For some reason, this morning, my mind went to a listing I had a few years ago. I recall that as I was finishing up the last of the paperwork and photos for a particular listing in McCurtain County, the sellers asked a question that immediately threw up a "red flag"... The sellers had hit a fi
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04/11/2018
Startling someone from a deep sleep can get you into serious trouble. The worst thing about eating hot Mexican food is having to blow your nose due to the peppers. Exercising is easy, it's the next day soreness that's rough. It is true that doing housework makes one ugly. If wearing white sla
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04/09/2018
If Gulch is a Bigger Gully... Is Mulch a Bigger Pile of Mully? Location Lingo: The Lingo of Your Area Will Be Interesting to Your Buyer! Location Lingo Buyers that are relocating to your area may speak English very well. Maybe not. But that's not what this post is about. Sometimes, we, as
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04/07/2018
Brown Addition which is located just east of Idabel, Oklahoma is an ideal community to live in if you want to be near town and yet enjoy the feeling of living in the country. Homes in the Brown Addition (which by the way is so named because the developer was J.L. Brown) are mostly Ranch Style h
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04/06/2018
Crape Myrtles are one of my favorite shrubs or trees. How many times have you worked so hard to plant pretty flowers, shrubs, etc and then found out that they are not suited for your soil or you thought they were a perennial that would come back year after year and they were an annual t
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04/04/2018
FHA Mortgage ~ Buying a Home in McCurtain Conty or Choctaw County OK So you thought you could qualify for a USDA Guaranteed Mortgage with 100% financing but your income is just over the limit. You're not prepared to do a Conventional Mortgage with a 10% or 20% down payment plus closing costs..
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03/30/2018
HUD 184 Native American Loan Buy Home McCurtain Choctaw Counties OK We have had more buyers this year that are pre-qualified and planning to buy through the HUD 184 Native American Loan than in previous years. The Hud Native American Section 184 mortgage was specifically created to help Nati
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03/30/2018
Blogging with a 3 Yr Old's Help Last Tuesday, we drove to McAlester and met our daughter-in-law to pick up our grandson, Denver, for a few days. We have been thoroughly enjoying him and he has been a part of just about everything we've done this week. I had forgotten what 3 yr olds are like.
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03/25/2018
Oklahoma ranks middle of the road (24/50) in state rankings for property tax burdens. Where does your state rank? WalletHub has recently published a very informative article complete with graphics that really illustrate the tax rates in different states. Below is the map which ranks states by
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03/22/2018
Do NOT Calculate Mortgage Payments Expecting Taxes to Stay the Same! One of the most often inaccurate items on a Buyer Closing Disclosure or Settlement Statement in Oklahoma, is the amount that you will need to pay the property taxes when they come due the next time. It is a short sighted peace
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03/20/2018