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     Hi ActiveRain Friends, March 2008        Here is a link to our March e-Newsletter Don't miss this month's cover story: "POSITIVE SIGNS"Visit our March E-Newsletter online now by clicking the URL above. Then turn to Pages 2, 3, and 4 for more timely articles of interest to today's sellers, bu...

             Why it Pays to Know Exactly What Goes With Your Home Sale What stays with the home you're selling? To use the legal lingo, what will convey? The Rule Generally, real property will convey. Real property is anything attached to the house that would leave visible damage if removed. Typi...

             Your Home Is Still One of Your Best Tax Shelters While you build equity in your home by paying off your mortgage, many of the expenses of maintaining the dwelling provide you with several tax deductions. The higher your income, the greater the limits placed on the deductions, and som...

Tuesday, February 12, 2008"Project Lifeline" From AP:"Homeowners threatened with foreclosure would in some instances get a 30-day reprieve under a new initiative the Bush administration announced Tuesday.Dubbed "Project Lifeline," the new program will be available to people who have taken out all...

             Do You Know How to Choose the Street Where You Live? When you're looking for your first home to buy, remember: Where your home sits is as important as what the home is like. Here are some of the questions we always ask when we're checking out a new listing. Naturally, we pass what we...

             Don't Do Windows? How To Hire Home Cleaning HelpWhile spring is still a few months off, now may be a great time to splurge on a professional spring cleaning for your home. A number of companies specialize in getting to the hard-to-reach places, and can spend the day, or at least seve...

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     Hi ActiveRain Friends, February 2008        Here is a link to our February e-Newsletter Don't miss this month's cover story: "FORECLOSURES: Looming Threat For Some, Lucrative Opportunity For Others"Visit our February E-Newsletter online now by clicking the URL above. Then turn to Pages 2, 3,...

             How to Win the Mortgage Game When Relocating The single smartest move you can make is to put off house hunting until you have a firm idea of your buying power. If you are pre-approved for a loan, you can save considerable time house hunting and mortgage shopping. A pre-approved mortg...

             16 Things Every Home Buyer Should Know About Adjustable Rate Mortgages - But Shouldn't Be Afraid To Ask When home buyers go shopping for the best Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) they can find, these are the 16 essential things they should ask about: The initial interest rate or "quali...