Bob's Blog

This is something we should all keep on file because we will all undoubtedly have a client in need of this information somewhere along the way.For the most part the answer is "No" if the home is your primary residence.  There are some exclusions depending on income level, etc. The details are bel...

Originally posted by Elizabeth Bolton of Cambridge MA.  This is something we all need to be reminded of.I'm not a fan of billboards or of the big MS for that matter, but I love this message on a Cambridge billboard I spotted this morning.  This recesssion, more than many I think, has been affecte...

I just found a place where you can go and sign up for FREE Internet access.  Go to www.junefabric.com and then click on PDA.net.  This will allow you to download software to your laptop and your smartphone so you have access to the internet anywhere anytrime.  There is a small cost to getting set...

This is a great source for anyone you may have looking to upgrade.  This would be a graet way to determine if a remodel job would add enough value to make it worth doing.To Remodel or Not to Remodel? That is the question! Consider the costs involved when deciding: Roofing Install conventional asp...

I had the pleaseure of taking a class today from Dick Betts.  You should check out his websites: www.dickbettswebservice.com www.dickbettsnetworking.com www.dickbettsbranding.com Dick imparted the foloowing numbers on us: 92% of Internet Buyers found their agents on a web site. 63% found their ag...

Here is some really great information provided by a fellow Active Rainer, Christina Asad Edwards.  I hope you find it useful.Check out this FREE Homebuyer's Guide for First Time Buyers, Repeat Buyers, and Vacation Homebuyers. Thinking of buying a home? Then please take 5 minutes to check out thes...

In our business (real estate) we are so blessed to have a flexible lifestyle.  Well if we want one that is.  My wife and I spend about all the time we can with our Grand kids.  We have 5.  Four boys and one girl.  One really tough little girl.  We also have another grandson on the way.  He will b...

O.K. Here's the deal.  I realize the market is down and it's a buyers market.  Property values have dropped.  I get that.  But what I don't get is how can an appraiser appraises a property that appraised for more then $232,000.00 in late 2008 and appraise that same property for under $200,000.00 ...

I just came from a company sales meeting where the topic of the day was "Appraisers" and their Bad appraisals of late.  Seems like everyone wants to blame the appraiser because so many homes are going into foreclosure and then selling later for a lower then actual market value price. The appraise...

If you have a client in the Tristate area of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky looking for a home loan you should have them call Matt Kennedy of REal Living Mortgage. Real Living Mortgage is offering a $25.00 Gift Card to a local home improvement store just for leting them take a look at your preapprova...