"Lauren's Lancaster" Blog

Park City is the local mall conveniently located off of Route 30 and Harrisburg Pike.  It is a great place to take the kids on a rainy day and play in the play area in the lower level food court.  Kids can run around and climb over the obstacles and parents can drink coffee, use the free wi-fi, o...

There are two great resources for first time home buyers in Lancaster. If you are looking to get educated about buying a house, credit counseling, and other related issues, check out these two organizations: Lancaster Housing Opportunities Partnership 44 N Christian St; STE 300, Lancaster www.lho...

As a landlord I have stopped including the garage as part of the rental.  I have had too many tenants move out without removing their junk.  Apparetnly they did not care about their security deposits.  Not all my properties have garages, but the ones that do are not for use by the tenants.  It wo...

What a great long weekend of Thanksgiving meals and birthday parties for my youngest daughter.  I am so thankful for my wonderful family and my healthy children.  We have so much to be thankful for and I always try to live with that on my mind and remind my of that children daily.    Hope everyon...

More good news for those of us in Lancaster county.  In October Forbes named us "One of the 10 best places to ride out the recession."  Now Kiplinger.com has named us one of the "six real estate safe havens" accross the country.  These places are noted for there stable home values, comparatively ...

My dad has been a small business owner for 30 years, he has always taught me the importance of customer service.  He always said he likes to "support the little guy"; meaning shop at small businesses in your area.  I have come to agree with him the more I am in contact with big businesses.  I hav...

Was anyone brave enough to go to the sales on Friday?  I thought about going to the Tanger and Rockvale Outlets in Lancaster, they were open at 12 am, but the warmth of my bed won out.  We did attend the Mayors Tree Lighting in downtown Lancaster City. They close a few blocks of King St and Queen...