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How many of us make the trip to Home Depot on a regular basis to get keys made?  I was at my local HD store yesterday making keys again (which always results in my buying $50 worth of other stuff I see).  When I left the store I was walking through the parking lot and while walking, pulled out my...
01/30/2011
This lot is just over 3 acres and has TWO homes on it. Both are currently occupied by tenants. One house was built in the 1930/40's out of solid rock for the Pony Express. The other is a Block Home, each house is 2bd approx 1000 sf each. There are two horse stalls with automatic float waterers+tw...
01/29/2011
Here is a question I often get being an AZ Realtor:  How to I buy and home in AZ if I live in Canada/Minnesota etc: From my experience, I think you should make at least one trip to the state you are buying in and spend an entire day in the city driving around the neighborhood and checking out the...
01/29/2011
I was receintly asked this question: That's called 'Buy & Bail', and why it may not be completely 'illegal', it's not exactly 100% legal. If you google that term (buy and bail), you'll see some stories of lenders putting liens on the 'new' home that was just purchased prior to allowing the 'old' ...
01/29/2011
FHA EXTENDS 'ANTI-FLIPPING WAIVER' TO HELP STABLIZE HOUSING MARKETMeasure continues effort to boost home values and accelerate resale of vacant properties WASHINGTON - In an effort to continue stabilizing home values and improve conditions in communities experiencing high foreclosure activity, Fe...
01/29/2011
This lot is just over 3 acres and has TWO homes on it. Both are currently occupied by tenants. One house was built in the 1930/40's out of solid rock for the Pony Express. The other is a Block Home, each house is 2bd approx 1000 sf each. There are two horse stalls with automatic float waterers+tw...
01/23/2011
I dont know how most of you feel about this subject, but when I see a homeless person on the street or at a stop light, I'm the type to turn a look away and pretend I dont notice them.  However the other day, and I dont know why (maybe I was thinking of the "Golden Voice" guy),  I was driving and...
01/23/2011
Just a few doors down the street, a little boy, about 8 years old, was on the sidewalk with his bike upside down, working feverishly on his back tire.  I remember changing many, many tires as a kid, but usually in my garage with tools.  This little kid was hard at work with no tools.  I admired h...
01/12/2011
So, how many of you received Xmas gifts that you have no use for? How many of you were lucky and were given great gifts that are now in "first position" (Realtor term:)... In either case, its likely you have items that you no longer want or need, weather it be unwanted gifts or getting rid of old...
01/09/2011
This is a question I'm sure all of us get asked frequently, I figured I'd try to put it into words: Lender owned properties (often referred to as foreclosures), have already been through the foreclosure process and the trustee sale has been completed.  Less than 5% of the homes that are sold at t...
01/08/2011
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