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    <title>Debbie DiFonzo's Missouri Real Estate Blog</title>
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    <description>missouri real estate, rural missouri living, off the grid in missouri, river front property, listing specialist in missouri, laclede county missouri, webster county missouri, dallas county missouri, united country real estate, technology realtor, hunting land, foreclosures in missouri, fort leonard wood, springfield mo, blogging, lebanon mo, marshfield mo, green real estate, historic homes missouri</description>
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      <title>Stop Missouri Double Taxation on real estate and say Yes to a new constitutional amendment</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The State of Missouri currently does not levy a transfer tax when a home sells - we are one of&amp;nbsp;only a&amp;nbsp;few states that does not &quot;double tax&quot; real estate. We'd like to keep it that way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you live in Missouri, I encourage you to read the post below and visit the website.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1374376/stop-missouri-double-taxation-on-real-estate-and-say-yes-to-a-new-constitutional-amendment&quot;&gt;Grant Hickman (The Grant Hickman Team)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s stop Missouri politicians from penalizing homeowners and buyers &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Missouri is one of 13 states that does not levy a transfer tax on home sales, and a coalition of property owners, businesses and the Missouri Association of REALTORS&amp;trade; want to keep it that way.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The group sees transfer taxes as double taxation because Missourians already pay property taxes on real estate. A petition drive and a website have been created to help homeowners and potential buyers reach lawmakers who have the power to levy such a tax.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; To place a state constitutional amendment on the November 2010 ballot to prohibit Missouri lawmakers from passing the tax initiative, the group needs more than 157,000 valid signatures. To make voters more aware of this issue, a new website, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yestosavehomes.com/&quot;&gt;www.YesToSaveHomes.com&lt;/a&gt; is now online to help consumers learn more about the tax, calculate the tax based on the home&amp;rsquo;s sale price, and get involved. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Here&amp;rsquo;s the simple and straightforward proposal:&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to prevent the state, counties and other political subdivisions from imposing any new tax, including a sales tax, on the sale or transfer of homes or any other real estate?&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; As an example, here&amp;rsquo;s a calculation on a St. Charles County home sale. The home sold for $150,000 and at the St. Charles County taxation rate of 7.0750%, the amount would be an additional $10,612.50.* Jane Mendenhall, president-elect of the Missouri Association of Realtors, believes the transfer tax places undue stress on low-income Missourians who typically spend a larger percentage of income on their home. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Add the mix of Missourians who have lost their jobs, had pay cuts and have been forced to sell their homes or experienced a drop in property values, and the transfer tax just isn&amp;rsquo;t good for the recovering Missouri economy. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Legislators are looking around to fine new sources of revenue. The transfer tax is one of those sources politicians are eyeing. With the help of voters and homebuyers, the transfer tax will not be an additional burden on Missouri residents. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; * This number is based on area percentages.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Written by Myra Vandersall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:00:34 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>40 acre farm outside of Lebanon MO - Enjoy all Ozark living has to offer!</title>
      <description>I've lived in the Missouri Ozarks for almost ten years now - I still get a thrill when I see, walk on and touch a beautiful piece of property. The joy and appreciation of the land has not left me!&lt;p&gt;

I hope you'll appreciate this property for all it has to offer - it is one of the nicest, user friendly, full amenity farms I have seen recently -- Enjoy!&lt;p&gt;---- Debbie  &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;







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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;2 Bedrooms&lt;br /&gt;1 Bathroom&lt;br /&gt;1 Unit&lt;br /&gt;Lot: 40.00 acre(s)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;11373  Hwy 32&lt;br /&gt;Lebanon, MO 65536&lt;/div&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:44:28 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Almost 30 acres of light woods with pond and spring-fed creek - near Mennonite Community and State Park</title>
      <description>My husband will tell you that hunting land shouldn't be &quot;pretty&quot; but I'm here to say -&lt;b&gt; this is one of the prettiest pieces I have seen in Southwest Missouri in many years!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Located near Bennett Springs State Park, off the beaten path, this property is quiet, scenic and has some of the nicest water you're likely to find! &lt;p&gt;Hope you enjoy this piece as much as I did....Debbie&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;center&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:35:44 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;This property offered for sale by: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCtheOzarks.com&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/a&gt;, located in Marshfield Missouri. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;Debbie DiFonzo, broker, United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Debbie DiFonzo&lt;/a&gt;, Broker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More information is available upon request, including a Seller's Disclosure for both homes - the main home was built in 2005, the second home, built in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:40 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1297146/horse-property-in-the-ozarks-for-sale-75-sixty-six-dr-niangua-mo-65713</link>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is located in Lebanon MO and Marshfeild MO, in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. We specialize in country property - including horse farms, dairy farms, river property, homes on small acreage and commercial properties. Let us help you, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;Debbie DiFonzo, Broker of United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Find Your Freedom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in Missouri.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:31:24 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1287614/custom-horse-barn-plus-all-brick-home-in-niangua-mo-webster-county-missouri-offered-for-sale</link>
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      <title>Why I Love Mondays! </title>
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&lt;p&gt;WOW! &lt;strong&gt;It feels great&amp;nbsp;to be getting back to my blog!&lt;/strong&gt; Family Life and the world of real estate have kept me occupied the last few weeks - boy, have I missed writing about South West Missouri real estate and the happenings around here!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While this isn't an original piece, I thought it was fitting for how I've been feeling -&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We have to start somewhere! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1032621/Why-I-Love-Mondays&quot;&gt;Claire C. (ActiveRain Corporation)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;With Great Respect to Jim Davis, Creator.&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/2/1/ar12396587112197.jpg&quot; height=&quot;178&quot; alt=&quot;With Great Respect to Jim Davis, Creator.&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have expounded on the brilliance of mornings in the past, and now, I'm afraid I must write an ode to Mondays.&#160; There are people in this world who, when Monday rolls around, they hit the snooze button eighteen times before finally rolling out of bed, their hair mussed and going every direction, dark circles under their eyes, and pajamas rumpled from their tossing, turning escapades of the night past.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps I need not say it, but I'm not one of those people.&#160; I rolled out of bed bright and early this morning at 7am, brushed my teeth, pulled on the clothes I'd laid out last night, grabbed the bag I'd packed, grabbed my pop tarts and headed to work.&#160; I flew across the 520 bridge and soared up 405, parking in my favorite spot upon arrival and taking a quick jaunt to Starbucks for an iced mocha.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was a good morning.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Setting down with my mocha and my Todoodlist, I added a few items that had popped up over the weekend, sent out prepatory emails to some of the guys so that I had what I needed by the end of the day, and got down to work.&#160; Lunch flew by without a fuss - everyone's lunch order was correct this time! Woot!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now, I'm sitting here, and it's 2:34pm.&#160; My Todoodlist is now down to three items for follow-up -- down from eighteen this morning.&#160; Now, orange juice in hand, I'm considering the rest of my day.&#160; I have just an hour and a half before it's over, and that is PLENTY of time to get some of the more tasteless frogs swallowed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mondays are wonderful work days for me because I have SO much energy.&#160; I'm a yes-girl on Mondays - &quot;Yes, I can do that!&quot; &quot;Sure, I'll get right on it!&quot; &quot;Absolutely, I have time for that today.&quot;&#160; I think this energy is the product of keeping my weekends low-key; if you're always running around, when do you have time to breathe?&#160; Story of my life!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So an ode to Mondays...&#160; They are definitely my high-energy, high-production day.&#160; I know Jon thinks I'm super-organized and uber-productive, but everyone has those days where they don't feel like they got anything done (I've posted about a few myself!).&#160; All I have to say is: Thank the Rain for Mondays.... we have to start somewhere, and why not start on the best foot possible?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some tips for happy Mondays:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;On FRIDAY, make your Monday to-do list, so you don't think about it at all over the weekend.&#160; Neaten your desk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sunday evening, eat before 8pm and get to sleep at a reasonable hour.&#160; If you have time, read before bed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monday morning, get out of bed the first time your alarm goes off.&#160; Studies show that people actually feel MORE tired after hitting the snooze.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Upon arrival to work, add the new items that came through your inbox to your to-do list.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get some coffee or orange juice, make sure you've eaten SOMETHING (even if it's just a banana).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start at #1 on your to-do list and race yourself to see how much you can get done before the next person arrives at work.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Finally:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 7.&#160; Make sure you always have ONE THING on your desk that makes you happy.&#160; Right now, I have daffodils!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
