One lucky winner will get the chance to win $221,000 toward the path to their new home .

Century 21 Path To Your Dreams Sweepstakes Entry Form.

Century 21 Path To Your Dreams Sweepstakes Official Rules

Eligibility :

Open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia ("DC"), except KS, MO, NJ, OK and RI, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.

Sweepstakes Promotion Period :

The Sweepstakes portion of the Promotion begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on 4/1/2009 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 5/16/2009 ("Promotion Period").

Limit :

Limit one (1) entry per person/email address per day.


Prize(s) :

One (1) Grand Prize: $221,000 toward the purchase of a home. The Grand Prize winner must select and close on, a residential home of his/her choice (based on availability) through a CENTURY 21 office (except where this condition is prohibited by law) between 5/29/2009 and 11/29/2009 or the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner.

Eight (8) First Prizes (One (1) First Prize will be awarded to one (1) winner per Region): $5,000.00, to be awarded in the form of a check. ARV: $5,000.00 each.

10,500 Instant Win Prizes: A Sponsor-specified $10.00 Gift Card. ARV: $10.00 each.

The fair season is well under way for behind the scenes planners and vendors. This years Kenton County Fair promises to be filled with fun for the whole family, offering something for everyone.

The 2009 Kenton County Fair will begin on Mondy July 20 and run each evening through July 25, with events and rides all day on Saturday July 25.

Find out more about the Kenton County Fair at http://kentoncountyfair.com

Doug Garner | CENTURY 21 Garner Properties | 859-363-9900 2121 Carrick Ct #102, Crescent Springs, KY PRICE SLASHED 2BR/2BA Condo offered at $104,700 Year Built 1999 Sq Footage Unspecified Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 2 Uncovered spaces Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint $117 per month DESCRIPTION REDUCED!! This 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Emerald Springs offers a walk out Living room to ground level patio. Oven/Range, Micro, Refrig, Wsher, Dryr included. NEW carpet, FRESH Paint, Now Vacant - immediate possession. Don't miss opportunity see additional photos below PROPERTY FEATURES Central A/C Central heat Walk-in closet Living room Dishwasher Refrigerator Stove/Oven Microwave Washer Dryer Laundry area - inside Balcony, Deck, or Patio COMMUNITY FEATURES Guest parking Clubhouse Swimming pool(s) Tennis court(s) Playground Secured entry OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES Ground Level Unit Walk out Living room to Ground Level Patio Great for pet owners ADDITIONAL PHOTOS Seller contact info: Doug Garner CENTURY 21 Garner Properties 859-363-9900 For sale by agent/broker Equal Opportunity Housing Posted: Dec 28, 2008, 6:27pm PST

This wonderful condo is in the Emerald Springs neighborhood of Crescent Springs. It offer 2 bedrooms with 2 full bath. One flight of stairs from the main entrance puts you on this ground level unit, great for people with pets. It has a ground level patio with a private setting. It is currently vacant with occupancy at closing. All of the appliances are included in the sale. Call Doug Garner, CENTURY 21 Garner Properties for more information. 859-363-9900 or visit http://NorthernKentuckyHomes.com/367389

I've had a couple of people comment to me recently that there seemed like a lot of foreclosures (Bank owned) property on the market. I was thinking the bank owned inventory was down a little so I did some checking on market conditions for foreclosed properties.

Bank owed properties accounted for almost 27% of sales for the last 30 days. The bank owned inventory is dropping fast. Although we are still receiving new listings for bank owned property on a daily basis, the indications are that the banks are succesfully negoiatiing many buyers out of foreclosure. That fact, coupled with December is typically a very low foreclosure month (the banks hold off until January), the bank owned inventory is actually reducing rather than increasing.

If your an investor or have any interest in purchasing a foreclosed home. Now is the time to buy!

It's a first in the 70 year history for Independence's Simon Kenton High School. They are playing in the 2008 State 6A Championship football game. The FIRST time a number 4 seed from Northern Kentucky has made it to the final championship game. For many years now the 6A championship teams have been limited to the Louisville power houses, Trinty High School and Louisville Male High School.

The entire town is beaming with pride. Even Kenton county (a county with 6 high schools with football teams) has put its support behind the Simon Kenton Pioneers in their shot at the state title.

Northern Kentucky has had several state championships from Kenton County's Beechwood High School in class 1A division and Campbell counties Highlands High School seems to always been a contender in the 3A Division. Northern Kentucky is a GREAT football and high school sports area.

