry, NH Real Estate Litchfield, NH Real Estate Chester, NH Real Estate Exeter, NH Real Estate   Prudential Verani Realty Londonderry Prudential Verani Londonderry 888-723-0306 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 4323827   Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 46 Old Auburn Rd. Derry, NH Scan with your smartphone & take me with you. Description Photos Maps & Local Schools Print Brochure JUST LISTED     Beautiful 3 bedroom home for sale in Derry, NH! $ Click for current price 3 BEDROOMS 2 BATHROOMS (2 full) 2074.0 Square Feet Be in your new home for the H...
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By Claudia S. Nelson, Local Expert Making a Difference!
(eXp Realty )
  In this ever changing Woodbridge VA Real Estate Market, it’s more important than ever that you choose the right real estate agent to help you sell your Woodbridge VA Home. When you choose to work with Claudia S. Nelson you don’t just get an agent, you get a Woodbridge VA Resident, Woodbridge VA Home Owner, award winning Woodbridge VA Real Estate Agent with a proven track record in selling Woodbridge VA and surrounding area homes quickly and for top dollars. Claudia S. Nelson with Keller Williams in Woodbridge VA knows what it takes in today’s Woodbridge VA Real Estate Market to sell your Woodbridge VA and surrounding area Home. In order to get top value for your home and sell it in the quickest possible time, your home needs to be seen by as many home buyers as possible. This include...
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By Aaron Hofmann, aka Mr. Smyrna Vinings
(Atlanta Communities)
Upward Basketball and Cheerleading: Smyrna Upward Basketball for girls and boys and Cheerleading offers an evangelistic sports ministry specifically designed for K-4 through 10th grade. Upward Sports promotes salvation, character and self-esteem in every child. Upward Sports is focused on developing the total athlete and creating individuals with strong character, confidence, and spirit. Teams practice one night a week for one hour. Games are played on Saturday for one hour and concessions are offered all day. Early registration cost is $105.00. After November 16th, the cost is $115.00. The registration deadline is November 24th. Please register online or you may download the registration form and take it with payment to the church office between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Fri...
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By CC Underwood
(Keller Williams Jacksonville Realty)
  The Sellin' With CC Team Sells another home in Hyde Grove. Call 904.252.1158        Another Home Sold by the Sellin' With CC Team in the Hyde Grove Area of Jacksonville.           CC Underwood and The Sellin' With CC Team are experts at selling homes in  Hyde Grove. We take pride in the home values in Hyde Grove.       If you have wondered what your home is worth in Hyde Grove, we will come to your home for free and with no obligation to list your home. There are not enough homes for sale in Hyde Grove and if you have wondered if now is the right time to sell, let us help you run the numbers.     The Sellin' With CC Team sells homes in Hyde Grove as traditional sales, Short Sales and Bank owned properties. You may qualify for a short sale and still be current on your mortgage. We offe...
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$124,900 , 4 bedrooms, 1 full baths, 0 half baths, 1,373 square feet     Don Wenner | DLP Realty | (610) 421-4610 1312 N New St, Bethlehem, PA Great 4 bedroom semi-detached home with fenced in back yard! 4BR/1BA Single Family House   offered at $124,900 Year Built 1900 Sq Footage 1,373 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Floors 3 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 0 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION BUY THIS HOME WITH NO MONEY DOWN FINANCING! Great 4 bedroom Semi-Detached with fenced in back yard. This lovely home features large living room, dining room, and eat-in kitchen with tile floor, walk-in pantry, SS stove and refrigerator. Upstairs features three nice size bedrooms and full main bath. Additional bedroom on third floor. Enjoy the privacy with the fenced in back yard. Near Mo...
