gilbert: Gilbert Arizona - Free Small Business Tax Clinic - Feb. 19, 2009 - 02/04/09 03:08 PM
Sometimes a town's best kept secrets are freely available on official websites.
Hopefully this won't be the case with Gilbert's free Small Business Tax Workshop.
According to the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce website, Jim Traub of SCORE will be discussing tax strategies that could help lower liability and increase capital. As … (3 comments)
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gilbert: What Creates Community? A Town Mourns a Loss - 11/17/08 11:44 AM
What
creates a community?
I suppose we
could say
time. By accident we tend to stumble into each other’s paths
sufficient to
create some sort of relationship.
I
think it’s more than
that.
We become a
community when
we share a common bond. It may come through following the common … (15 comments)
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gilbert: Gilbert Days! Arizona Small Town Festivities Offer Big Time Fun - 11/15/08 11:34 AM
It's here! Gilbert Days 2008!
Beginning 9 a.m. Saturday November 15, downtown Gilbert will be awash in small town fun and festivities.
It all begins with a parade route that travels down Gilbert road from Juniper to the Town Square.
Then it's on to the Gilbert Municipal Center (South of Warner … (12 comments)
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gilbert: Business Week Feels Gilbert Arizona is One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids - 11/11/08 07:22 PM
You can't leaf through business weeklies without finding a list proclaiming which city or state has the best this-or-that.
So I often take such information with a grain of salt. However, I *am* quite pleased that Business Week came out with their list of "best places to raise your kids" … (12 comments)
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gilbert: Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport to be the Country's Next Aerotropolis - 11/06/08 10:21 AM
Real Estate nerd that I am, I've spent quite a bit of time watching zoning hearings regarding the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. This is the area that includes the old Williams Air Force Base and the nearby General Motors Proving Grounds.
As the Valley of the Sun has continued to grow in … (4 comments)
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gilbert: Joe Want's to Feed You Again- Free Lunch & Dinner at Joe's Farm Grill in Gilbert - 11/05/08 11:15 AM
He's at it again. That Joe knows how to make friends- feed them.
As I posted many moons ago, Joe's Farm Grill likes to have a party. This time he wants you to try his cheeseburgers, fries and drink. You won't need to open the pocket book either.
For the uninitiated, … (15 comments)
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gilbert: Gilbert Arizona Home- Was $796K - Now $297K - 10/07/08 05:18 PM
This is a must-see property. A
former model home for sale for less than the price of the upgrades. The
original list price was $764,185 (7/5/2006). It has never been occupied and
is now ready to be purchased by an investor or for personal residence.
Call Chuck Willman (480.292.0600) … (13 comments)
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gilbert: Bargain Homes Available- Phoenix Metro Area - 08/10/08 12:19 PM
Homes are on SALE... Bargains, Bargains, Bargains!
Home prices are just unreal these days. It seems like a carnival atmosphere- the advertisements for homes are replete with astonishing price tags.
In short- homes are on sale. And... they're quite the bargain.
What are bargain homes? I suppose everyone has … (0 comments)
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gilbert: Appliances, Furniture and Decor - A List of my Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler Favorites - 08/03/08 08:49 PM
We bought the House- Now What?
Every once in a while a new home buyer will ask me for my opinion about the best places to go for furnishings.
I usually ask them what their tastes are and will email a few suggestions.
Some of these suggestion do not vary … (11 comments)
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gilbert: The Narrow "Free Money" Window for the First Time Homebuyer - Update - 08/02/08 12:26 PM
Attention First Time Home Buyers:
There is a very a narrow window of opportunity right now.
I'm talking about those who go into contract before October 1st.
You'll be able to qualify for down payment assistance programs that pay most (sometimes all) of your closing costs.
You'll also be … (11 comments)
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gilbert: The Lemonade Stand- Arizona Kids Help Cool the Summer - 07/19/08 02:01 PM
The Lemonade Stand:
As we were building our home several years ago I asked my daughter what she thought of the location.
"It'll make a great place to sell lemonade!" she said.
Within a week she had her stand set up in the front yard and... turns out, she was … (12 comments)
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gilbert: Gilbert Arizona- Recognized as a "Top Ten Growth" City - 07/12/08 05:57 PM
Gilbert Arizona just keeps growing. The U.S. Census bureau recently confirmed it... of towns with populations greater than 100,000, Gilbert lands eighth on the list.
From July of 2006 - 2007, Gilbert added 11,308 people. That's a 5.8% year over year increase. Located south east of Phoenix, the nation's fifth … (0 comments)
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gilbert: Major Portion of Mesa Arizona's Loop 202 Opens July 21, 2008 - 07/11/08 03:59 PM
It's Time to Round Out the Loop 202.
Metro Phoenix's massive population increase has created a strain on traffic. Fortunately the Department of Transportation created a master plan that has worked wonders in alleviating the flow of traffic.
One major contributor to this has been the Loop 202 which offers … (4 comments)
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gilbert: Unlisted Investment Properties - 06/14/08 01:17 PM
One of the little known secrets of real estate is that there are agents who have a significant portfolio of investment properties that are not be listed.
You won't find them on the MLS or any website.
Why would this be? Here's a partial list:
Sellers don't want to the publicity. … (8 comments)
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gilbert: Eat at Joe's- Organic Ingrediants Grown On-Site at this Gilbert Farm/Restaurant - 04/20/08 06:27 PM
Downtown Gilbert
Arizona could be a film set.
It reminded me of Mainstreet USA... the center street of the
towns of my youth.
My family has been drawn to Joe's BBQ
for the past decade.
It's
one of those places where the food is only part of the … (5 comments)
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gilbert: Gilbert Arizona Spec Homes... Luxury at an Entry Level Price - 04/20/08 04:58 PM
Arizona has many new
homes available.
Home Builders, both large and small, have noticed the valley's wild
population growth patterns, and have set up stakes in this area.
It's quite the task to keep up with all the developments... but it's
very much worth it, as many new … (2 comments)
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gilbert: This Park Has Gone to the Dogs- Gilbert Arizona's Cosmo Park - 04/19/08 12:47 PM
Gilbert was my first Arizona home. That was the early 1980's ... and the town was a sea of cotton and corn with the occasional dairy farm in between.
This charming town on the outskirts of the big city has become a city of note- a destination for those who want … (2 comments)
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gilbert: Fond Memories of Gilbert Arizona - 02/06/08 01:25 AM
Nearly thirty years ago my family, after a lifetime of roaming, settled on Gilbert, Arizona. For my father, who would retire from nearby Williams Air Force Base, this approximated his Illinois farmland upbringing.
For the rest of us, it was something new. Yet something wonderful. Here are my most pronounced … (2 comments)
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gilbert: What is Infill? - 01/29/08 12:32 PM
According to the latest wikepedia entry, Infill is "the use of land within a built-up area for further construction, especially as part of a community redevelopment or growth management program or as part of smart growth. It focuses on the the reuse and repositioning of obsolete or underutilized buildings and … (7 comments)
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gilbert: Housing Market Improving in Maricopa County's Southeast Valley - 09/23/07 06:25 PM
It's not all doom and gloom in the housing market.
For those who are interested in Maricopa County Arizona's southeast valley, here's some recent data to consider, as demonstrated in this article from the Arizona Republic's, Sept. 11, 2007 edition:
Chandler, Mesa and the city of Maricopa had more single-family … (1 comments)
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