Stearns Lending is now offering Arizona FHA Flips, effective today. This is an important tip for Arizona investors to know. FHA Flips are allowed under the following circumstances: The transaction must be arms-length with no identity of interest between the buyer and the seller or other parties i
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03/11/2010
This is a post I've wanted to write for a while, because I think the public should be well informed about the "weekend mortgage rate" lie in your local newspaper. These lies are quite common and serve to make us all look bad. It also makes it very difficult for honest mortgage brokers to do thei
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03/10/2010
I just saw a television commercial by national mortgage lender Quicken Loans. I hated it. They basically had two things to say. First: You need to refinance right now! Oh gee whiz. Is that what mortgage companies want? They want you to refinance right now? I would have never guessed. They also cl
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03/10/2010
Some of you are aware of this already, but I've been hoarding domains for years. I own hundreds of domains, with the hope that someday-- somebody would want them. I have sold quite a few, but I never actually go out of my way to market them. Do you know some people list real estate domain names o
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03/07/2010
The Chandler AZ Hilton, located on 2929 W. Frye Road (just east of Price / 101) has about the best brunch deal in the city of Chandler right now. Every Sunday, from 10am to 2pm, they offer an outstanding brunch for only $19 per person, or $10 for the kids. Although I cannot remember everything fr
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03/05/2010
Where are Arizona Home Prices heading? Will they go up or continue to go down? I am almost 100% positive I have the answer to that question. How could I be positive? Because this is the most simple concept in economics-- supply and demand. First, I'll tell you what you want to know: this Arizon
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02/28/2010
Okay so Sidney Crosby put the final goal in. Does this surprise anyone? The man is a genius. One of the most talented hockey players I've ever seen. This was almost bitter-sweet for me. Crosby plays for America-- most of the time. He is one of my all time favorites and he plays center for my
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02/28/2010
I'd like to give credit to the original author, but a bunch of different loan officers forwarded this to me and I can't track down an author. It seems to be "anonymous." If anyone knows any better, please let me know! You know... I thought I posted this on Christmas eve. Now I see it was in "dra
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01/29/2010
Somebody emailed me this video and I thought it was really spectacular. This is from a "A Christmas Celebration." It was filmed live from the Helix Center in Dublin, Ireland. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did. Oh and I should say the musical group is the Celtic Woman. I linked to thei
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12/24/2009
March 6th, 2011: This is old news. I just updated this post and I hope it doesn't appear as a "new blog post." I wrote it quite a while ago. Before anybody tells me this is "old news"-- I do know that. I know plenty of vets. My uncle was a war hero in Vietnam; my father served in the military du
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12/09/2009