Peace in the Neighborhood

Living Underwater A broad group of homeowners who have been able to avoid the worst case scenario of foreclosure are struggling with the impact of lost home equity. Living underwater presents a new set of challenges, like not being able to tap home equity to fund a child’s college tuition, payin...

South Florida Loan Defaults Top $60 Billion Borrowers have defaulted on nearly $65 billion in financing in the tricounty South Florida region since the real estate crash began in 2007 as an increasing number of strategic defaults drive up the total amount past due.   In the first eight months of ...

What Exactly is a Strategic Default? There is more and more conversation regarding strategic defaults. And that only makes sense since the number of borrowers deciding to take this path is increasing exponentially.     Let's first define strategic default in simple terms.... A strategic default ...

Saving Energy & Dollars in the Kitchen...Part II "Oven & Range" Basic maintence of your large kitchen appliances is part of a smart home energy efficiency plan. Spending less money on utility bills doesn’t mean you need to rush out and purchase a whole new suite of Energy Star appliances. With oc...

Saving Energy & Dollars in the Kitchen...Part I "Refrigerator" Basic maintence of your large kitchen appliances is part of a smart home energy efficiency plan. Spending less money on utility bills doesn't mean you need to rush out and purchase a whole new suite of Energy Star appliances. With occ...

Reduce Crime In Your Neighborhood While we don't like to talk about it - or even think about it - crime is on the increase in our country, and throughout the world. The number of burglars, muggers, auto thieves, robbers, purse snatchers, etc., is growing at an alarming rate. Now you, as a residen...

Fatal Shootout in lieu of Foreclosure They tried to reach the man by phone to no avail. They tried to force him out by filling his home with a dozen containers of tear gas and pepper gas. But when Hernando deputies saw no signs of movement inside the home about 9 p.m. Monday, they wondered if Rob...

Fighting Foreclosure with Cornbread  A Georgia woman hopes cornbread is the currency that will get her out of foreclosure. Beverly Davis says she paid $134,000 for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch in April of 2006 with “excellent credit and very little debt.” Little more than a year later, she...

Active Rain Works Member to Member How do I know that?....because I just looked up a Home Inpsector in my area & set an appointment for him to come to my house on Friday and perform a Wind Mitigation Inspection that my insurance company requested. You know it felt good to contact a fellow Rainmak...

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