Cindy Broadbent's (cindybroadbent) Blog

I never used to believe in ghosts. In mid-June 2005, my husband and I decided to bail out of South Florida, which at the time had become Hurricane Central. Quite frankly, after 36 years, I was tired of living in the “cone of death” for two months nearly every year. Everything went fairly well, de...

I went to a closing today.  First time buyers, ages 20 and 21, and getting married in two months.  They work, go to college and have not fallen into the credit card debt trap.  They were able to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit program, as well as a down-payment grant program, for firs...

When my daughter was six years old, my husband and I decided we would take a family vacation in Maine for a week. Living in Florida at the time, we flew to Portland and rented a car. We had planned to see as much of Maine as possible, driving up the coast to the Canadian border and back, while go...

For as long as I can remember, I have had a dog. Frisky, Chippy, then Suki while I still lived at home with mom and dad. Over the following years came Doc, Brandy and Angus.  My husband had always wanted a Rhodesian Ridgeback so we got Razor now that we had room for a big dog. Oh my. The breed st...

I live in Springfield in Robertson County, TN.  It was literally a breath of fresh air to move here from HOT, steamy, overcrowded South Florida.   We ended up in Springfield nearly 5 years ago kind of by default.  We thought we had found the perfect home in Sumner County, but two weeks before our...

As we all know, it is very important that sellers get their homes in tip top shape prior to placing it on the market.  This reminds me of one of my husband's stories ...  My husband served in the British Army.  While he was stationed at Sutton Coldfield in central England, they were notified that...