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&lt;p&gt;It's no secret that I love to list property, be it a home, land, commercial building or farm in South Central Missouri. There is something about looking at a property, taking photos, listing the features and putting all the pieces of the puzzle together until we get to the closing table. The process is rather addictive!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You may be surprised to learn the most popular question I receive as a listing agent - So... what is the Seller's bottom dollar? How low will they go?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/housepat&quot; title=&quot;Pat Kennedy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pat Kennedy&lt;/a&gt; sums up why, as a buyer, you can cross that question off your list and move on to the next... but don't wait too long - or your perfect &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;Debbie DiFonzo, Realtor, website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Buffalo MO&lt;/a&gt; property may be long gone!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/blogsview/985710/So-How-Much-Will-The-Sellers-Take&quot;&gt;Patricia Kennedy (Evers &amp; Company Realtors)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/0/3/7/7/ar123717410477305.jpg&quot; height=&quot;199&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;210&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px 17px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;If you are thinking about making an offer on a house you like, chances are you are planning to make an offer for something less than the asking price.&amp;nbsp; And chances are you'd like some idea of what the magic number might be - the absolute least amount of money the seller will take.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well, if you are thinking about asking the listing agent for this little piece of information, save your breath!&amp;nbsp; If she knows, she can't tell you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But guess what!&amp;nbsp; She doesn't know.&amp;nbsp; She doesn't have a clue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And guess what else!&amp;nbsp; The sellers don't know either.&amp;nbsp; They won't have a clue of what their bottom line is until they are faced with an offer and go back and forth a few times with the prospective buyers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So if you are wondering what the sellers will take, make an offer.&amp;nbsp; If your number is too low, the worst thing that can happen is that they will reject your it.&amp;nbsp; In this market, however, they are more likely to make a counter-offer.&amp;nbsp; After a little give and take, you will get your answer, and if you can reach a meeting of the minds, you'll have a new house.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the great things about buying in a buyer's market is that you can negotiate, and most sellers are willing to do a little horse trading to sell their homes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you wait until the market turns around, you could find yourself having to compete with other buyers who all want your house!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:13:04 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Do you know if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac holds your loan?</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Did you know your loan may not be with the same lender as when you first signed your paperwork to purchase your Southwest Missouri home?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Loans are often &quot;sold&quot; after the initial purchase. You may now have a &quot;loan servicer&quot; to deal with rather than the actual lender.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why should this matter to you? Right now it may because of all the Federal programs and assistance coming down the pipeline.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac holds your loan, read on... great information below...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://f741c98.activerain.com/post/966092/How-do-I-know-if-Fannie-Mae-or-Freddie-Mac-has-my-loan&quot;&gt;Winston Westbrook Victorville Real Estate Broker/Notary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;This seems to be the question of the hour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;How do I find out if Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae has my loan??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out if either of these two giants have your loan you need to first call your lender or loan servicer&amp;nbsp;(the one who sends you a mortgage statement every month) and ask them if one of the two have your loan. If they do not want to tell you because some might not or if you do not feel comfortable with the customer service reps answer then you can find out directly from Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae by clicking the direct links below or calling the toll free numbers:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/buyown/english/avoiding_foreclosure/avoiding_foreclosure_form.html&quot; title=&quot;Freddie Mac&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Does Freddie Mac have my mortgage online request form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1-800-FREDDIE (8am to 8pm EST)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanniemae.com/homepath/homeaffordable.jhtml&quot; title=&quot;Fannie Mae&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Does Fannie Mae have my mortgage online request form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1-800-7FANNIE (8am to 8pm EST)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Once you know who has your loan you can then see if you qualify for the new refinance program that begins today for homeowners throughout America that are current with their mortgage payments but have not been able to qualify for a refinance due to the loss of value in their home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:15:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Do you own property in the Conway MO school district? Read on....</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Laclede County R-1 schools&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/4/5/7/0/ar123648148307545.jpg&quot; height=&quot;182&quot; alt=&quot;Laclede County R-1 elementary school&quot; width=&quot;261&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 2px; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday I told you about my clients looking for a home in the Laclede County R-1 school district. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swmorealestatevoice.com/post/970387/lebanon-mo-area-real-estate-moving-again-my-buyers-found-out-the-hard-way-&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;They lost out on a home&lt;/a&gt; in Phillipsburg MO by a matter of minutes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're still looking!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #009900; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;If you own a home in the Laclede County R-1 school district and are in Lebanon MO, Conway MO or Phillipsburg MO please read on...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This couple is looking for a home:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;with a little bit of land, 3+ acres would be ideal&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;at least two full bathrooms is a must&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;at least three bedrooms&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;hard wood floors would be nice, but not required&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;a basement would be nice&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;a storm shelter would be a great bonus&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;easy access to I-44 would be a plus&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;in good condition - not a whole lot of work please&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a home you think would be of interest to my client, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;and you are willing to sell&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;call me at 417-533-4015 or email me at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:debbie@ucvip.com&quot;&gt;debbie@ucvip.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All contacts will be held in confidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Bradley Hand ITC;&quot;&gt;Debbie DiFonzo, e-PRO, GRI, SRS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Broker/Owner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCMissouri.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;417-532-2031 Lebanon MO office phone&lt;br /&gt;417-468-5900 Marshfield MO office phone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:10:19 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/971857/do-you-own-property-in-the-conway-mo-school-district-read-on-</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;What an incredible day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am working with a wonderful couple that have three daughters. They&#160;transferred to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;Debbie DiFonzo, Lebanon MO realtor&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lebanon Missouri area&lt;/a&gt; a few years ago and have been renting since then. Feeling they will stay here, without another transfer in the near future, they&#160;decided to buy. They have been to the bank, they have been pre-approved and have money in the bank for a down payment. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #000099; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;All the pieces are in place to make an offer on a home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Earlier this week, we looked at a foreclosure in Phillipsburg Missouri. Our choices have been some what limited as they want to stay in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/867015/Conway-MO-High-School-Receives-Bronze-Medal-from-US-News-World-Reports-on-Top-High-Schools&quot; title=&quot;Laclede Co R-1, Missouri&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Laclede County R-1 school district&lt;/a&gt;. There isn't a whole lot for sale in this school district, as it ranks well in the State and has a very strong reputation in the area. There is limited turn over within the boundaries of the district.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So... back to my story.&#160;We look at the home. A few family &lt;img title=&quot;Phillipsburg MO homes&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/4/0/0/8/ar12363921380042.jpg&quot; height=&quot;297&quot; alt=&quot;Phillipsburg MO homes&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin: 2px; border: black 2px solid;&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;members look over the home. The buyers made a list of potential repairs and went home to talk about an offer. They later called to say they would be in Friday morning, their day off, to write an offer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This morning, we meet at the Lebanon MO office and I pull up the data sheet. I go on to pull up our state forms software, flipping back to the MLS data sheet. Upon doing so, the page refreshes...&lt;strong&gt;what do I see?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;The home is now under contract? What?&lt;/em&gt; Five minutes ago it still showed as &quot;active.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Placing a call to the listing agent, I find out that the REO company did indeed accept an offer this morning from another local buyer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;My buyers lost a home that had everything they were looking for - the right school district, a little bit of land, no major repairs, a storm shelter or safe room and at least two full baths. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of today, the home had been on the market 169 days. They thought they had plenty of time. They thought it wasn't going any where any time soon. They thought homes weren't moving - that is what the media&#160;told them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The morning was an emotional roller coaster. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our market has seen an increase in Internet traffic and an increase in telephone calls. It looks like we'll also see an increase in pendings and solds in the near future. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #000099; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;If you're thinking of buying or selling, why wait?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;em&gt;Debbie DiFonzo&lt;/em&gt;, Broker, United Country VIP Realty, at 417-468-5900 to list your property for sale or to purchase a property in &lt;strong&gt;Marshfield, Conway, Phillipsburg, Lebanon, Long Lane, or Buffalo, Missouri.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact Debbie at: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Debbie@ucvip.com&quot;&gt;Debbie@ucvip.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Being a Missouri &quot;transplant&quot; - I've lived here since January of 2000 - I still enjoy learning about my state. &lt;em&gt;It's rather fun to read these strange and unusual tidbits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/gildedagesales&quot; title=&quot;Ryan Shaughnessy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ryan Shaughnessy&lt;/a&gt; for doing all this work for us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you enjoy this read as much as&amp;nbsp;I did...