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By Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty, Good to Know
(BHHS Verani Realty)
  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Search All Homes For Sale Londonderry, NH Real Estate Manchester, NH Real Estate Hooksett, NH Real Estate Derry, NH Real Estate Litchfield, NH Real Estate Chester, NH Real Estate Exeter, NH Real Estate   Prudential Verani Realty Londonderry Prudential Verani Londonderry 888-723-0306 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 4323885   Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. Lot 14 Saddle Brook Lane Epping, NH Scan with your smartphone & take me with you. Description Photos Maps & Local Schools Print Brochure JUST LISTED     Beautiful 3 bedroom home for sale in Epping, NH! $ Click for current price 3 BEDROOMS 3 BATHROOMS (3 full) 2260.0 Square Feet Listing agent has ow...
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By Ginny Gorman, Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond
(RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate)
North Kingstown Homes for Sale less than $200,000.  It is a walk to water North Kingstown RI home for sale with miles of beaches on Narragansett Bay and by the just finished North Kingstown bike path in the Mount View neighborhood that could await you.   It is not often that North Kingstown homes for sale under $200,000 come on the market.  But if you reach out to me right now you may find your lotto win right her in Mount View! How does a one level ranch that has updates, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, large eat in kitchen, large living and family rooms and 1 1/2 baths and a full downstairs waiting to be finished sound?   This is the coastal RI real estate a ready, willing and able buyer (have your mortgage pre-approval in hand) can't wait to find. Walk a block to private Mount View beaches ...
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By Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®, Giving Back With Each Home Sold!
(RE/MAX Platinum)
                     I am hoping some of my pals here on ActiveRain can assist me on this....I received an email saying that I could Get a custom URL for my Google+ profile. This lets you easily point folks to your profile (no more long URLs!).  They sent me a URL that they reserved for me.  Has anyone done this?  I know initially it is free, but they said that they reserve the right to take the URL back at a future time.  It certainly is easier to remember/point to than the one I have now by default.  I welcome any comments, from those who have done this, or are contemplating it.   Thanks folks! - See more at: http://activerain.com/blogsview/4235230/google-custom-url-s-good-idea-or-no-#sthash.NopSSul0.dpuf
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By Joe Petrowsky, Your Mortgage Consultant for Life
(Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709)
“Recommendations Make a Difference to Me”   Recommendations like this one, is what makes me look forward to going to work each and every day. I wish I could say that each and every transaction turns out like this one, but this one makes up for a few disappointments. Today, there are very few simple transactions when it comes to mortgages. Many good borrowers like Christina and Ryan get turned down by banks that are not willing to go the extra mile to get a transaction completed. I love these puzzles and in most cases, there is a ways to get a mortgage accomplished, even when others say, it can’t be done. Christina Rizzo has recommended your work as Owner at Right Trac Financial Group, Inc.   "We met Joe Petrowsky under dire circumstances. My boyfriend Ryan and I been working with a big ...
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By Chuck Carstensen, Minnesota/Wisconsin Real Estate Expert
(RE/MAX Results)
Cambridge, MN most active Halloween neighborhood is the Northridge addition behind WalMart off of Joes Lake Rd and Opportunity Blvd.  In fact a few of the homes on Marigold Drive in Cambridge go all out for Halloween.  This summer we purchase a home right in the heart of this Halloween Hot Spot!  One of the near by homes has a maze that sends kids through the back yard and around to the front to get Candy.  The take donations to the food shelve - what a great idea and way to give back! A few other neighbors have their yard filled with blow up pumpkins, ghosts, witches and other Halloween decor!  My wife likes to decorate too so she purchase some lights for Halloween specifically and the kids all carved the own pumpkins. Some of our first talks with the neighbors were their warning that ...
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By Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty, Good to Know
(BHHS Verani Realty)
  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Search All Homes For Sale Londonderry, NH Real Estate Manchester, NH Real Estate Hooksett, NH Real Estate Derry, NH Real Estate Litchfield, NH Real Estate Chester, NH Real Estate Exeter, NH Real Estate   Prudential Verani Realty Londonderry Prudential Verani Londonderry 888-723-0306 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 4323794   Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 23 Currier Road Concord, NH Scan with your smartphone & take me with you. Description Photos Maps & Local Schools Print Brochure JUST LISTED     Beautiful 3 bedroom home for sale in Concord, NH! $ Click for current price 3 BEDROOMS 3 BATHROOMS (3 full) 2578.0 Square Feet Get that peaceful easy feel...
