Home In Rockland County

Why Buy Now? Home Buying Seminar at Suffern Free Library in Suffern, NY All the gloom and doom being delivered by the media about the current real-estate market has buyers sitting on a fence waiting for that perfect time to buy.   If you're one of those fence sitters, come join us on Tuesday, Oct...

White House Goes Green!   The White House  is going green and it's about time! Plans are underway to add Solar Panels and a solar hot water heater to the roof of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by spring of next year. These panels will heat water for the first family and supply some of their electricity...

Flips and Pics How Do You Use Your Flipcam? Do you just rely on the listing agents listing photos when seraching for your dream home? Don't!  When you visit properties, why not document what you see with your own two eyes by taking your own digital pictures or videos.   There are definite advanta...

Buy or Rent? There's been so much bad press about the housing market and it all has served to discourage all those potential buyers sitting on the fence, waiting for the market to turn.  If you're one of those on the fence, wondering whether or not this is a good time to give up that rental and t...

A New Way to Vote in Rockland County There's a new way to vote in Rockland County, NY.  The primaries in September were our first introduction to the new system.  Personally, I preferred the old method but then, it takes time to acclimate to change.  The plan is to implement this new system state...

For all those times we're asked to provide a username and password, it can be overwhelming trying to remember them all.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could at least have one username?  Well, Michelle Gibson has been kind enough to share with us a site she found that checks availability of your user...

Ever wondered how to change the format of a picture or video or file?  Brad Andersohn tells us al about Zamzar in this post, which easily and for free will convert your images, documents, sound files, etc.  Check it out. Have you ever had a picture that was in the wrong format for uploading to a...

For those of you in the market to buy and thinking of using a non-occupant co-borrower to help you secure your loan, here's a great post by morgage specialist Larry Bettag outlining the differences between FHA and Fannie/Freddie's take on these loans.  Of coarse, if you're looking for a home in ...