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty in Lebanon MO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Donkey in Missouri&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/8/0/7/8/ar123631202387083.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Missouri Donkey&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lafayettereport.activerain.com/post/958744/Strange-True-or-Urban-Legend-Trivial-Reasons-for-Relocating-to-Missouri&quot;&gt;Ryan Shaughnessy, Broker/Attorney - Your Lafayette Square Real Estate Partner  (PREA Signature Realty - www.preasignaturerealty.com)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://cdn-users1.imagechef.com/ic/stored/2/090228/pur38a1abad894bd927.jpg&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; style=&quot;float: left;&quot; /&gt;More than a State Motto - The Show Me State:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;The unofficial motto for the State of Missouri is &quot;The Show Me&quot;.&amp;nbsp; The phrase was coined by U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan.&amp;nbsp; While giving a speech at a naval banquet in Philadelphia, he uttered the line:&amp;nbsp;&quot;I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me.&quot;&amp;nbsp; It is debatable whether or not he was the first to coin the phrase, but his offthe cuff comments made the phrase popular.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;State Animal - Stubborn as a Missouri Mule:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;The official state animal for Missouri is the Missouri Mule.&amp;nbsp; However, no man represented the stubborn spirit of the Missouri mule&amp;nbsp;more than Valentine Tapley from Pike County, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; During Abraham Lincoln's campaign for the presidency, he swore that he would never shave again.&amp;nbsp; True to his word, Tapley did not shave from 1860 to his death in 1910.&amp;nbsp; His beard, as reported in the New York Times,&amp;nbsp;was over 12 feet long.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;State Capital - Three Cities, Six Building:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Missouri has had six state capitals in three different cities.&amp;nbsp; The first general assembly was held at the Mansion House in St. Louis (Third and Vine).&amp;nbsp; It was then moved to the Missouri Hotel in St. Louis (Maine and Morgan).&amp;nbsp; In 1821, the state capital was temporarily moved to St. Charles.&amp;nbsp; Finally, in 1826, it moved permanently to Jefferson City.&amp;nbsp; The first state capital in Jefferson City burned in 1837 and the second burned in 1911.&amp;nbsp; The present state capitol was completed in 1917.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They Sure Pass Some Odd Laws:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;In Missouri, there have some good and bad laws passed.&amp;nbsp; Here are some of the more interesting laws:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Ballwin:&amp;nbsp; Vulgar or obscene language prohibited except in your own home.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Buckner:&amp;nbsp; Yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Columbia:&amp;nbsp; Television antennas prohibited.&amp;nbsp; 25&amp;prime; satellite dish permitted.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Columbia:&amp;nbsp; Clotheslines prohibited.&amp;nbsp; Clothes draped over a fence permitted.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kansas City:&amp;nbsp; Minors prohibited from purchasing cap pistols - shotguns permitted.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kansas City:&amp;nbsp; Installation of bath tubs resembling animal paws prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leadwood:&amp;nbsp; Pilots eating unshelled roasted peanuts or watermelon while flying is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Marceline:&amp;nbsp; Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco - purchase of lighters prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Marquette:&amp;nbsp; Illegal for more than 4 unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (&quot;The Brothel&quot; Law)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Merryville:&amp;nbsp; Women are prohibited from wearing corsets.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mole:&amp;nbsp; Frightening a baby is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Natchez: &amp;nbsp;Provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Perryville:&amp;nbsp; Throwing hard objects at birds prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Purdy:&amp;nbsp; Dancing is strictly prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;St. Louis:&amp;nbsp; Sitting on curb and drinking beer from a bucket prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;St. Louis:&amp;nbsp; Milkman running while on duty prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;St. Louis:&amp;nbsp; Parking an auto without turning off the engine is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Springfield:&amp;nbsp; Door to door salesmen prohibited from selling goods in street or screaming at cars.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;University City:&amp;nbsp; Four women renting an apartment together is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;University City:&amp;nbsp; Owning PVC pipe is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;University City:&amp;nbsp; Requesting someone to &quot;watch over&quot; your parked car is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;University City:&amp;nbsp; Honking another person's car horn is prohibited.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;However, Missourians have always found creative ways to avoid the long arm of the law.&amp;nbsp; Before 1866, it was illegal to educate blacks in Missouri. The Reverend John Berry Meachum beat the law by taking his students out on a boat and holding class in the middle of the Mississippi River.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Culinary Delights and Other Food Firsts:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;The 1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis saw a number of first including the first ice cream cone, first iced tea, first sliced bread, and first use of the term &quot;hot dog&quot; to describe a sausage on a bun.&amp;nbsp;Two iconic soft drinks where launched in St. Louis.&amp;nbsp; Dr. Pepper was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and&amp;nbsp;7-Up was created in St. Louis in 1929.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&quot;7&quot; was selected for&amp;nbsp;the original 7-ounce containers and &quot;UP&quot; for the direction of the bubbles.&amp;nbsp; In 1899, the first ready-mix food (known as Aunt Jemima's pancake flour) to be sold commercially was invented in St. Joseph, Missouri.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mother Nature:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;Warsaw, Missouri holds the state records for the lowest temperature (-40 on February 13, 1905) and highest temperature (118 on July 14, 1954)on February 13, 1905.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In 1811, the most powerful earthquake to strike the United States occurred in New Madrid County, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; The earthquake shook over 1 million square miles and was felt over 1000 miles away.&amp;nbsp; In 1925, the most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis, Missouri where over a three hour period it created a 980 foot wide trail of demolished buildings and left 823 people dead and 3000 injured.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Famous (or Infamous) Missourians:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;Missouri has had its share of famous and infamous Americans.&amp;nbsp; Here are a few examples:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Jesse Woodson James was born in Kearney, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; For 15 years, Frank and Jesse James robbed trains and banks throughout the United States until 1882 when he was shot and killed by Bob Ford in St. Joseph, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; Ford shot James to the $10,000 reward from the Pinkerton Detectives.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;As&amp;nbsp;President of the United States, Truman ordered the use of atomic weapons against Japan at the end of World War II.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Samuel Clemens, more familiarly known as Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; He later moved to Hannibal.&amp;nbsp; He started as a printer's apprentice of the Missouri Courier in Hannibal, Missouri, and later wrote for the Saturday Post in Keokuk, Iowa.&amp;nbsp; He is best known for his novels - Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn based, in part, on his years as a riverboat captain.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, writer of Little House on the Prairie, lived in Mansfield,&amp;nbsp;Missouri.&amp;nbsp; She bequeathed her copyrights and royalties to a library in Mansfield, Missouri.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;However, this little library received a total of $28,000 until 1999.&amp;nbsp; In 1999, the Wright County Library Board and later the State of Missouri sued Harper Collins and others for the past due royalties.&amp;nbsp; It is believed that the case quietly settled&amp;nbsp;for an estimated $875,000.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area Attractions:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;St. Louis offers more free, major visitor attractions than anyplace outside of Washington, D.C., including the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Zoo, Cahokia Mounds, Museum of Westward Expansion, St. Louis Science Center, Missouri History Museum, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and Grant's Farm.&amp;nbsp; In 1948, architect Eero Saarinen's design for a 630-foot stainless steel arch was chosen as a part of a nationwide competition for the monument to the spirit of the western pioneers.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In 1963, construction of the Gateway Arch began.&amp;nbsp; The Gateway Arch was completed on October 28, 1965.&amp;nbsp; At 630 feet tall, the Gateway Arch remains as the tallest monument constructed in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BBQ - The Tale of Two Cities:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;Kansas City is known for its barbeque.&amp;nbsp; In 1908, Henry Perry made&amp;nbsp;Kansas City BBQ famous by selling his smoked meats in an alley stand in the Garment District. He later moved to an old railroad car near the famous corner of 18th &amp;amp; Vine.&amp;nbsp; Although Kansas City may be known for its barbeque, St. Louisans consume more barbecue sauce per capita than any other city in America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Missouri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Music:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;The&amp;nbsp;state musical instrument is the fiddle and the state dance is the square dance.&amp;nbsp; However, St. Louis is known as the home of the blues and Sedalia&amp;nbsp;is known as the birthplace of classical ragtime.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Missouri&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; - Split between The South or North:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;In 1854, Missourians and Kansans battled over whether Kansas would become a &quot;free-state&quot; or a &quot;slave state.&quot; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Some historians claim that these pitched battles were the effective start of the civil war.&amp;nbsp; Missouri was split in loyalty during the&amp;nbsp;the Civil War (or War of Northern Agression).&amp;nbsp; One remnant of this split is that the Police Board for the City of St. Louis is still controlled by and its members appoint by the Governor.&amp;nbsp; During the Civil War,&amp;nbsp;Missouri was the site of over 1000 battles - third only to Virginia and Tennessee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Transportation:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;In 1870, the first train of the Atlantic-Pacific Railway, later known as St.Louis-San Francisco Railway, or &quot;Frisco,&quot; arrived in St. Louis, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; In 1912, the first successful parachute jump from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry in St. Louis, Missouri.&amp;nbsp; Kansas City has more miles of boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any city except Rome.