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Walk into this newly renovated home and sit down in your Brand new Raymore Flannagan Living Room with included  "NEW" LCD TV, SONY SURROUND SOUND Systm!  That's It! There is nothing else to do in this meticulously maintained Raised Ranch located near the Malls yet away from the hustle. This home ...
03/03/2009
There have been a few posts here in Active Rain regarding baskets for closing gifts. I thought I would upload one that I did for a client. My intention was to "make it personal".  I wanted something that the client would actually use and remember me when they used it. Of course each client is a l...
03/01/2009
Excellent post by J Philip Faranda  of Briarcliff Manor, NY These are all excellent points, especially for Agents representing buyers of bank owned properties. I should first disclose that I am not, nor have I been in the past, an REO Broker. I have purchased them myself and I have represented bu...
01/28/2009
Debe Maxwell, a Real Estate expert in Charlotte, NC clarifies for us what is really going on in this market and clearly explains what buyers need to know. She has created a Handbook for Buyers. Below is Part II Be sure to click on Part 1 at the bottom of this post. Why rent when you CAN buy?  As ...
01/28/2009
This is a MUST READ for Rhode Island buyers "sitting on the fence". Jeff Belonger states the Hard facts in his "reality check".    WARNING, this is not a negative post, it's a reality check !!!! Fence sitters, your fence post might have broken from under you. If you were waiting for rates to drop...
01/22/2009
For all my Rhode Island readers. Check out this post from Ron Withers, my Florida mortgage connection.  Thankyou Ron And now homebuyer's ... It's Time to Play the Home Version of ... DEAL, NO DEAL! ... (AKA)... Cash to Close! So..... you now find yourself wanting to purchase a home but are havin...
01/19/2009
By this time, everyone that has anything to do with Real Estate should have heard that this is a Buyers Market. What exactly is a Buyers' Market? What it is supposed to be is a time when:  *Homes are priced well  *Loans are at low interest rates    *People are prepared to buy. When all of the abo...
01/10/2009
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Ever wanted to use a snowflake in your blog or as a graphic anywhere from your computer?  These snowflakes are all made online, for free at this site. Make a snowflake  Be careful because like Active Rain...making snowflakes can also be addictive! When I first arrived there, I didn't understand h...
12/22/2008
To all Rhode Island Sellers. Here is a post written by Bill Gasset of Remax in Hopkinton Ma. In it, he explains the equalization of moving up from your home which has declined in price to a new home of higher value (which has also declined in price)  There are many who have thought about selling ...
12/08/2008
 From Ms. Monika McGuilicuddy, I was honored to receive the coveted Friendship Ball. When I say "honored", I am serious!! Even though you may "feel" friendly or "think" you have a connection with someone, it's always nice to know it's mutual! So thankyou Monika for making my day. But having to do...
11/24/2008
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