Simon Kenton's previous sports claim to fame was a state championship basketball team in 1981. That same year an explosion at the school killied one student, injuried many and closed the school for almost a full year.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: at Louisville's Cardinal Stadium Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:00PM

http://www.khsaa.org/football/

3570 Richardson Road Independence, Kentucky 41051

Approx 3.25 Acres  Parcel 4 of Richardson Business Center

Saturday December 20, 2008  -  10:30 AM

The developer of the Richardson Business Center has authorized us to offer at auction the above described parcel on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 10:30AM. Don't be late, it may only take a few minutes to sell this parcel. This property is zoned RC2 (rural commercial) and has many approved uses. All utilities available including storm water detention. It is ready for your building.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Parcel #204-0018-0002-00 is located in the West Price Hill section of Cincinnati, Ohio. Zoned 404 Retail/Apartment Over. This 3-Story Brick building with multiple add-ons was built in 1900 and boasts loads of character. Total Square Footage is 4,441sf.  Square footage is currently divide into 3 Residential Units of 533sf, 1,392sf, 1,272sf and Retail Unit of 1,244sf. There is ample paved parking and a high traffic count. Property Taxes are $1,026 per half. This asset offers respectable upside income potential to the successful bidder.

AUCTION TERMS: Property sells As-Is with no contingencies for financing or inspection. Prospective Bidders are strongly encouraged to conduct all inspections and arrange financing prior to auction day. Seller guarantees to convey property with marketable title, free and clear of all encumbrances. Taxes will be prorated to and current as of the date of closing. 

DEPOSIT & CLOSING: A deposit of $5,00 in the form of a Cashier's Check, Certified Check payable to yourself,  is required to bid on auction day. Successful bidder will endorse check in favor of listing broker and deposit with listing broker until date of closing on or  before January 20, 2009.

INSPECTION: Property is vacant land, Call Auctioneer for a time to visit the site.

BUYER BROKER: To register a buyer, you must: 1) Conduct a showing. 2) Complete the required Registration/Opening Bid Form (attached above) and submit to auctioneer no less than 48 hours prior to auction. 3) Accompany your client to the auction

Doug Garner, Auctioneer

CENTURY 21 Garner Properties

http://NorthernKentuckyHomes.com

Doug.Garner@CENTURY21.com

859-363-9900

Co-List by Delta Realty USA

Our hometown Simon Kenton Pioneer football team will play tonight, December 5, 2008, in the state 6A playoffs against a pwerhouse in Louisville's Male High School on Males home field.
Records: Simon Kenton 9-4, Male 9-4.

Tonights winner will face Trinity-St.Xavier winner in Class 6-A title game, 7p.m. Dec.13 at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky

The 2008 Cinderella Pioneers have had a steller season. The Pioneers entered the playoffs as a No.4 seed and took to the road to beat Lafayette High School in Lexington, Ky, Conner High School in Hebron, Ky  and Boone County High School in Florence, Ky, avenging regular-season losses to the latter two along the way. The Pioneers will go as far as junior running back Miles Simpson takes them. The 6-foot-2 190-pounder has rushed for 2,071 yards and scored 38 touchdowns this season. "He may be your Mr.Football next year," Male coach Bob Redman said. "He's the stuff, baby. He's special." Male has a all state runner of their own: Justin Green (1,004 yards, 17 TDs). He rushed for 254 yards and scored five TDs in last week's 56-35 win over Scott County.

"They're good. They're legit," Redman said of Simon Kenton. "They're physically a lot better than we are. ... I think this is a 50-50, 40-60 kind of game. If we play hard, we have a chance."

GO PIONEERS!!!!

The geeks at Google just plain "get it". They look at things from the perspective of the consumer and not the, "how can we make more money", point of view. As a result, they have grown into one of the most significant computer/internet companies of all time, and their stock value shows it. I've compiled a list of how I use Google everyday in the real estate business. All of this stuff makes staying organized, getting tasks done quicker and easier for me. The best part is, it's very affordable; it's all FREE. Maybe you already use some or all of this stuff. Maybe you'll learn about something your not using. Either way, I'm certain some of these things will help you in your business.

Google.com, the search engine. 80% of you probably already use it. Simple, easy, the best results.

Google toolbar. A better pop-up blocker, spell check anything you type, even on web pages. Google search directly from the toolbar among many other customizable things.

iGoogle.com- Custom search engine page. Just when I thought Goggle.com was the greatest, along comes iGoogle.com. Now the Google geeks have made their simple search engine customizable to me. When I click on my web browser I not only get the good ole trusted search engine at the top of the page but I get to decide what else I want to see on the page. gMail. After fighting with POP3 email service companies for the last 10 years, and thousands of dollars,  I think I have finally found a POP3 service that works. And it's not just satisfactory, every time I turn around I find some other reason that it works better than anything that I've spent lots of money on.

· Works Great with MS Outlook, I have no problems with outgoing or incoming mail from whatever ISP I'm connected to at anytime.

· Internet based. I can check my mail from any computer anywhere and it doesn't mess up the mail coming to my outlook.

· Mobile gMail. I can read, respond and compose mail from my mobile phone without using a huge amount of data transfer.

Picasa3. Google's version of a photo organizer and editor just got even better. It EASY to use and has most of the photo editing features that will make your photos BETTER than they are now. With the recet upgrade you can create slideshows, edit video, and upload directly to youtube.com with no problems.

Maps.google.com   When my GPS fails me I go to Google maps. If you haven't checked it out yet, pull up a an area and click on "Street Scene". It's a 360 degree, traveling street view. Just like your driving down the street.  Google's goal it to have everything "street scene-d" within a few years. 

