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Prepare Your Home For A Quick Sell
The housing market may be tough in some areas of the country, but that doesn’t mean you should hold back placing your home on the market. If you have been
Keep A Close Watch On Your Credit Card Statements
Scam artists may not be the only ones pulling a fast one on you. Have you checked your credit card statements lately? No, I don’t mean the amount that you
Should You Short Sell Your Home?
If you are facing an irreversible financial problem, then to “short sell” your home is one method for possibly finding relief from an important debt obligation. With a short sell,
Enhancing Your Home’s Interior
This article represents the final article in our home construction specification plan series. Assembling a Home Construction Specification Plan — Spec Plan T: Interior Decor Who is the best judge
Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 3
Negotiating the Offer You’re ready to start shopping for a home, understanding that mortgage rates are low and the housing market has cooled. As a buyer, this could be a
A Success Building BLOG (part VI.d)
BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Components of Well-Roundness So they committed themselves to the will of God and
Housing Prices: Bottoming Out or Still Falling?
Quick: Home prices have bottomed out or they could still drop an additional 25%. Depending on what you read and whom you believe, you will hear diverging, even contradictory predictions
January Home Sales Drop, But Beat Expectations
For January 2008, U.S. home sales dropped by 0.4% to an annual pace of 4.89 million homes. According to the National Association of Realtors, which tracks home sales, the year-to-year
You Can Track Local Crime Online
Today’s mobile-high tech society means that your next door neighbor could be a complete stranger to you, an oddity of our times. We’re better connected with online “friends” in the
A Fresh Approach to Outfitting Your Lawn
This article is part of our ongoing home construction specification plan series. Assembling a Home Construction Specification Plan — Spec Plan S: Landscaping First impressions of a home are often
Home Buying 7-Step Plan, Step 2
Taking the Next Step: Finding A Home There are two big reasons why many consumers are thinking about buying a home today: the weather is getting warmer and mortgage rates
A Success Building BLOG (part VI.c)
BLOG postings: (link to Achieving Success BLOG for all posts and PDF downloads) Discipline to Success: The Components of Well-Roundness So they committed themselves to the will of God and
Should I Refinance Now Or Wait?
Seizing an opportunity is all about timing, therefore for the person who owns a home and is looking to refinance, consideration must be given today whether to seek a new
Using Your Stimulus Check For Home Improvements
When the U.S. Treasury starts sending out economic stimulus package checks this June, the hope is that the billions of dollars of money received by eligible citizens will be poured
I.D. Theft Remains #1 Consumer Complaint
What was the chief complaint received by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2007? If you guessed “identity theft” then you answered correctly. Last year, the FTC tallied more than
