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Gary Keller's (etal) book "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" is reader friendly. If you are a visual learner, you'll enjoy the peppering of charts and diagrams that are used as demonstrations of the concepts and techniques. If you've ever been to a Keller-Williams Brokerage, you can't help bu...

It would be soooo nice if Real Estate deals could be consummated with a hand shake and a kiss. A gentlemen's agreement to act honorably and do everything as promised. That's soooo not happening in the real estate world. Real Estate Agents may not be lawyers, but we have an obligation to pass on ...

Mike Rigley has some GOOD NEWS for veterans and their families. If veterans are qualified, they won't have to pay the Funding Fee for their VA loan. The magic qualifier is the VA-Form needs to be filled in and sent first. If they or their spouse qualify, the Funding Fee is covered.     Who Is Exe...

Obama gets an A+ for doing the ONE positive move I can support since he became president; he signed the Mortgage Tax Relief Act a few weeks after the Senate sent it to the Oval Office in December, 2014. This Act will prevent the IRS from taxing "phantom income" for short sale sellers. It was the ...

                                                    Tuesday, the Senate passed the mortgage forgiveness tax relief as one of the 55 provisions in the Tax Increase Prevention Act in a 76 - 16 vote.            . The House of Representatives passed it 387 - 46 on December 3rd. Now it is headed to th...

Part of this month's agenda of Congress (before they disappear for their paid Christmas break) will be to pick up where they left off last December! The Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act expired in December 2013. The Act stops the IRS from taxing "phantom income" credited to short sale sellers....

Greg Nino does an entertaining and informative job of describing the ups and downs of being a real estate agent. He covers some interesting dilemmas that new agents may face. All of the 42 items on his list may never happen to you, some have never happened to me in 11 years in this business. It i...

  June 21 - 29th celebrate the beginning of summer by wheeling to the Haverford Township Free Library. Show the person at the checkout counter your bike helmet anytime during the week, and get a free DVD rental. While you're there, sign up for a chance to win a Townie Basket. Saturday, June 29th...

As a marketing push to promote a new television series on Spike TV, the Frankenfood Truck will be handing out unique and out-of-this-world food combinations to hungry Brotherly Lovers! The truck will be cruising our area until the end of this week. Stop and sample some Fruity Pebbles Chicken; chi...

I was raised by a young Mom and a Step-Dad. He was the one who taught me to dance by standing on his feet. He taught me how to play a harmonica, how to polish men's dress shoes and polish a car. I miss him.   I pray for a special blessing on all the Step-Fathers out here. It's a hard enough job t...