A Great and Easy Idea to Make a Seller's Curb Appeal "Pop"! - 04/29/10 04:00 PM
 
     My wife and I met when we both worked together at a Savings and Loan in the mid to late 70's.  She was the secretary to the president of the S&L and processor for the mortgage loan department.  I was a mortgage officer, appraiser, and branch manager ... sort of a jack-of-all-trades.  Back then, especially in a small community, that was normal and expected.
    We ended-up getting married ... and besides taking my lovely bride to a NHL hockey game on our honeymoon (an obvious hint as to what marriage to me was going to truly be like), … (0 comments)

Will County, Illinois Tax Bills Are Being Mailed This Friday. It's That Time of the Year Again! - 04/28/10 10:28 AM

     
 
      It was announced yesterday by Will County Treasurer Pat McGuire, that 2009 Will County property tax bills will be mailed out this Friday.
      The first installment of taxes will be due on June 2nd, with the second installment due on September 2nd, 2010.  Both installments are due in the exact same amounts. 
      If you have questions and are in need of further information regarding these bills, please go to the Will County website at: www.willcountytreasurer.com.  The treasurer can also be reached by email at: treasurer@willcountyillinois.com.  The telephone number at the treasurer's office is: 815.740.4675.
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Stamps to the Rescue - US Post Office helps Buy Food for Shelter Pets! - 04/25/10 06:00 PM
I thought Connie Harvey's information regarding the US Post Office's new stamp sales helping to buy food for shelter pets ... starting April 30th  ... was very worthy of re-blogging.
Easy to accomplish, these sales could help save the life of an animal .. and also increase awareness regarding the urgent need for animal adoption.
My thank to Connie for bringing this useful and important information to our attention!
Via Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville TN Real Estate (Prudential Woodmont Realty):
Stamps to the Rescue - US Post Office helps Buy Food for Shelter Pets!
 
 
That's right! Starting April 30th, you can purchase stamps … (5 comments)

Credit Scores Down! Will Prospective Buyers Be Denied? - 04/22/10 06:49 PM
 
     I have been in contact and working with a prospective client for well over a year while he and his wife were tackling some credit issues.  This couple took it upon themselves to gear-up their home search once again and have actually found a property they are interested in purchasing.  After being in the works for so long a time, I obviously had to run an updated credit report to start the purchase process again.
     To my surprise ... because I had been assured that the correct measures were being taken to improve scores ... the new credit scores came in lower.  A monthly mortgage payment … (18 comments)

$40,000 of home buying assistance available to Will County residents through Will County Neighborhood Stabilization Program - 04/17/10 09:50 PM
 
 
     The County of Will in Illinois, through a grant received as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, has $40,000 in monies available in the form of down payment assistance for eligible buyers wishing to purchase foreclosed homes that will be rehabilitated by the County.  It is stipulated that the 5.16 million received in grant funds must be utilized by no later than September 16th of this year. 
     Homes in the following areas of Will County are eligible for down payment assistance:  Unincorporated Joliet, Unincorporated Troy Township, Wilmington, University Park, Romeoville, Crest Hill, Godley, Braidwood, Lockport, Rockdale, and Crete.  Stastically these areas were determined … (6 comments)

Spring Clean-Up Days in Lincoln-Way Area Villages Announced! - 04/13/10 11:24 AM
 
    
     Springtime finds many of our local villages hosting Spring Clean-Up Days within its boundaries. 
     Three of the Villages that make up what is commonly known as the Lincoln-Way Area in Will County, IL have announced the dates for their annual clean-up events.
    
     If interested in helping your Villages during their Spring Clean-up events, please call the numbers provided below for the individual Village Offices ...
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     New Lenox offers an extra recycling service along with their annual spring-cleaning service pick-up.  This years clean-up event will be held on May 1st between the hours of 6 am to … (0 comments)

Loan Modifications. Foreclosures. Short-sales. Credit Repair. Mortgage Applications. Heartbreak. All reasons to find and establish a relationship with an experienced, knowledgable preferred lender ... - 04/12/10 03:51 PM

   
     It doesn't take long to find and read through multiple heart-breaking and unsettling stories here on ActiveRain regarding the handling of lending transactions, loan modifications, foreclosures, short-sales, credit repair, mortgage applications, and more.  It's a sad fact, but true.
     It also doesn't take long to find and read comments left by agents and brokers on AR expressing their loyalty and thanks for the relationships and trust they have forged with their favorite preferred lenders ... proving the extreme importance of those relationships.  
     I focus this article on the buyers, newer agents, sellers, attorneys, etc. that have not yet found and established that … (5 comments)

Buy Some "Paca Poo" to Benefit the Music Booster Club @ St. Charles, IL Central Community Unit School District 301 - 04/09/10 04:12 PM
 
      Never let it be said that the Music Booster Club at Central Community Unit School District 301 leaves any stone ... or manure ... unturned to raise funds.  The Club is co-hosting a fundraising event this Saturday, April 10th in which they are selling "fertilizer". 
    
     The Booster Club is teaming up with Inspiration Farm Alpacas' owner, Jeff Koehl to sell "paca poo" for the second year.  Last year's "poo" fundraiser made $600 for the group.  This year they hope to do even better. 
     The "paca poo" sold (which is actually a pellet-like dropping) is pure profit, as the farm donates the fertilizer … (7 comments)

Caution! Tax Credits Will Disappear on April 30th! Still Time to Get Under Contract! - 04/08/10 04:38 PM

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Tune Into BlogTalkRadio on April 6th! - 04/05/10 04:14 PM

    
 
     Tomorrow, April 6th, marks an important day for me. 
     Carra Riley of AR's Cosmic Cow Pie is going to interview me on BlogTalkRadio!  I am beyond excited!
     I hope all our friends from ActiveRain, Twitter, Facebook and more will join us tomorrow as we discuss the current status of the Mortgage industry and how it effects the economy, home buyers, sellers, and agents today.
     We hope to educate and entertain all at the same time ... 
    
 
     Carra and I will also be talking about the new HUD requirements, Good Faith … (5 comments)

 

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