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2010
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Trends and fads come and go, especially in real estate. I remember when buyers just had to have a bay window SOMEWHERE in the house. Over the past few years, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances have been must-haves. Other fads that faded or never really caught on were "morning r...
09/28/2010
I will admit that I had high hopes for the loan modification programs touted over the past 24 months or so. In theory and on paper, a loan modification makes perfect sense. Circumstances in the homeowner/borrower's life have changed to the point where the existing mortgage payment is unaffordabl...
09/27/2010
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In working with my parents, namely my mother, this week in their consideration to buy a "new" home, something that I had previously took for granted came to light. My parents are not old in any since, 63 and 59, and are now in relatively good health. My father just finished battling lung cancer...
09/26/2010
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Today I helped a fellow Avon rep with a vendor booth at a fall festival at Beech Elementary School in Hendersonville, TN. The fall festival included children and parents from Beech High School and Beech Elementary School. We were there to promote our Avon businesses as well as participate in th...
09/25/2010
Teachers at some of the toughest schools in Tennessee are eligible for bonus money up to $10,000. The bonus money will come from a federal grant used to reward highly effective teachers. The state of Tennessee will receive $35 million for the program from the U.S. Department of Education as par...
09/24/2010
There are a record number of students enrolled at Middle TN State University (MTSU) this semester. The total enrollment for this fall semester is 26,430 students. This surpasses the 25,000+ who enrolled last year. This year's total represents a nearly five percent increase in student enrollmen...
09/23/2010
I don't know exactly when it happened. I signed up for the Tennessean newspaper at the grocery store one day, helping out a fellow self-employed independent contractor. I started my subscription about the time that I started this 30 day blogging challenge. I have found that I enjoy reading the...
09/22/2010
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Besides doing short sales and helping buyers find the perfect home, I do a lot of loss mitigation work for various lenders. How this works is that when the mortgage company/lender cannot get in touch with a homeowner, I will often times receive an order from the lender to go out and try to make ...
09/21/2010
I had a conversation with one of my Nashville short sale clients this weekend. To put it quite bluntly, she is now in a catch-22 with her short sale. Months ago everything was going along fine. My client was working full-time, as was her husband and her ex-husband. She was receiving child sup...
09/20/2010
Those of us in the Nashville area remember the floods from May that displaced and destroyed the homes of many of our neighbors. There are still a substantial number of flood victims who are not yet back in their homes. To assist those homeowners rebuild and repair their homes, Metro Nashville h...
09/19/2010
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