I am really lucky to have all my family really close and we can all get together for every holiday. But, today didn't go quite as planned! You see, my sister is a day care owner and the basement of her house is a treasure trove of play toys. So, the kids really enjoy going there every chance the
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03/23/2008
One of the biggest concerns for kids when it comes to relocating across town or cross country is that they will have to make new friends and will never be able to talk to their current friends again.One thing to consider to help your kids before you move is to enroll them in Boy Scouts / Girls Sc
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03/23/2008
Have you ever had to relocate or even move across town, and had to go buy boxes at the local u-haul for $3.00 a box? This can get real expensive real quick and I admit I move myself about every two years now and one of the secrets I've learned to save money is to make real good friends with my lo
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03/23/2008
While I was writing down the buyer's information while at the open house yesterday, the pen died. So just like any good boy scout, I pulled out my brand new back up pen....Nope, isn't working either. So, let's try back up number 3, then four. This wasn't my day, the clients said, let us take you
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03/22/2008
I am happy to say I am involved in a condo conversion project in Tigard, Oregon, but the number one question I get is when will the HOA dues go up? Well, to be honest, I don't know! You see the HOA dues are determined by how much is needed to do the everyday things in the HOA, plus plan for the b
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03/22/2008
I was watching TV the other day and there was a teaser for the news and they were talking about the real estate market and how these post cards were going out, that had a line around the block of potential takers at this open house. What I got from the teaser as I forgot to actually watch the new
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03/21/2008
Today is Friday, March 21, 2008 and it is time for another breakdown of homes sales in the Washington County, Oregon market. This week was a little slow for sales, but we still had some movement in the market. This week, I've started to add stats for expired listings to the weekly pages for each
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03/21/2008
In the past year I have had three buyers getting FHA loans, use a down payment assistance program and I have been hearing for the past six months that it was on the chopping blocks!Well today my mortgage broker called and told me they have been saved and will continue to be available to buyers.
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03/20/2008
Let me give you a little history about myself first! I've owned both a Disc Jockey company and a courier service in my time before I joined the world of real estate. Since then I have never owned a map book or a GPS unit, I just thought it was a waste of money. With my past experience, I knew whe
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03/19/2008
Are you selling your home FSBO, "For Sale by Owner", and know you can do it, but would like some advice? Did you realize that you may be able to work with a Realtor without having to pay for advice on advertising and paperwork? You really don't have to go it alone.I work with a lot of FSBOs for a
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03/17/2008
