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Delaware has some excellent programs available for first-time homebuyers. Among them is the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) First-Time Homebuyer tax credit. This is a federal income tax credit, designed to make home ownership more affordable. For those who choose to use this program, they...
04/18/2016
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In reviewing a home inspection report this week, I saw where the inspector noted that a carbon monoxide detector is required near the bedrooms. Although I do believe they are very important, I don’t believe they are required here in Delaware by law. So, that got me searching. I found this link wi...
04/15/2016
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I posed a question today here on Active Rain about home inspections to gain some knowledge about how other REALTORS approach a home inspection, i.e., do you attend them with your Buyers (or for your Sellers) and what your general take is on them. The HUD document “For Your Protection: Get a Home...
04/13/2016
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How your FHA purchase is affected by a flip A Buyer client is in the process of using an FHA mortgage to purchase a flipped property. Turns out he can't close when he had hoped because it's a flip, he's using FHA, and there wasn't enough time between the Seller's acquisition and the execution of ...
04/12/2016
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Following up to the What's in Your Yard? No. I'm actually advocating support of your local community with plant sales that might be sponsored to support local activities.Here in Northern Delaware, Mount Pleasant High School is in the midst of their Annual Plant Sale to benefit the After Prom. Won...
04/12/2016
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Clients of mine are preparing for a home inspection this week. Like many Buyers, as soon as they charted their course to home ownership, they discovered all the other friends and family members who are either in the process of buying, or who just bought... or who have a whole lot of advice about ...
04/10/2016
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Thank you, Joe del Tufo, for taking this video today:https://www.facebook.com/deltufo/videos/10154202782200992/ We were treated to magic several times this week in Delaware. First, a spectacular double raindow. Then today, snow falling ever-so-slowly and softly to earth. It looked like we were al...
04/09/2016
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Did I hear that correctly on the news. A Cold Blob?Moving down the East Coast and inducing an earlier than usual hurricane season? We haven’t even finished winter yet, thanks to the delayed and continuing cold fronts and snow, and now a Cold Blob? When I was l...
04/07/2016
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One hundred and three years ago, the National Association of REALTORS adopted the Code of Ethics. This living document has been modified over the years to incorporate new elements in society, in our industry, in the way we communicate. But like the beginning words, “Under all is the land,” under ...
04/06/2016
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Heading off on my first showing today, I was multitasking as usual. Calling ahead to make sure my clients and I had our timing in sync, I noticed the car beside me at the light. I found it odd that we both kept pace when the light turned green. More than once, I've had people comment on my predis...
04/04/2016
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