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     Since median values have dropped by 10% from April 2009 to April 2010, this has many considering a "strategic default" on their mortgage.  A strategic default is when homeowners who are upside down on their mortgage purposely stop paying without any legitimate hardship i.e. divorce, job loss...
06/02/2010
  A field of RVs is art, a court rules. So the show is on.   AirStream Ranch is off I-4 near Tampa. DOVER, FL - The seven-and-a-half silver Airstreams seem quieter now, smug. Freed from two years of litigious squabbling, the gigantic upended RVs are open for fanfare. And here it comes.  This is D...
05/17/2010
The Gulf waters are heating up and you know what that means......time to start thinking about Hurricanes. 1. First, get important papers and special photos in order and secured in plastic.  Also irreplaceable photos, social security cards, birth certificates, diplomas, titles or deeds are very im...
05/12/2010
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TAMPA, Fla.- You may have heard, but in case you didn't, Tampa has a superhero.  Former Major League Baseball manager Kevin Kennedy was among eight individuals who subdued a man threatening to blow up a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Tampa, Fla., on April 23, 2010.  "He said, 'I'm gonna blow th...
05/11/2010
     Former president George Bush Sr. gives us a great example to aid in avoiding any potential future embarrassment when speaking with others.  We have all no doubt had embarrassing moments.  Mr. Bush's happened while suffering from the flu.  While dining with the Prime Minister on beef steak (F...
05/10/2010
Sometime this month, in addition to responding to the Privacy policy headaches that Sen. Shuman, Sen. Al Franken are demanding answers to, Facebook has side stepped some of these issues by doing the  shell game here. Look at the monkey. Look at the monkey. Just like any cheap showman's act desig...
05/10/2010
     Remember those people before the housing market meltdown who'd fix up homes then sell them for a quick profit aka "Flippers?"  "Improbable as it sounds, house flipping- that hallmark of American real estate mania- is making a comeback" says Bloomberg Businessweek.      All around the country...
04/19/2010
     Signs that brighter days are upon us: Home Depot is hiring after their Q4 profits were up in 2009.  "As you have positive transaction growth, you need more associates to handle that in the stores. We are going to lean into our skis a little bit."  This is what Chairman and CEO Frank Blake sa...
04/15/2010
     If you are a service member of extended duty outside the United States for AT LEAST 90 days you can qualify for the home-buyer tax credit.  The dates for this service are January 1, 2009 - April 30, 2010.  These service members get a 1 YEAR EXTENSION.  This means one would need to be under c...
04/12/2010
     Good Monday morning!  I just read over the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) US ECONOMIC OUTLOOK and was able to glean some good news from it.  Keep in mind these are forecasts for such indicators as Consumer Confidence, Unemployment, Housing Starts, Home Prices and % Changes Over a Ye...
04/11/2010
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Jon Tipton

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