2/26/2009 10:50:00 AM
Purchased a Home This Year? Homestead Exemption Reminder!
Just a reminder to those who have purchased new homes: Don't forget to apply for your Homestead Exemption if you have not already done so. There's just a few days left to do so. You may have already filed at any time since your closing date, and I ...
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12/8/2008 3:04:00 PM
Buyers Must Use House Inspector!
Today’s buyers are not only looking for the best price in their large investment, but they are looking for value. That means the most room and the best quality that they can afford. To help in finding the level of quality that a house has or does not ...
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12/3/2008 3:38:00 PM
First-Time Home Buyer? Mistake No. 2
Whether you are a first-time home buyer or not, you can't help but get excited about buying a home. Whenever we show our Buyers property, I am looking for that honest infatuation that tells me the Buyer(s) have fallen in love with a property, they're ...
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11/17/2008 9:41:00 AM
Are Your Property Taxes going Up When They Should Be Going Down?
Counties and cities run their business based on what they can collect from various sources. One of their sources is your property tax, and that goes to the local government in the form of a county/city tax based on the value of your property. If you are thinking ...
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11/13/2008 8:16:00 PM
First-Time Home Buyer? Mistake No. 1
If you are a first-time home buyer, it is an exciting time to be getting into the housing market. Interest rates are low, and home prices are wa-a-a-ay low! And of course, money should be, and probably is, the most important consideration: How much money can ...
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10/27/2008 9:24:00 AM
Home Maintenance Series #3, Concrete Problems
With the temperatures changing and winter on its way, now is a great time to take a look around the “grounds” of your home. What is the condition of your driveway? Are there cracks that need some attention? Let’s look at this from a maintenance ...
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10/17/2008 10:38:00 AM
Cooler Weather is Coming...Be Ready!
Safety First—Be sure that you have working smoke detectors and at least one carbon monoxide detector. Check the batteries and be sure that you have at least one smoke detector near all of the sleeping areas and at least one on each floor of the house. ...
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10/9/2008 6:43:00 AM
Home Safety - Fire
USFA states: "The residential structure fire problem represented approximately 84 percent of all fire deaths and 79 percent of the injuries to civilians in 2007. Between 1998 and 2007, there were an estimated 397,650 fires annually resulting in 3,040 ...
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9/29/2008 2:29:00 PM
Home Maintenance Series, #2: Basements
To Basement or not to Basement?? Wanting to purchase a home with a basement? Basements and garages are the least expensive area, per square foot, that you can purchase in the home-buying process. And b asements are great when they are dry. If they are damp, ...
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9/18/2008 6:44:00 AM
Do Buyers of New Homes Need Representation?
I, Laura, was a Realtor in west Texas in the late '70s. At that time, in that state, the rules were that you always represented the Seller, whether it was your listing or not. I don't think it meant much to me or to my Buyer which party I represented, ...
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