&amp;nbsp; It also has more miles of freeway per capita than any other metro area with more than 1 million residents.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Friendly State:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;Missouri (tied with Tennessee) is&amp;nbsp;the most &quot;neighborly&quot; state in the United States bordered by eight states:&amp;nbsp; Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hauntings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;The movie and book&amp;nbsp;&quot;The Exorcist&quot; was based loosely on an exorcism performed at the old Alexian Brothers Hospital on Broadway in St. Louis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hope you enjoyed the Missouri trivia.&amp;nbsp; I don't know whether the trivia is fact or fiction - but they sure have been repeated often enough.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;If you are locating to St. Louis, we would like the opportunity to show you why&amp;nbsp;St. Louis is a great place to call home (beyond its interesting trivia).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interested in Lafayette Square, Soulard or the other great neighborhoods of St. Louis?&amp;nbsp; Contact Ryan Shaughnessy at PREA Signature Realty at 314-971-4381 or by e-mail to &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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&lt;p&gt;Griffin Georgia real estate broker &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/jessica_horton&quot; title=&quot;Jessica Horton&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jessica Horton&lt;/a&gt; is more blunt than I am and has a way of adding humor to drive home her point.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I recently wrote a post outlining &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/966797/Four-reasons-to-list-and-SELL-your-Misouri-property-NOW&quot; title=&quot;Four reasons to sell your Buffalo MO home&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;four reasons why someone should sell now&lt;/a&gt; - Jessica gets right to the point for buyers and sellers&amp;nbsp;- &lt;strong&gt;if you snooze you may just lose.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/blogsview/966855/If-you-listen-to-the-news-and-decide-to-snooze-you-may-just-lose&quot;&gt;Jessica Wynn Horton (Jessica Horton &amp; Assoc.)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is going to be very short and sweet:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize the handsome (pretty) faces on television say, &quot;It's ugly out there&quot; and nobody is buying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize the serious-sounding voices thundering from the radio say, &quot;You want to sell your home...hahahaaa. Yeah right!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize the papers are printing &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;anything &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;to keep their subscriptions from falling faster than the number of new building permits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize that some agents say, &quot;Buyers hold all the cards&quot; and you can do as you please, when you please - if you please.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, I'm here to tell you that just isn't so.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, the market isn't as strong as it was a few years ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, there are lots of homes on the market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, many homes are sitting on the market longer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, sellers are wanting to get them sold, but you &lt;strong&gt;AREN'T &lt;/strong&gt;holding all the cards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why aren't you holding all the cards?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a lot more buyers stepping up to the table and ready to ante up. Call volume is up. Way up! My inbox is about to explode. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buyers recognize a good and fair price when they see it and they are moving &quot;all in&quot; while you're still trying to figure out how much you can take the seller for.&amp;nbsp; Yes, it's your right to negotiate and get the best deal, but the &quot;good ones&quot; are getting lots of activity and will be the first to go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you snooze, you loose - even in this market. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <title>Four reasons to list and SELL your Misouri property NOW</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Thinking of selling your Southwest Missouri property? &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Wait no more -&amp;nbsp;do it now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;This week I've spent a great deal of time talking to people about the First Time Homebuyer tax credit being offered by the Federal government as well as the Tax Advance program being offered by the State of Missouri. There have been a ton of questions and I'm loving every minute of it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;While it's still early in the program, the buying public has taken note and is looking into their buying options. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #33ccff;&quot;&gt;Here are four reasons I believe now is a great time to list your home to SELL:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;1. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;New inventory will get noticed!&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;Many properties on the market today have been there for a long, long time. The issue may be price, it may be condition or perhaps even difficulty in showing the home. Agents have seen these properties and have made their judgment call. Buyers have seen these properties on the Internet and have their reservations. A home that has not been on the market recently will get noticed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;2. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Local buyers are asking about the 1st time buyer tax credits &lt;/span&gt;- The majority of questions we've received this week have come from RENTERS in the area. One or two have made the decision to stay in the area, put down roots and buy a home. A few realize there may never be a better incentive to buy than there is right now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;3. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Rates are still historically low&lt;/span&gt; - Compared to previous down turns in real estate, interest rates are incredibly low. Buyers can still buy more home for their money due to lower rates. I do believe this time next year we will see higher interest rates. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;4. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Out of state buyer interest is picking back up&lt;/span&gt; - Real estate is selling in areas outside of Missouri. We are again seeing inquiries from around the country; as properties out of state are selling,&amp;nbsp; people are able to come into the state of Missouri and BUY homes, farms and commercial property. This is &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;new money&lt;/span&gt; that can be used to buy your home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;And&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;a bonus:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;This is a great time to take advantage of the lower interest rates for &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #009900;&quot;&gt;YOURSELF&lt;/span&gt;, especially if you are in need of a larger home or more land. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Sell your Missouri property&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/3/5/6/3/ar123622543136535.jpg&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; alt=&quot;Sell your Missouri property&quot; width=&quot;306&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;If you'd like more information on the programs available to your buyers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/946590/Are-you-a-First-Time-Homebuyer-in-South-Central-Missouri-10-things-to-know&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Are you a First Time Homebuyer in South Central Missouri? 10 things to know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/908665/MHDC-Tax-Credit-Advance-Loan-Program-for-1st-Time-Home-Buyers-in-Missouri&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;MHDC Tax Credit Advance Loan Program for 1st Time Home Buyers in Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/2009/faq.php#9&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Frequently Asked Questions About the Home Buyer Tax Credit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204672,00.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Expanded Tax Break Available for 2009 First-Time Homebuyers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCMissouri.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #006600;&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; serves Laclede County, Dallas County and Webster County in Missouri. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are outside our area, we are&amp;nbsp;more than happy to refer you to real estate agents that we have worked with and that we trust in other parts of Missouri. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Let us help you, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.FindYourFreedomMissouri.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #006600;&quot;&gt;Find Your Freedom in Missouri.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:02:07 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Home in a Missouri Cave -  in need of financing - or will have to be sold</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We have a &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/46267/2200-Rochester-Road-Richland-MO-65556&quot; title=&quot;caveman bbq&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;restaurant in a Cave listed for sale&lt;/a&gt; - so I'm not sure why I was shocked to hear about &lt;strong&gt;a HOME&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;in a CAVE&lt;/strong&gt;. This home is also located in Missouri and the family is having trouble finding a bank that will re-finance the property.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More of the story is below... if you know of anyone in the mortgage business, or you yourself are in lending, perhaps you can help this family of five.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/blogsview/958012/Are-you-living-in-a-cave&quot;&gt;Tom Wood (Real Estate Auction Systems)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rrXRCfBhZVw/SaizoSDVlAI/AAAAAAAAAM4/H34kz6GmCSE/s320/cave.jpg&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I ran across this fascinating story about a family who turned a cave in Missouri into their home. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are not able to get bank financing so they are trying to sell it on Ebay.  They have received so much exposure that the last time I looked they had over 900,000 views on their online real estate auction and there are still 11 days left.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evidently they are having technical problems trying to answer questions and approve bidders and Ebay is working on it.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All this attention will surely bring a solution. I'm sure a bank will step in and offer financing or they will be able to sell it for a nice profit. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's another example of how well the Internet can work for marketing.  If you're interested in learning more, here is a link to their blog and forum &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.Caveland.US&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.Caveland.US&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:16:54 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/958037/home-in-a-missouri-cave-in-need-of-financing-or-will-have-to-be-sold</link>
