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Virginia New Homeowner Tips to Reduce Spams, Scams, and Jams

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA

If you are close to becoming a first time homeowner, or are a new homeowner in Virginia, you will soon find yourself bombarded with multiple solicitations to sell you every product and service you can think of. Sales pitches will arrive by phone, mail, email, and even door to door.

 You can expect sales calls in one form or another from credit card companies, deck builders, siding and window companies, house cleaning services, landscapers, roofers, hvac companies, flooring companies, restaurants, driveway asphalters, swimming pool companies, various insurance companies, warranty companies, local retail stores, carpet cleaners, painters, other lenders, etc, etc, etc.

 You might be tempted to look into to some of these companies offers, but on the other hand, you might soon get tired of being harassed by endless unwanted sales calls.

 If you do want to reduce the amount of unwanted sales people contacting you, here are a few things that will help.

(1). You can have your name removed from pre-screened mailing lists here: Either call 888-5opt-out ( 888-567-8688 ) or online at www.optoutprescreen.com. You can choose to opt out for 2 years or permanently. If you want a permanent opt out, you will need to request a " Notice to Opt Out Permanently" form. Fill the form out, sign it, then return it to activate your opt out.

(2). Telemarketers: The ones that seem to like to call every evening during dinner. For this you will need to contact the National Do Not Call Registry. The Do Not Call Improvement Act allows you to stop most telemarketing calls. You can Opt Out both your home phone # and your cell #. You must call them from the phone # that you want to be removed. Call 888-382-1222 or online at www.donotcall.gov

(3) U.S. Mail: To reduce the junk mail, you should contact direct mail services list. You can opt out for a 5 year period and it only costs you $1.00. Just visit www.dmachoice.org

 You can do one, two, or all three of above. You will still get some sales calls and junk mail, but you will get much less of both. It's up to you to throw the switch to off!

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Jeff Pearl / Lic in VA

Remax Distinctive - McLean VA

703-727-4876

Homes / Land / Farms / Historic

www.jeffpearlhomes.com

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