At this point in the year it seems the best way to get an offer accepted is by finding a short sale that is priced well enough and making a solid offer that a seller will sign off on so the BANK can review it for acceptance. My end of the year is looking like its going to depend on buyers getting
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10/13/2009
Today I was overdue for an eye exam. I needed to get more contact lenses and its required to get an exam every year, so I went to do that today. I went through the normal tests. My vision seemed the same but after about 4 years of the same prescription I think they decided they better adjust o
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10/12/2009
The $8000 tax credit has been successful getting more buyers into the market. Its been so successful in the lower price range that most homes are getting multiple offers and bid up. So should it get extended? A loan officer I work with suggested to me yesterday that it might get extended to tho
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10/08/2009
I took a break from work yesterday afternoon and went to the Metrodome to see the tie breaker game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. On the way to the game my brother called to let me know that he got a free upgrade to one of the suites and once I got in I could stop over. Tra
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10/07/2009
For about 24 hours my hotmail has been down. Most of that time I have been able to get emails on my Blackberry. But I wanted to get this out there in case I am missing some important emails from anyone. As you can imagine when your email goes down you feel sort of helpless. I am relearning how
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10/05/2009
You can buy a HUD home in Minnesota for as low as $100 down! The FHA loan options even allows you to use the FHA 203k loan to get the "fix ups" needed financed in the home. Or you can simply escrow smaller repairs as part of the FHA 203e loan. I am noticing Minnesota HUD listings starting to hit
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10/01/2009