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      <title>March 1, 2009 - Opening Day trout season - Bennett Spring State Park in Lebanon Missouri</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon MO&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/0/5/8/ar123579213485053.jpg&quot; height=&quot;293&quot; alt=&quot;Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon MO&quot; width=&quot;388&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin: 2px; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;The tradition continues this Sunday, March 1st, 2009 - opening day of trout season at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bennettspringstatepark.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Bennett Spring State Park&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt; in Lebanon Missouri. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Last year, the Park played host to 3,000 anglers on opening day, a Saturday. This year, Park officials expect the same, if not a few more. The weathermen are calling for cooler weather - but I don't think that will deter many. &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Trout fishermen and women are a dedicated bunch!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;If you're heading to Lebanon Missouri for trout season, here is a sampling of what you'll find:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ollie's BBQ and Steakhouse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Specializing in slowly smoked brisket&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Homemade pies daily!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Closed on Tuesdays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Hwy 64, Lebanon MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-588-8828&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #33cc00;&quot;&gt;Sand Spring Resort Restaurant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Friday and Saturday night buffet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Saturday and Sunday morning breakfast buffet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Hunt Brothers Pizza - perfect to go&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;1996 Hwy 64, Lebanon MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;47-532-7291&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #cc9933;&quot;&gt;Circle J Cafe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Breakfast served all day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Open 7 days a week&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Breakfast buffet on opening day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;On Hwy 64, between the two park entrances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-533-5131&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;The Creel Inn and RV Park&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Seven sleeping rooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;RV parking spots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Showers and laundry facility&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Hwy 64, Lebanon MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-588-8828&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Opening Day 2008 - Bennett Spring State Park&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/8/9/4/7/ar123579229674983.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Opening Day 2008&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #33cc00;&quot;&gt;Lottie's Rustic Retreat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Furnished 3 bedroom cabin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Sleeps at least 6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Full kitchen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Covered Deck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;4 miles west of Bennett Spring State Park&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-849-2807&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.www.LottiesRustricRetreat.iwarp.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;www.LottiesRustricRetreat.iwarp.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #cc9933;&quot;&gt;Cedar Ridge Campground&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;RV spots or put up your tent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Shower house and laundry facility&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Mini golf&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Game Room&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;12830 Hwy 64, Lebanon MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-588-8858&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;www.CedarRidgeCamping.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt;Circle J Campground&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Overnight or permanent campsites&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Canoes, rafts or kayaks for rent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Propane and firewood available&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Located on Hwy 64, between the park entrances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-533-5131&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #33cc00;&quot;&gt;Vogels Resort&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Lodging or RV spots available&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;In-ground pool&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Private bbq area&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Canoe rental&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Hwy 64, east of the main Park entrance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-532-4097&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: #cc9933;&quot;&gt;Redbeard's Ranch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;295 acre campground&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Riverfront campground&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Tee pee rental&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;RV spots &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Convenient to Bennett Springs State Park and Lebanon MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Located on Hwy 64&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;417-588-2655&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ThompsonsRVpark.com&quot;&gt;www.ThompsonsRVpark.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #660000;&quot;&gt;* * * * * * * &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read more about Bennett Springs State Park:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/402476/Opening-Day-Trout-Seasonn-2008-Lebanon-MO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Opening Day of Trout Season - 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/250333/Bennett-Springs-State-Park-in-the-Fall&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bennett Springs State Park in the Fall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/473118/Kids-Fishing-Day-Bennett-Spring-State-Park-Lebanon-MO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kids Fishing Day at Bennett Springs State Park in Lebanon Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;big style=&quot;color: #660000; font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;* * * * * * *&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;Debbie DiFonzo,&lt;/strong&gt; Broker, United Country VIP Realty to sell your property or to buy property in Lebanon, Conway, Marshfield, Buffalo, Bennett Springs and the surrounding areas. I specialize in country homes, hunting land, river front property, dairy farms, large acreage and commercial property in Southwest Missouri. &lt;br /&gt;417-532-2031 Lebanon MO office phone or email: missouriagent@msn.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; 2009 By Debbie DiFonzo, All Rights Reserved. March 1, 2009 - Opening Day of Trout Season - Bennett Spring State Park Lebanon Missouri.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: The information provided herein is obtained from multiple sources and is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Information subject to change without notice.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:43:48 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;*&lt;span style=&quot;color: #993399;&quot;&gt;Celebrate. Remember. Fight.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Fight Against Cancer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Relay for Life, Marshfield MO&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/1/2/6/ar123553207862196.gif&quot; height=&quot;121&quot; alt=&quot;Relay for Life, Marshfield MO&quot; width=&quot;152&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; font-family: Amara;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span&gt;There is No Finish Line&amp;hellip;&lt;br /&gt;Until We Find a Cure!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #6600cc;&quot;&gt;The Marshfield Area Realtor Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;will be collecting &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;used ink/printer cartridges as a fundraiser&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Please save them for us through the end of May 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can drop them off at &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #009900;&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/span&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;1329 Spur Drive, Suite 160 (Behind Ziggy's) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marshfield MO&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Or give us a call&lt;/em&gt; &amp;ndash; &lt;em&gt;we&amp;rsquo;ll come by and pick them up!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;417-468-5900 office phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCtheOzarks.com&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty, Marshfield MO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Marshfield MO relay for life&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/0/7/0/ar123553213907094.gif&quot; height=&quot;86&quot; alt=&quot;Marshfield MO relay for life&quot; width=&quot;86&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:25:54 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Marshfield MO Realtor Team gearing up for Relay For Life</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;This year, the Marshfield Missouri Realtors are joining forces - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;there is power in numbers!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Together we are forming the 2009 Marshfield Area Realtors Team!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;We've hit the ground running and hope you'll join in our fundraising efforts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relay For Life Webster County&lt;/strong&gt; will be held on June 19th - June 20th, 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty supports Relay For Life&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/0/1/5/5/ar123551306555101.gif&quot; height=&quot;117&quot; alt=&quot;Relay for Life Supporter&quot; width=&quot;116&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;There is No Finish Line...&lt;br /&gt;Until We Find&amp;nbsp;a Cure!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:08:10 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/951198/marshfield-mo-realtor-team-gearing-up-for-relay-for-life</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Pat McGinnis, Lebanon MO &quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/4/7/5/1/ar123536529615746.jpg&quot; height=&quot;318&quot; alt=&quot;Lebanon MO donkey basketball&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;&quot; width=&quot;424&quot; /&gt;Until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Donkey Basketball. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century; font-weight: bold;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;I know, I know, where have I been? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Putting together a post last week on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swmorealestatevoice.com/post/932924/february-events-in-lebanon-missouri-free-or-low-cost-&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free or nearly free activities in Lebanon Missouri&lt;/a&gt;, I realized Donkey Basketball was coming to Lebanon as a fundraising event. Donkey basketball? You mean real, live donkeys? people ride the donkeys? in the gym? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had to see this!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Lebanon MO donkey basketball&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/1/5/4/ar123536536645184.jpg&quot; height=&quot;318&quot; alt=&quot;Lebanon MO &quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; width=&quot;424&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century; font-style: italic;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;I can assure you this was worth more than the $6 ticket price - joining the donkey's were students and business men and women from Lebanon. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #996633; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;It was rather fun to see a few of our local bankers out there on the floor, trying to ride a donkey in the middle of a gym. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;If you have the opportunity, donkey basketball is an inexpensive way to have a few laughs while raising money for a good cause. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Century;&quot;&gt;If you're looking for a community fundraiser, this may be the one for you! There are a variety of companies out there, however, here in Lebanon MO they used &lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;Circle A Donkey Ball Company&lt;/span&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.donkeyball.net&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Donkeyball.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Photos and video by Debbie DiFonzo, United Country VIP Realty, Lebanon MO&lt;br /&gt;Feb. 2009&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:06:42 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Homecoming Pep Rally in Conway Missouri - 2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Do you remember the Pep Rally?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;It's been a long time since I've given any thought to the Pep Rallys we held in school. I don't remember grade school get togethers. I doubt we had any since my grade school split into at least three different high schools. But, I do remember my high school, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benet.org/&quot; title=&quot;Benet Academy, Lisle IL&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Benet Academy&lt;/a&gt;, and the Friday pep rally. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;I especially remember &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&quot;We Are the Champions&quot;&lt;/span&gt; by Queen pouring into the hallways from the loud speakers. To this day I do not know who allowed such a song to be played in our Catholic prep school hallways, but it is a vivid memory -- one&amp;nbsp;I know I'll ever forget. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;So why the trip down memory lane? Ezard Elementary in &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Conway Missouri&lt;/span&gt; held a pep rally this past Friday. Conway is a self contained campus - with all 12 grades on the same grounds. My daughter is in sixth grade and neither one of us remember having another pep rally. If she's had one in the past six years, she doesn't remember and neither do I. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;This was Homecoming weekend and to celebrate the power of being a &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Conway Bear&lt;/span&gt;, the elementary school kids dressed in their best spirit wear, with prizes being awarded in each of the classrooms to the child showing the most spirit. Red, white and black hair was the norm on Friday. Hat, shirts, pants and shoes - all a sea of red, white and black.&amp;nbsp;I'm confident every child had a bear or at least a bear print some where on their body! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;5th grade Bear&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/4/6/0/ar12352762706459.jpg&quot; height=&quot;375&quot; alt=&quot;5th grade Bear&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;At the actual rally, the varsity cheerleaders performed, the Sugar Bears danced, the high school girls basketball team stopped in as did the boys basketball team. Both coach's said a few words of wisdom and of course, invited everyone to the game. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Conway MO boys BB team&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/6/8/9/ar123527647198656.jpg&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Conway MO boys BB team&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some of these kids may not have understood the power of being part of this &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Conway Team&lt;/span&gt;, but I know they all felt it - and I'm confident they will remember it. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Conway MO 2009 Pep Rally&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/2/6/4/7/ar123527666374623.jpg&quot; height=&quot;409&quot; alt=&quot;Conway MO 2009 Pep Rally&quot; width=&quot;545&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The gym was alive and oh, so very, very loud!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;6th grade spirit, Conway MO, 2009&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/9/2/4/ar123527674342913.jpg&quot; height=&quot;409&quot; alt=&quot;6th grade spirit 2009&quot; width=&quot;545&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; background-color: red;&quot;&gt;It truly was a great day to be a &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Conway Bear!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:29:07 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/946758/homecoming-pep-rally-in-conway-missouri-2009</link>
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      <title>Are you a First Time Homebuyer in South Central Missouri? 10 things to know</title>
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&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; background-color: #3333ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ffffff;&quot;&gt;If you're a First Time Homebuyer in Missouri - this post is for you!&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Recently, there have been so many changes in First Time Homebuyer Tax Credits I know many of you must be confused - I know I have been. Between the political party's taking, the media blabbing and then the actual changes, what we&amp;nbsp;have in force has been difficult to keep track of. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imagechef.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://cdn-users1.imagechef.com/ic/stored/2/090221/samp0fa8190edb180826.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ImageChef.com - Custom comment codes for MySpace, Hi5, Friendster and more&quot; /&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #009900; font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;As of today, I think you're safe in following this summary for the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit of 2009:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;1. A First Time Homebuyer is defined as someone who has not purchased a primary residence in the last three years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;2. The Federal First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit is now $8,000 or 10% of the value of the home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;3. This tax credit applies to people who purchase homes from the start of 2009 through the end of November 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;4. This is a tax credit which means just that -you get a credit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;5. This is not a reduction on tax liability. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;6. The tax credit can be used for your tax liability - if you owe $5,000 in taxes, you &amp;nbsp;can offset that with money from your $8,000 tax credit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;7. The credit applies to your principle residence. (house, townhouse, condo)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;8. Buyers will have to repay the credit if they sell their home within three years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;9.There are income guidelines! To receive the full credit, first time buyers who are single should have an income of $75,000 or less; couples $150,000 or less.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;10. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swmorealestatevoice.com/post/908665/mhdc-tax-credit-advance-loan-program-for-1st-time-home-buyers-in-missouri&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Missouri Tax Credit Loan Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt; - As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Missouri will assist you with your down payment and closing costs, up to 6% of the purchase price. Missouri is then paid back when you file for your Federal tax credit. There are many more details but this is an amazing opportunity!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;big style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: #3333ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: SimHei;&quot;&gt;Whew! Got all of that??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana; background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;big style=&quot;font-style: italic; background-color: #3333ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;This may help --&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;The first I heard of this chart&amp;nbsp;in &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/941457/Ann-Arbor-1st-Time-Home-Buyers-The-800000-Tax-Credit&quot; title=&quot;NAR chart by Missy Caulk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;a post&lt;/a&gt; written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/missycaulk&quot; title=&quot;Missy Caulk&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Missy Caulk&lt;/a&gt;, a fellow Realtor from Ann Arbor, MI. The chart was created by the National Association of Realtors (www.realtor.org) and I think it does a great job of &amp;nbsp;putting &quot;it&quot; all together.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Tax Credit Information&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/3/6/0/2/ar123527154020631.jpg&quot; height=&quot;690&quot; alt=&quot;Tax Credit&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; border: black 2px solid;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Debbie DiFonzo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, Broker, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ucmissouri.com/&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;buy property in Lebanon, Conway, Marshfield, Buffalo, Bennett Springs&amp;nbsp;and the surrounding areas. &lt;em&gt;I specialize in country homes, hunting land, river front property, dairy farms, large acreage&amp;nbsp;and commercial property in Southwest Missouri.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; 417-532-2031 Lebanon MO office phone or email: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:missouriagent@msn.com&quot;&gt;missouriagent@msn.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; 2009 By Debbie DiFonzo, All Rights Reserved. Are you a First Time Homebuyer in South Central Missouri?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: The information provided herein is obtained from multiple sources and is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Information subject to change without notice.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:05:30 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/946590/are-you-a-first-time-homebuyer-in-south-central-missouri-10-things-to-know</link>
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      <title>Just Listed! 24350 Snowberry, Lebanon Missouri 65536</title>
      <description>&lt;center&gt;First time on the market!&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;This home is fun and versatile! Over 3,500 square feet of living space in the main home: four bedrooms including two master suites OR the perfect home to have in-law quarters OR for a home based business. Lots of options due to the open floor plan. &lt;p&gt;The 53 acres is mostly wooded, but could easily be cleared for pasture. Perfect property to deer and turkey hunt. Would make a nice lodge or retreat!&lt;p&gt;&lt;center&gt;Be sure to view the visual tour - this is the perfect property to allow you to &lt;b&gt;Find Your Freedom&lt;/b&gt; in Missouri!&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;




