Today is Leap Day - February 29 - a day which only occurs every four years! Technically called Bisextile, the name comes from the early Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar, or Julius the Czar (King). The calendar, introduced in 46 BC, had only ten months, which is why December is named fo
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02/29/2008
Today, February 12, is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, considered by many to have been the greatest President in our nation's history. Born in meager conditions on this date in 1809 in a small log cabin in Illinois, Lincoln educated himself with borrowed books and went on to become a lawyer, a c
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02/12/2008
SOLDThe present owner saw the potential in this great house and started a rehab, but isn't able to continue - so the opportunity to own a reasonably priced future pride-and-joy home can be yours! The price has been reduced to only $39,900, and the seller will consider a short-term Lease/Purchase
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02/11/2008
In a post today, "QuiQui" Lopez writes about a landlord who found that a tenant had left owing a huge water bill! In Pennsylvania, water companies can put a lien on a property if the water bill is not paid. This means that the building cannot be sold without the lien being cleared by the owner.
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02/06/2008
This 2-bedroom starter townhouse has some features you wouldn't necessarily expect at the low price of $124,900!Central air conditioning and economical gas heat provide effective heating and cooling. In the kitchen all the appliances stay. There is a pass-through from the kitchen
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02/04/2008
Buying and restoring old houses is indeed a labor of love! In my career I have restored a number of homes, including in historic Marietta PA. You still need to be cognizant of costs, and probably everything you estimate for renovations will turn out to cost more because of unknown factors you
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02/04/2008