Any of you that follow my blog might know that I recently started posting some of my friends pictures. She's so very talented and said to feel free to post anything that I like. I wanted to give something back to her for allowing me to share these photos with you. She works for an organization
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03/07/2010
All government relating things aside the spring/summer will be a busier time of year for Realtors no matter what happens. There is no school to contend with, moral is higher, and in general people are just more likely to get out and look at houses. The weather this weekend has certainly gotten s
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03/06/2010
If you aren't familiar with the First Friday in Gettysburg, PA please take a look at a blog I wrote about my first, First Friday experience First Friday in Gettysburg, PA As noted in the title Just Jennifer will be having a sale with 30% off of all spring items. So go have a glass of wine some
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03/05/2010
It's a well known fact that jobs and the real estate market are crucial to economic recovery. That being said I think a large portion of this burden has fallen on the shoulders of real estate professionals. The reason I'm suggesting that we, as realtors, are an integral part of the recovery is
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03/05/2010
Yesterday as I was deep in procrastination I decided that I needed to tackle my 2009 taxes. So I went to the gym to work out. Figured I could put them off for another few hours. I have a rental property corporation that I had to handle and my personal taxes as well. Each year this stupid taxe
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03/04/2010
Current economic conditions have caused home values to recede in the vast majority of the United States. The little to no money down loans that were originated in the early to mid 2000's have created a scenario that is far from ideal for most Sellers in today's real estate market. With values p
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03/04/2010
In the current economic client many ready, willing, and able home buyers are petrified to "pull the trigger" and commit to a house purchase. The goal behind this blog is to show the low to middle income buyer how to purchase a home that will eventually be an income producing asset. My motivatio
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03/02/2010
I'm not one to believe that all used car salesman are cheats or immoral but I was particularly taken aback by a story I heard yesterday about a Realtor. To set the scene a bit the Realtor was formally a Cadillac salesman. He even had a predatory look. Obviously I can say nothing about his comp
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02/28/2010
ALL PUPPIES NOW HAVE HOMES. A coworker of a friend found these puppies on the side of the road a few days ago. They are actively looking for homes for these little guys. There are 11 of them and they are FREE. If you're interesting in adopting one send me a message via active rain with your
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02/28/2010
Below is the housing affordability graph. It's isn't intuitive because when the line on the graph is high it means housing is affordable. When It's low, it means housing isn't affordable. Note the large dip in affordability between 2006 and 2007 when prices went crazy. As you can see affordab
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02/26/2010