&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0px 0px 30px 0px ; background-color: #ffffff ; text-align: center ; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vflyer.com/links/links?linkType=e34fc775ba1bab38548d92f04ea44df48697907cd87d6388a13dbf7d1a154179bf2e339a2ba69e2eb6470214e4ff707379646093b500bce35eed9afd2d8ea3014d8ba4ca4bd9a6360923cdf0da61e21f688ed2ff05ccac407fbf41f8d3a8ebd8&amp;amp;id=111&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://stats.vflyer.com/stats/stats?linkType=4c1d0dc1da6d503ba757c968b910381e2545fb497140ea973adccc585757f22e1d00757067d399afce615eaa382a548a61d2f631dea31af5c08f2fe0efd9ff1d&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 716px ; text-align: left ; margin: 0 auto ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px ; border: 1px solid #ffffff ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid #ffffff ; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 0px ; height: 0px ; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;height: 0px ; overflow: hidden ; width: 5px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;header&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 712px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Georgia ; font-size: 23px ; color: #ffffff ; background-color: #555242 ; padding: 10px 10px 8px 10px ; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px ; border-top: 1px solid #8fc65b ; border-bottom: 3px solid #295a00 ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Georgia ; font-size: 23px ; color: #ffffff ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Two homes on 53 acres outside of Lebanon Missouri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Verdana ; font-size: 11px ; color: #555242 ; margin-bottom: 10px ; float: left ; padding-left: 2px ; padding: 10px 10px 0px 10px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-right: 10px ; padding-top: 3px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://resources.vflyer.com/r1/prodinsts/2/2/7/6/6/4/7/images/4420387_main.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Main Photo&quot; style=&quot;margin: 3px ; padding: 3px ; border: 1px solid #bbbbbb ; background-color: #ffffff ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Verdana ; font-size: 11px ; color: #2F383F ; line-height: 17px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;More features than you can imagine - one low price!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt; Main home has four bedrooms, three full baths with two living areas. Second area has private door, bedroom, walk in closet and full bathroom. With a parking pad, this space is perfect for in-laws, guests or home based business. Open kitchen, dining, living room area plus family room. Great counter space in the kitchen plus island - perfect for large get togethers. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;You'll find three sources of heat - including an outdoor wood furnace - great closet space, lots of natural light and so much more! Over-sized garage has workshop space and plenty of room for three vehicles, maybe more. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;Second home is a 1997 mobile home with two bedrooms, one full bath plus half bath. Located down the drive from the main house, this home is private. With storage shed and carport, it's the perfect space! Your 53 acres is mostly wooded, with trails in place for your horse or ATV. Mostly fenced, you could add horses, goats or clear pasture for cattle. Chicken coup, small lean-to shed and a foundation for a storm shelter too!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;Easy drive into Lebanon or Fort Leonard Wood. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;Let us help you, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;Find Your Freedom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt; in Missouri!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 10px 10px 0px 15px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 185px ; float: left ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dashed #2f383f ; font-family: Arial ; font-size: 13px ; color: #555555 ; font-weight: bold ; padding: 3px 0px 3px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Verdana ; font-size: 11px ; color: #7a7a7a ; line-height: 18px ; 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width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;Garage Size: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;School District: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lebanon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;Square Footage: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;Broker: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Debbie DiFonzo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;MLS #: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;18860&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;Contact Name: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ray or Debbie DiFonzo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;Office: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; width: 221px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold ;&quot;&gt;Website: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;www.UCMissouri.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dashed #2f383f ; font-family: Arial ; font-size: 13px ; color: #555555 ; font-weight: bold ; padding: 3px 0px 3px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Attributes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Verdana ; font-size: 11px ; color: #7a7a7a ; line-height: 18px ; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-weight: bold ; padding: 5px 0px 2px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Appliances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Range/Oven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Full Refrigerator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dishwasher&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sink Disposal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Microwave&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Verdana ; font-size: 11px ; color: #7a7a7a ; line-height: 18px ; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-weight: bold ; padding: 5px 0px 2px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Interior Amenities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fireplace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Kitchen Island&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Vaulted Ceilings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Attic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both ;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: Verdana ; font-size: 11px ; color: #7a7a7a ; line-height: 18px ; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-weight: bold ; padding: 5px 0px 2px 0px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Exterior Amenities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; padding-left: 10px ; width: 140px ;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Patio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;float: left ; 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      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:47:52 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>February Events in Lebanon Missouri - Free or low cost!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big style=&quot;font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccccff;&quot;&gt;FREE and Low Cost Events in Lebanon Missouri&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;*&lt;/span&gt; The Lebanon High School Magnetic Theater Company Presents:&lt;/big&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma; color: #009900;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;Disney&amp;rsquo;s Beauty and the Beast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #663333;&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;big&gt;show times are&amp;nbsp;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Saturday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Sunday, February 15 at 3:00 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma; color: #663333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt;&quot;&gt;Donkey Basketball&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt; &lt;small&gt;&lt;small style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;will be held on &lt;em&gt;Thursday, February 19&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;at 6:30 p.m.&lt;/em&gt; at the Carr Gym at Lebanon High School&lt;/big&gt;&lt;big&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. &amp;nbsp;All proceeds go to LHS After Prom 2009.&lt;/big&gt; &lt;/small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Bedini;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;LHS Project Grad will hold a&amp;nbsp;&lt;big style=&quot;color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: SimSun;&quot;&gt;Snowball Softball Tournament&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt; on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Atchely Park in Lebanon MO. Entry fee is $100 per Team. For more information or to register your Team, contact Sam Judy at 417-532-9754 or 417-664-4710.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Bedini;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #993399;&quot;&gt;Ladies&amp;rsquo; Night Out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;, &lt;big&gt;a &lt;/big&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;FREE,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt; educational and fun evening for women of all ages. February 19th, 2009 from 4 p.m. &amp;ndash; 7 p.m. at the Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon MO. &amp;nbsp;More than 50 vendor booths, cooking demonstrations, free samples, give-aways, prizes and more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Informative luncheon at St. John's Hospital in Lebanon MO. Cost is $5.00 and includes a healthy lunch. Seating is limited; call to register 417-533-6009. Program begins at noon and will be held in the first floor conference room. This Wednesday, February 18th, 2009: &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;&quot;Get behind the scenes look at St. John's Hospital in Lebanon, the Sisters of Mercy and St. John's Health System&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Missouri Division of Tourism in partnership with the Missouri Travel Council will present, &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #009900;&quot;&gt;&quot;How to promote your business without spending a Nickel&quot;&lt;/span&gt; on March 17th, 2009 from 9 am until 3 pm at the Ramada Oasis &amp;amp; Conference Center in Springfield MO.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Continental breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m., with the workshop beginning at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments at breaks and lunch are provided. &amp;nbsp;Space is limited! RSVP to Pat Amick, CMP, Executive Director of the Missouri Travel Council, at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:pat-amick@socket.net&quot; title=&quot;mailto:pat-amick@socket.net&quot;&gt;pat-amick@socket.net&lt;/a&gt; by February 27, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;SCORE&lt;/span&gt; is ready to assist Lebanon area small businesses in evaluating their 2008 results and make recommendations for 2009. As always, &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;SCORE&lt;/span&gt; counseling is a free service. Want to set an appointment for &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #333399;&quot;&gt;a &quot;free&quot; business check-up&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #333399;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Call Tim Blake at 417-532-8251. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;SCORE&lt;/span&gt; will offer appointments on February 20 or 27th, March 6th or 13th at the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce offices at 186 N. Adams in Lebanon MO. Remember, cost is &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;FREE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #996633;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Weatherspotter Trianing&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/6/7/2/ar123458584627676.jpg&quot; height=&quot;318&quot; alt=&quot;Weatherspotter Training&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px;&quot; /&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;The Laclede County Office of Emergency Management will be conducting their &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #ff6600;&quot;&gt;annual Weatherspotter Training&lt;/span&gt;, in conjunction with the National Weather Service &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;Springfield&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt; and Regional Radio KJEL on Monday, March 2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt; 2009 at 6:30 PM at the Laclede Electric Co-op Facility at &lt;/span&gt;1400 East Route&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt; 66 in &lt;/span&gt;Lebanon&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;, in the Community &amp;nbsp; Room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class is &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;free&lt;/span&gt;, and registration is not required.&amp;nbsp; The National Weather Service will be presenting the training, and there is no obligation to become a weatherspotter when the course is complete.&amp;nbsp; The general public and anyone with an interest in severe weather are encouraged to attend.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For more information, contact OEM at 417-532-6992.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #000099; font-family: Shruti;&quot;&gt;Debbie DiFonzo, e-PRO, GRI, SRS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCMissouri.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; font-family: Rockwell;&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Rockwell;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Rockwell;&quot;&gt;417-532-2031 Lebanon MO office&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Rockwell;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Rockwell;&quot;&gt;417-468-5900 Marshfield MO office&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Rockwell;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Rockwell;&quot;&gt;Your &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swmorealestatevoice.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;South West Missouri Real Estate Voice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By Debbie DiFonzo. The information provided herein is obtained from multiple sources and is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&quot;February Evenst in Lebanon Missouri - many free!&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:36:18 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/932924/february-events-in-lebanon-missouri-free-or-low-cost-</link>
