nc: Use your IRA to invest in Real Estate
- 09/11/08 12:21 AM
Use your IRA to invest in Real Estate
Many people are still unaware that it is now legal to invest funds from you retirement accounts. And that there can be significant tax advantages to doing so. Property transaction has to be handled though custodian, offer is written in the name of IRA account and IRA pays all of the taxes and fees. After you sell property and hopefully you do so for the profit, original investment plus the profit rolls back in to your IRA TAX FREE!
Stock market is experiencing not so great performance on many stocks and funds … (2 comments)
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nc: Are your sellers still in denial?
- 08/27/08 02:20 AM
I am very positive person! I try to surround myself with positive people all the time.
But being positive and acknowledging situation are two different things! Prices have come down and are still coming down but there are still sellers that are in denial and that are expecting some kind of appreciation. Maybe even more aggravating to me is that there are still agents that are in denial and overpricing houses. (I often wonder how they can afford that in the market like we have it right now, LOL I guess that will be my next post)
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nc: Boating safety, inspections in New Bern NC
- 08/07/08 11:10 PM
Here in New Bern North Carolina with all of the beautiful water ways you have to get in to boating, sooner or late. Safety's a big thing in boating and a good inspection simply makes your chances of having a problem a lot less.
Members of a New Bern group hope they can reduce the number of accidents in area waters by providing free boat inspections Aug. 16 and 17.
The Cape Lookout Sail and Power Squadron, a part of the U.S. Power Squadron that formed out of the Boston Yacht Club in 1914 to help stranded vessels off the New … (1 comments)
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nc: Tax holiday: 'every little bit helps'
- 08/01/08 11:29 PM
All around North Carolina Retail stores are ready for the big weekend. The seventh annual tax free weekend for back to school supplies is once again expected to be a big shopping event. Parents are planning to purchase all the supplies they will need for a year and get that dollar bill as far as it goes.
This is the seventh year the state has allowed certain exemptions from its 6.75 percent sales tax. The holiday started at 12:01 a.m. Friday and continues to 11:59 p.m. Sunday. During that time clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; … (4 comments)
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nc: Dear Fellow REALTOR®:
- 07/30/08 01:56 PM
Dear fellow Realtors I was not aware that I am helping this?! And I am not sure that this is a positive thing us and our industry. Please let me know what you think! Is this a positive change we needed or is it just buying few more months for this miserable real estate market by not letting it bottom out.
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nc: Golf Course Lot in an active boating and golfing community
- 07/29/08 11:05 PM
This is a Golf Course Lot in an active boating and golfing community located off the Neuse River, just minutes away from New Bern, the colonial capital of North Carolina. Gated in with all of the amenities for your convince. BEST PRICED GOLF COURSE LOT!
Your North Carolina Broker Sonja Babic 252-617-0861 www.SonjaBabic.com
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nc: Welcome to your own “Bird Sanctuary”
- 07/26/08 02:35 AM
PRUDENTIAL VALUE RANGE MARKETING - This home is marketed in the price range $244,900- $284,876 Sellers will entertain offers in the price range. GREAT HOME, GREAT PRICE!
Your North Carolina Broker Sonja Babic 252-617-0861 www.SonjaBabic.com
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nc: Virtual Tours Help?!
- 07/22/08 07:53 AM
I always have virtual tour done on all of my listings, and my great and very reliable virtual tour girl just quit!? What is everybody else doing? Do you have a company or software to recommend? Please any advice very very welcome! Right now I dont even know where to look.
Thank you
Your North Carolina Broker Sonja Babic 252-617-0861 www.SonjaBabic.com
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part VIII
- 07/19/08 12:15 PM
State Nickname, The Tar Heel State - Historians have recorded that the principal products during the early history of North Carolina were tar, pitch, and turpentine that were produced in the pine woods of the state. There are several stories as to how North Carolinians came to be called Tar Heels. The best known emerged during the Civil War. Troops from North Carolina, during a fierce battle in Virginia, stuck to their posts, successfully fighting it out alone. It was said that President Jefferson Davis wanted to buy all the tar in North Carolina to make Virginians stick fast, too. General … (1 comments)
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part VII
- 07/19/08 01:05 AM
State Motto, Esse Quam Videri - Esse Quam Videri (To be rather than to seem) The General Assembly of 1893 adopted the words "Esse Quam Videri" as the State's motto and directed that these words with the date "20 May, 1775," be placed with our Coat of Arms upon the Great Seal of the State
The motto is a literal translation of a phrase from a sentence in Cicero's "On Friendship" (De Amicitia, chapter 26). The complete sentence in Latin is:
Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt (Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to … (2 comments)
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part VI
- 07/17/08 11:30 PM
State Vegetable, Sweet Potato - The sweet potato was officially designated the State Vegetable by the General Assembly of 1995.
Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) as the Official State Vegetable. Their assignment led to the creation of this state symbol. The sweet potato is high in vitamins A and C and low in fat and was grown in North Carolina before the European colonization of North America.
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the … (0 comments)
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part V
- 07/16/08 11:08 PM
State Tree, Pine - The pine was officially designated as the State Tree by the General Assembly of 1963. Contrary to popular belief, no specific type of pine tree was specified in the Session Law. Eight types are considered indigenous to the state, including the eastern white, loblolly, longleaf, pitch, pond, shortleaf, table mountain, and virginia. The pine is the most common of the trees found in North Carolina, as well as the most important one in the history of our State. During the Colonial and early Statehood periods, the pine was a vital part of the economy of North Carolina. … (0 comments)
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part IV
- 07/15/08 11:59 PM
State Insect, Honey Bee - Designated by General Assembly in 1973 Honey Bee became North Carolinas official State Insect. This hard working creature is responsible for the annual honey production worth more then $2,000,000 in the state. Not a native species, the honey bee was brought to North America by settlers from Europe. Honey, which bees produce to feed the colony, is a natural sweetener. In the process of gathering nectar to make honey, bees pollinate seed-bearing plants that provide us with food and with fiber for clothing. Pollination is biggest Honey Bee's contribution to North Carolina crops.
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part III
- 07/14/08 02:29 PM
State Fruit, Scuppernong Grape - Designated by General Assembly in 2001 Scuppernong Grape became North Carolina State Fruit. The name comes from the Scuppernong River in North Carolina, where it was found and first cultivated during the 17th century. Scuppernong is our nation's first cultivated grape.The name itself traces back to the Algonquian word ascopo meaning "sweet bay tree".
The fruit consists of four parts: the outer skin or hull; the pulp, or 'meat'; seeds; and juice.
Several small green seeds are found in each grape. The skin is very thick and tart. The pulp is viscous and sweet. The seeds, … (3 comments)
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part II
- 07/13/08 11:17 PM
State Flower, Dogwood - The General Assembly of 1941 designated the dogwood as the State Flower. The Dogwood is one of the most prevalent trees in North Carolina and it can be found in all parts of the state from the mountains to the coast. It blossoms in spring and continues in to the summer most often white and sometimes in pink or red.
The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) originally evolved as a junior member of the forests of the eastern United States where it thrives under the canopy of larger trees in the shady, moist and nutrient-rich conditions it prefers. … (1 comments)
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nc: North Carolina Symbols Part I
- 07/13/08 01:47 AM
State Bird, Cardinal - The cardinal was selected as our state bird on March 4th 1943. The Cardinal is year -round resident of North Carolina it is one of the most common birds in our gardens, meadows and woodlands. Sometimes called winter bird because that it's when it's only red bird present and most noticeable.
The Northern Cardinal is a mid-sized songbird with a body length of 21-23 cm (8.3 to 9 inches) and a wingspan of 25-31 cm (10-12 in). It weighs about 45 g (1.6 ounces). The male is slightly larger than the female. Male Cardinal is red all over except his throat and area … (4 comments)
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nc: Easley backs law to help some N.C. homeowners
- 07/05/08 09:13 AM
North Carolina is probably one of the most fortunate states when it comes to the entire sub-prime crisis and foreclosures. we do have our sheer of problems and gas prices as well as overall economy situation can very well be felt here just as much. Still we have experienced 9% increase in number of foreclosures since last year. Not all of it should be blamed on sub-prime market as some of it s just unusually high inventory that was very hard on home owners that where using their homes as source of income for years and then one year that equity failed … (0 comments)
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nc: July 4th weekend festivities in New Bern NC
- 07/03/08 08:27 AM
Independence Day events on Friday
New Bern
Union Point Park
3 p.m. - Park opens, with food, music, crafts, displays and activities for children including an inflatable park
7 to 9 p.m. - 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band
9:15 p.m. - Fireworks
Havelock
City Park
5 p.m. - Opening ceremony
5:15 p.m. - Sack race
5:30 p.m. - Havelock High School plays
6:30 p.m. - Egg relay race
6:45 p.m. - Havelock Community Band
8 p.m. - Pie-eating contest
8:45 p.m. - Fireworks
River Bend
Town Hall, Plantation Drive
9:30 a.m. - Line up for parade
10 a.m. - … (4 comments)
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nc: Happy 4th of July!
- 07/02/08 07:39 AM
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nc: Groundbreaking set for history education center at Tryon Palace
- 06/19/08 02:41 PM
A public groundbreaking for the North Carolina History Education Center is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday.
The event will be the culmination of more than a decade of work by Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens staff and local and state advocates of history education
It begins with a 5 p.m. performance by the Jonkonnu Troupe, a 5:25 p.m. parade by the Fife and Drum Corps, and the groundbreaking ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at which Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue and Rep. William Wainwright are scheduled to speak.
The new History Center will be a 60,000-square-foot "green" project with four major … (0 comments)
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