Maps for mobile.I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've used Maps for Mobile. It has rarely not found what I'm looking for, even in residential subdivisions in rural areas. There's easy to follow driving directions and the real cool part; There's REAL TIME TRAFFIC!!!!. I can plot out my route in seconds and if there is heavy traffic the map shows roads with a yellow or red line. This is the closest thing to a GPS you can get, for no up front cost and no monthly fee.

GOOG411. It can't get much easier. GOOG411 is information by text message.You have a name and need a phone #? You have a phone # and need a name? You need an address? You want to know the score of the ball game? The weather forecast? Send a text message to GOOGLE (466453) and seconds later you get a response. I just heard from someone last week that I introduced this too a couple months ago and they decreased their monthly cell phone bill $40 by using GOOG411 as opposed to traditional 411. Just last week we were out and trying to decide where to eat, Someone said, Texas Road House. We love to eat there but usually avoid it due to the long wait to be seated. GOOG411, "texas road house" (It already knows my home zip code, if not I would enter the city), 10 seconds later, I get the address, and phone number, I click on the phone number and my cell phone dials, I'm connect to call ahead seating, they tell me 25 minutes. The whole process took about 2 minutes.  We arrived and had about a 5 minute wait.

Google Calendar.This just became 100x more useful with the new sync add on. Google calendar now syncs with your MS outlook! Your outlook calendar is available to you on any computer anywhere. And guess what?....... your computer crashes, no worries, your calendar is online on Google; get your computer fixed or a new one and re-sync with Google Calendar. The features are incredible, you can have a family calendar, work calendar, you can share specific events or calendars with other Google Calendar users.

Google Docs- Share your Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc with people you want to share with. An online storage space for all those docs you don't want to loose in case of a computer crash. 

Groups.Google.com- A tech guy introduce this to me years ago. I had a problem that he didn't have to answer to, so he Google grouped it. BAM! There was a solution to my problem. If you can dream it up there's probably a Google group dedicated to it. Just type in a problem and up pops questions and answers to other people's posts with the same problem as you. If there are no answers you can always post your problem and someone more knowledgeable about it than you will answer your question. Many times, it's a factory representative or software company tech that answers your questions.

YouTube.com This is fairly new to me. In the past I always thought this was a novelty and didn't want to spend any time there watching someone's 4 y/o play the piano. Then up pops http://youtube.com/century21  CENTURY 21 has launched this as a contest/ promotion but I can see huge possibilities in the future of youtube and real estate.  Virtual Tours could easily become a thing of the past when this catches on. Why pay $30 a month for a virtual tour provider when you can have a 3 minute video tour of every listing? For FREE. I started looking around a little after I saw the possibilities with YouTube. Agents from across the county have already started taking advantage of YouTube. I found some fantastic, short videos of home tours, city tours and relocation information. The possibilities are unlimited.  Don't discount this as a novelty, be creative, be the first in this area to market yourself and your property with video.

Google Alerts. Alerts let you customize what you want to be alerted about. Want to know if your name pops up on a web site" Alert it. You website? Alert it. Your competitors web site? Alert it. Anything you want to know about before anyone else knows about? Alert it.

Doug Garner | CENTURY 21 Garner Properties | 859-363-9900 891 Mt Zion Rd East, Independence, KY $18,000 PRICE REDUCTION! 3BR/2.5BA Single Family House offered at $175,000 Year Built 2001 Sq Footage Unspecified Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 1.48 acres HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION 1/2 story situated on 1.49 acres with a pond. 1st floor master with full bath. Full unfinished basement with walk out. Fenced on sides and rear. visit http://northernkentuckyhomes.com for more information see additional photos below PROPERTY FEATURES Central A/C Central heat Family room Living room Dishwasher Refrigerator Stove/Oven Basement Laundry area - inside Yard OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES 1.48 Acres Fenced on 3 sides Beautiful Setting Pond Full unfinished walkout basement ADDITIONAL PHOTOS Seller contact info: Doug Garner CENTURY 21 Garner Properties 859-363-9900 For sale by agent/broker Equal Opportunity Housing Posted: Dec 18, 2008, 12:22pm PST

This wonderful one and a half story sits on a 1.48 acre lot and features a pond. It is fenced on 3 sides and has a view of a farm. Just over a mile from the Interstate. The seller has just reduced the price by $18,000, now asking $175,000. for more information contact Doug Garner, CENTURY 21 Garner Properties 859-363-9900 or http://NorthernKentuckyHomes.com

With the release of Google's Picasa3 Google has just made it simple to upload your slide shows to YouTube.com. I've been using Picasa for a couple years to manage, basic edit and print my photos. This new upgade makes is simple to create a slide show, add captions and music to your slide shows and then upload them to YouTube.com, all from your desktop. Best of all, it's free!

Picasa3 is just another addition to the arsenal of Google tools I use on a daily basis to make a life a technology and Internet, easier.

Check it out. Go to Google.com and type in Picasa. Enjoy