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      <title>A happy reason to sell</title>
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&lt;p&gt;I just had to share this with all my South West Missouri friends!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/stpeteflorida&quot; title=&quot;Sharon Simms&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sharon Simms&lt;/a&gt;, a Broker/Realtor in Florida is celebrating a new listing - for more reason than one. The Seller is selling because she is getting married.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Even though real estate seems to be changing daily before our eyes, there are good news stories out there! Not every home on the market is a short sale, a foreclosure or a hardship story. There are marraiges, births, retirements and job promotions too!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Let us help you celebrate!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; United Country VIP Realty serves Dallas County, as well as Laclede, Webster and Wright Counties in Missouri.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stpeteflorida.activerain.com/post/925311/A-happy-reason-to-sell&quot;&gt;Sharon  Simms  St Pete FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS  (ALVA International, Inc.)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Wedding bells are a happy reason to sell&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/4/0/0/8/ar123422905380043.JPG&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; alt=&quot;Wedding Bells mean Home Sale&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; style=&quot;border: 2px solid black; margin: 2px; float: left;&quot; /&gt;There are so many sad reasons to sell:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Short Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Foreclosure&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Must Sell!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Distress Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;that we thought it was important to let people know &lt;strong&gt;this is a happy sale&lt;/strong&gt; - the owner has been very happy in the house and is selling because she's getting married.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.1226serpentinedrs.com&quot; title=&quot;Pink Streets home for sale&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pink Streets Home For Sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They're &lt;strong&gt;getting married!&lt;/strong&gt; She's selling her home; he's selling his home; they're buying a new home together.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sometimes homes has vibes - and it's good to know that a home was happy and that there were good times there. Perhaps that means that you'll have god times there as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More than one person looking at this home in the three days since it came on the market said, &quot;He must be quite a guy for her to give up this house!&quot; He is. And this means that there's a wonderful home in a great neighborhood available for sale. Hurry, and it can be yours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;1920s Colonial available in The Pink Streets of St Petersburg&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/7/4/0/ar123422940904789.jpg&quot; height=&quot;411&quot; alt=&quot;Dutch Colonial for sale in the Pink Streets of St Petersburg&quot; width=&quot;547&quot; style=&quot;border: 2px solid black; margin: 2px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:00:15 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Missouri: a top state to own your own business! Here are 3 busines opportunities with real estate in South Central Missouri</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/small-business-entrepreneurs/2009/02/02/the-7-worst-states-to-start-a-business.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;US News &amp;amp; World Reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt; recently released a list of the seven worst states to start a business. While I won't give away which seven states made the list, I will tell you this: Missouri was not one of them. &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, Missouri ranked&amp;nbsp;#14 as a &lt;big&gt;top&lt;/big&gt; state to start a business.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;small&gt;(You can read the full report by&amp;nbsp;the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council here:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbecouncil.org/uploads/sbsi%202008%5B1%5D1.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Small Business Survival Index 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: #663300; font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;If you're thinking it's time to &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;be your own boss&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style=&quot;color: #009900;&quot;&gt;if you're thinking it's time to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #009900; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Find Your Freedom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #009900;&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; take a look at just a few of the opportunities waiting for you in South Central Missouri:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Plato MO grocery store for sale&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/7/1/2/3/ar123363397132174.jpg&quot; height=&quot;435&quot; alt=&quot;Plato MO Grocery Store for Sale&quot; width=&quot;580&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; background-color: #ffff66;&quot;&gt;Shop Rite Grocery and Grill, Plato MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Located a short drive from&amp;nbsp;Fort Wood, one of the largest Army installations in the United States, Shop Rite Grocery and Grill in Plato Missouri is the perfect family operation. Currently, the store offers a full line of grocery items including deli items, milk, bread and soft serve ice cream along with Hunts Brothers Pizza and a grill area with seating for about 40 people. Plenty of room to add lottery tickets, salad bar, fishing items or scrap booking supplies. The property&amp;nbsp;also includes U-Haul rental franchise and a small two bedroom home back behind the store on 1.5 acres. &amp;nbsp; UC #50480 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $289,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Thompson's RV Park, Lebanon MO&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/3/2/0/2/ar123363408220233.jpg&quot; height=&quot;307&quot; alt=&quot;Thompson's RV Park, Lebanon MO&quot; width=&quot;580&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; background-color: #66ff99;&quot;&gt;Thompson's RV Park, Lebanon MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Located just down the street from Bennett Springs State Park, one of the most popular trout fishing parks in the Mid-West, Thompson's RV Park offers RV spots by the day, week, month or the year. There are 4 cabins, dining hall, his/her showers and bath rooms plus room to expand. Currently offered on 4+ acres with the business only for $259,900 or with an additional 3 acres, 3 bedroom home and shop building for $459,900. Add more cabins, canoe rentals, a small store and so much more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;AutoHaus Auto for sale Phillipsburg MO&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/6/0/5/3/ar123363417335064.jpg&quot; height=&quot;435&quot; alt=&quot;AutoHaus Auto for sale Phillipsburg MO&quot; width=&quot;580&quot; style=&quot;margin: 2px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; background-color: #9999ff;&quot;&gt;Autohaus Schmidt Auto Repair, Phillipsburg MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Multi use building located on the outer road of Interstate 44 between Lebanon MO and Marshfield MO. Awesome I-44 visibility for a building that could continue with auto and truck repair or be turned into an antique store, restoration of antique cars, warehouse, wood working shop and so much more! The building is on 5 acres more or less and has a whole list of features: on the main level, you'll find a reception area for the public plus a private office area, half bath with washer dryer hook ups, the main repair shop plus a second section which could be used as a paint booth or as a show room. Upstairs, you'll find a one bedroom apartment, complete with kitchen, living room, bedroom and full bath. Lots of choices here! &amp;nbsp; UC# 50485 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $180,000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center; font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;For more information on any of the three properties listed here, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;UCMissouri.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Debbie DiFonzo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, Broker, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.UCMissouri.com&quot; title=&quot;United Country VIP Realty&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/a&gt;to sell your property or to buy property in Lebanon, Conway, Marshfield, Buffalo, Bennett Springs and the surrounding areas. &lt;em&gt;I specialize in country homes, hunting land, river front property, dairy farms, large acreage and &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;commercial property&lt;/span&gt; in Southwest Missouri.&lt;/em&gt;417-532-2031 Lebanon MO office phone or email:&amp;nbsp;debbie@ucvip.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Copyright &amp;copy; 2009 By Debbie DiFonzo, All Rights Reserved. Own your own business: Commercial property in South Central Missouri&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Disclaimer: The information provided herein is obtained from multiple sources and is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Information subject to change without notice.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:14:47 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Lebanon MO Area Homes Guide - Feb/March 2009 issue online now </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;The February / March 2009 issue of the Lebanon Missouri area real estate guide is now on-line, live and ready for you! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;You no longer have to wait until the first Friday of the even numbered months for your print copy of the real estate guide!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lebanonmoarearealestateguide.com/&quot; title=&quot;Lebanon MO real estate guide&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Lebanon MO real estate guide&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/9/1/6/ar123337619161984.jpg&quot; height=&quot;602&quot; alt=&quot;Lebanon MO homes book&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; style=&quot;margin: 3px; vertical-align: text-bottom;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Don't forget, all the links in the book are &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; background-color: red;&quot;&gt;HOT&lt;/span&gt; - web addresses and emails alike.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Don't forget, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/span&gt; can assist you with any listing in the MLS.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Don't forget, my office serves &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Laclede, Dallas, Wright and Webster Counties in Missouri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Don't forget, &lt;em&gt;United Country VIP Realty&lt;/em&gt; can assit you if you're buying or selling property in Missouri.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: Calibri;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Debbie DiFonzo-United Country VIP Realty-Missouri</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:27:06 -0600</pubDate>
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