We bought the House- Now What? Every once in a while a new home buyer will ask me for my opinion about the best places to go for furnishings. I usually ask them what their tastes are and will email a few suggestions. Some of these suggestion do not vary as they are generic enough to work for mos
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08/03/2008
A few months ago I had the opportunity to pass a potential lead to Kent Simpson, an agent who works the cities in and around Tucson, Arizona. That deal was more of a shot in the dark that we both discovered (quite quickly) that it wasn't going to happen. No problem... there would always be oth
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08/03/2008
The city of Mesa, Arizona has opportunities for volunteers- people who have time to lend a helping hand. They even have a web page which lists the opportunities and includes a sign-up form. It's found here: City of Mesa Volunteers. One that I became aware of is the Building Strong Neighborhood
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08/02/2008
Attention First Time Home Buyers: There is a very a narrow window of opportunity right now. I'm talking about those who go into contract before October 1st. You'll be able to qualify for down payment assistance programs that pay most (sometimes all) of your closing costs. You'll also be able to
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08/02/2008
I received an email quite a few months ago. It was from a teenager who was wondering what it would take to become a home-buyer. I sent a reply ... it took just a few minutes. It could have been titled "Baby Steps to Home Ownership." It was what she requested. The first step involved building c
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08/01/2008