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By Michael Collins, CDPE, SFR , Wisconsin Short Sale Specialist Realto
(*ROCK REALTY|Broker|Realtor|Real Estate|WI Short Sale Agent*)
The Wisconsin housing statistics are in for September of 2013. Here is an excerpt from what the Wisconsin Realtors® Association (WRA) had to say: Wisconsin home sales were very strong in September, continuing the robust pace that has characterized the year. Sales of existing homes were up 15.8 percent in September compared to that same month in 2012 — representing a 13.6 percent increase through the first nine months of the year. Median prices posted similar gains, increasing a very solid 6.7 percent in September relative to September 2012 — an increase of 7.8 percent year to date compared to the first nine months of 2012. Home sales have now been up for 27 straight months and median prices have consistently grown in all but one of the past 19 months. “As we move out of the summer selli...
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By Brian Heckman, NMLS #229758 Equal Housing Lender
(Success Mortgage Partners, Inc. NMLS #130562)
          Great news for work-o-holics out there and for people who just can't take their hands off their gadgets. As the Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA will soon allow airline passengers to use their gadgets from take-off to landing. FAA to Allow Gadget-use for Air Flights         Micheal Huerta, FAA Administrator, announced that although implementation between airlines differ, many carriers will allow gadget use (in airplane mode) for the entire duration of the flight. In a statement released, they provided brief details and conditions:         "Passengers will eventually be able to read e-books, play games, and watch videos on their devices during all phases of flight, with very limited exceptions. Electronic items, books, and magazines, must be held or put in the seat b...
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By Paula Bradfield, Your Salida Colorado area Realtor Team
(Bradfield Ramsey Group)
Selling your home in the winter: Salida Colorado and the Down Valley   10 Tips   1. Keep your home warm all day. The extra cost in fuel will pay off when a buyer equates the warmth with welcoming. Light a fire if you have a pellet stove or gas fireplace. Some people have allergies or scent sensitivities so don't us an open fireplace or a wood stove that fills the house with a smoky smell. 2. Keep your home light and bright. Let in as much natural light as you can. Remove screens, wash windows. Leave the lights on for the showing. Don't rely on the realtor to turn them on for you. Some do and some don't. Plus, you have lost the initial feelinf of warmth and light. If you have a wood stove, paint over the areas where it has become dingy with ash...again reinforcing the light.  If you don'...
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By Gayle Phillips
(RE/Max Gold)
This article written by Darren Copeland is extremely useful as information for Realtors.  Even is also useful for any business with a social media plan.  The information found on activerain is truly a gift from people in the Realtor and lender community. I have heard it time and time again.  "Google+ is so complicated and Facebook is so easy; that's why I don't use it," or "Google+ is just trying to steal market share from facebook because they saw how facebook was dominating and growing!" While some of these might be true, there are several reasons Why Google+ Matters, in fact, it matters so much that I reccomend you have both a Facebook page and a Google+ page.  So Here's a few reasons why Google+ matters: Hummingbirds.  Not the super fast & fidgity little birds, but Google's latest u...
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By Leigh Anne Monk
(Equity Rise Real Estate Group/Keller Williams/Chantilly, VA)
THIS HOME HAS BEEN SOLD Contact Leigh Anne Monk at 703-963-2394 to visit this home or for more information MLS: LO8213579Bedrooms: 4 (3 upper, 1 lower)Baths: 2.5 Smartly Decorated Townhouse In Quiet Yet Convenient Location· True four bedroom townhome· Custom upgrades from trim to tile· Double bump outs for extra living space Low maintenance tasteful landscaping welcomes you to front door Hardwood floor foyer has ceramic tiled powder room, coat closet and direct access to garage Lower level family room opens to cement paver patio and the fenced in back yard. The yard comes complete with strawberry plants, blueberry bush and apple tree. Washer/Dryer closet is directly off family room. Fourth bedroom on lower level has lots of natural light Gleaming hardwood floors adorn the entire main le...
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