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Real Estate Agent - Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY

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2013 

Being a Real Estate Agent is a REAL Job Every time I hear someone say, "I should get out of real estate and get a real job", it annoys me to no end. Real estate is not a traditional 9 to 5 job with weekends off and weekly paychecks. No one said it's easy. If it were, everyone would be doing it. ...
01/16/2013
What You Can Do When Your Long Island NY Home Doesn't Appraise When you sell your home and the buyer is getting a mortgage, their bank will send an appraiser to make sure the buyer is making a safe investment by not overpaying for the house. It is the listing agent's job to supply the appraiser ...
01/15/2013
Lindenhurst NY Kindergarten Registration 2013The Lindenhurst NY School District will be holding Kindergarten registration for all eligible students from February 1-15, 2013. Registration takes place at the McKenna Administration Building, 350 Daniel Street. Children must be 5 years of age on or ...
01/14/2013
AMF Bowling Alleys Babylon Lanes West Babylon The only bowling alley left in the Babylon NY area is Babylon Lanes in West Babylon. I used to bowl at Werner's Bowling in Lindenhurst NY but they are now gone. Good times we had! Babylon Lanes has 56 lanes, lounge/food area with four flat screen tv'...
01/14/2013
Open House at Maple Court in West Babylon | West Babylon Townhouse For Sale There will be an open house at 7 Petersen Court in West Babylon on Saturday, January 26th, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This West Babylon townhouse is a perfect trade down home. No more mowing and snow removal worries. It'...
01/14/2013
Jessens Deli West Babylon NY Jessens Deli is located at 364 Little East Neck Road in West Babylon. If you are looking for cold cuts, hot foods, fresh muffins and bagels, breakfast sandwiches and delicious coffee, Jessens Deli is the best for miles around. Their assortment of hot foods cannot be ...
01/13/2013
What You Need to Know When Moving from the Bronx to Long Island Here are important and fun facts you need before moving into your Long Island NY home: Research Long Island School Districts Long Island Utility Companies:National Grid (Gas Heat) - Start new serviceLIPA (Electric) - Start new servic...
01/12/2013
What Mortgages Are Buyers Getting for Deer Park NY Homes? For inquiring minds, buyers are getting mortgages for Deer Park NY homes. The chart below shows what types of mortgages buyers are getting approved for: 149 Deer Park NY homes sold in 2012. 58 buyers were approved for FHA mortgages, 46 we...
01/11/2013
Deer Park NY Housing Market 2012 a 10 Year Review Deer Park NY Housing Market Data provided by Jackie Connelly-Fornuff affiliated with Century 21 AA Realty in Lindenhurst NY Deer Park NY as of December 31, 2012 is in between 2002 & 2002 sold prices. Although the median sold price for December 20...
01/09/2013
Broker Open Houses: Who Stole the Food? I personally do not care if there is food at our local broker open houses. I go to preview the home, give the listing agent my price opinion that they want for their homeowner and to see if the home may be a fit for my buyer. In and out and on to the next ...
01/09/2013