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2012
The Department of HUD and FHA made a huge announcement this week. Effective with case numbers assigned April 1st and later, there will be an increase of fees. "The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 requires FHA to increase the annual MIP it collects by 0.10 percent. This cha...
02/28/2012
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1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP. 2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK. 3.. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS ...
02/28/2012
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The Texas teacher was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his rain boots. He had asked her for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on.Finally, when the second boot was on, she had worked up a sweat. She almost cri...
02/26/2012
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The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~Aesop If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~...
02/22/2012
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I am your customer I am someone that you should appreciate and hope to develop a relationship with I don’t want to be ‘sold’, I want information I am not an annoyance, I am someone you should be happy to educate on your business and the things you offer I am not someone for you to match wits with...
02/21/2012
When the Andersons closed on their dream home last fall they felt that they had received a bit of a bargain. Because of a soft housing market and because of an abundance of available real estate, the Andersons were able to negotiate the price of their new home down to $400,000. Hidden real estate...
02/19/2012
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At the Irish wedding reception the D.J. yelled... "Would all married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living." The bartender was almost crushed to death! ==============================================================================
02/17/2012
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From your Friends and "FAMILY" at Family Abstract, Inc. Don't get scammed!! Top Job Scam BBB sees lots of secret shopper schemes, work-from-home scams, and other phony job offers, but the worst job-related scam can dash your hopes and steal your identity. Emails, websites and online applications...
02/16/2012
After reading the comments on a great post by Sandy Nelson entitled, banks-should-reconsider-winterizing-their-inventory-of-homes. I felt compelled to write a post on the "rest of the story"! As part of the last bailout of the American banking system disguised as an Americans' bailout, all the ...
02/15/2012
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We need to think more about the worth of home ownership versus the monetary value. We’ve gotten away from what home ownership really means. I compare home ownership to owning a chainsaw—let’s call it the Chainsaw Mentality. If I buy a chainsaw, is it going to be worth more than I paid for it...
02/13/2012
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