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In case you missed the newly published 2010 Basic Allownace for House rates you can read Cindy Jones's post to check out the details.If you have PCS orders to the DC area including Fort Belvoir, Quantico or the Pentagon give Cindy a call at 703-346-2213.The 2010 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates ...

We have been using Vflyer for a long time and love the flexibility.  We can create a variety of widgets to showcase different listings.  It is easy to add a widget to your Active Rain sidebar and showcase on a listing on Craig's list with Vflyer makes them standout. vFlyer provides a suite of too...

We use Vflyer for listings in our sidebar.  Vflyer is a free service as well and you can create a widget from your listings to place in the sidebar of Active Rain.How to put listings in your ActiveRain blog sidebar - I have had many emails from AR folks asking me how I put the listings in the sid...

Today as we celebrate with our families we also need to remember that there are families all across the world that are seperated from their loved ones.To all those who serve we thank you and hope you will be home with your families soon.For all of those families who have lost a loved one in the s...

Congratulalations on all your hardwork on getting this deal to closing.  You are right it will be worthly of a number of blog posts.Okay okay I know short sales are closing every day.  However this short sale had a bit of a surprise.  You see this home had not ONE, not TWO but THREE liens on the ...

If you are thinking about selling your home in 2010 now is the time to start looking at it through a buyer's eyes.   One of the easiest ways to freshen up a home is with paint. Time to prime over the fuschia and go for one of the new neutrals.When your home is for sale, it is now a product that n...

Great things to remember after our recent storm.  Every year we read about a motorists stranded on highways during bad weather.If you have little children you also need to make sure you have all of the necessary supplies including diapers, formula and food.If you can stay at home! Watching the m...

I thought about posting pictures of the piles of snow outside my door and then decided that remembering the sun on my shoulders would put me in a better spirit.  This is from the Resort at Loretto Bay in Baja California.  The Resort at Lorretto Bay is "one of the world's most sustainably develop...

What a great idea. A take off on "pay it forward."  Tis the season to offer a helping hand to those less fortunate than you.A Layaway Angel, How you ask? Go to any K-mart between now and the 24th of December ask for the layaway associate or the Manager. They will know what to do, some has helped ...

The good news is that snow shoveling is great exercise.  The bad news is that more people throw out their backs and even worse suffer heart attacks while shoveling heavy snow.You need to consider snow shoveling the same as participating as any other type of physical activity.  Simple tips include...