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2010
FIRPTA -- What it Means to Foreign Nationals Who Purchase Real Estate This post was inspired by Eileen Hsu's post: Foreign Nationals Purchase Properties in Manhattan New York Must Read Nice post, but only covers the purchase, and doesn't go into the long-term "What If's" . . . What if they sell? ...
11/30/2010
I'll cut right to the chase . . . The real "terrorists" are Michael Chertoff, and Deepak Chopra (NOT the new age guy that Oprah likes). The literal evil twin Deepak Chopra runs OSI, and they manufacture "Rapidscan" -- one (of the only two) companies who manufactures and sells the strip search ma...
11/26/2010
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This re-blog is a must see -- and a reminder: STOP BINGE DRINKING AND DRIVING!! DO NOT WATCH if you don't want to witness the reality of the affects of alcohol and driving drunk. This is NO JOKE!! "ACCIDENTS" such as these are preventable, and do not need to happen. Driving shit faced isn't ...
11/24/2010
For those that have ever read a real estate "Ask the Real Estate Person Expert" or other such column, one question keeps popping up in my mind (does it pop up in yours?): Are they even licensed? I just got through reading one article, and I'm going to ask/answer my own question on the author's l...
11/24/2010
We all joked in line, as we took off our shoes, our belts, took out our computers -- yup, the joke was: Pretty soon, we'll be going through the metal detectors naked. And so it came to pass . . . in the "Land of the Free" and home of the brave. Invasion of the BODY SCANNERS. The TSA grew, and wh...
11/21/2010
Portland Walking Tours If you're visiting Portland, a great idea would be to get out and about -- on foot -- and take a Portland Walking Tours! Epicurean Excursion Best of Portland Underground Portland Beyond Bizarre Chocolate Decadence Beervana Pub Crawl Other Tours Visting Portland, be sure to...
11/20/2010
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Things to do in Portland Portland, Oregon is centrally located to both mountain and ocean . . . about an hour drive each way. Right now, the ski slopes are open so the #1 thing to do in Portland might be -- hit the slopes! In no particular order: THINGS TO DO IN PORTLAND - SKI Mt Hood Meadows - ...
11/20/2010
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First time home buyer program in Oregon There's, sadly, not a lot of resources in our State for first time home buyers. But, I do know of a grant program offered to first time buyers program in Oregon. To be eligible for the grant for the first time buyer program in Oregon: To be eligible for a...
11/20/2010
Unfortunately, the chart I'd like to show is copyrighted, so I can only share the link. To cut to the chase . . . and view the chart, CLICK HERE The chart was prepared by Dan Edstrom who performs securitization audits. The fact that it took him a year to compile the chart is probably just abou...
11/19/2010
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Tammy Lankford posted this the other day: Paying it Forward With What Will Fit in a Shoebox Her post inspired me, and I did some shopping at the local Dollar Tree last evening. I even used her suggestion of placing the gifts in a plastic storage bin, rather than a shoe box. The storage bin co...
11/16/2010
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