joplin area real estate: Fix Your Leaky Roof Vents Without Getting a Roofer
- 07/19/11 03:26 AM
I built my house in 1999 and I've already had at least 3 of the roof vents on my house start leaking. This is because the rubber seal used on the flashing dries out in the hot sun and cracks allowing water to penetrate the opening left where the seal once was. To fix this in the past I've had to hire a roofer to come out and replace the flashing because it involved getting the flashing out then back under the shingles. The one time I tried to do it myself I just messed the shingles up. Today while looking … (1 comments)
joplin area real estate: The Dangers Of Low-Cost Insurance
- 06/15/11 08:07 AM
In the insurance world, you truly get what you pay for. from daveramsey.com on 04 May 2011 Share Email Companies that specialize in providing low-cost insurance policies have grown in number and popularity in the last few years. Online services and build-your-own-policy features have convinced millions of customers they're getting a good deal. But it doesn't take long for some customers to find out the deal might not have been as great as they thought. You Do Get What You Pay For "My husband and I switched to [a popular online insurance company] because of their apparent low rates," … (0 comments)
joplin area real estate: Loan Information for Tornado Victims
- 06/14/11 05:33 AM
Loan Information for Tornado Victims If you recently lost your home to the May 22nd tornado in Joplin you may want to talk to your lender about a FHA 203h loan. This loan is available for victims of natural disasters where the President has declared it to be a disaster area. This is a 100% loan offered to rebuild or buy a replacement loan. For more information about this loan talk to your lender or go to http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/ins/203h-dft. There are several banks and other lenders in the area that have already stated they have access to these loans. If for … (0 comments)
joplin area real estate: The Joplin, MO Tornado 5/22/2011
- 05/23/11 03:28 PM
What a day yesterday. I had a bad feeling about the day and stayed home from church last night. I really thought that my home in Carl Junction was in the most danger and listened to local radio and scanners from the my deck. Little did I know that it would miss us and I'd spend most of last evening and the day today helping one of my sons get everything we could out of his house. While his house sustained damage he was lucky in that they had stuff we could get out. So many all over south Joplin have … (7 comments)
joplin area real estate: Joplin Market Wrap Up for 2010
- 01/07/11 05:20 AM
Another year has come and gone. The good news for home sellers is that it appears that the market has bottomed out, the bad news is that it doesn't appear to be gaining ground, at least not yet. Here are some numbers worth noting. Listings: In 2002 there were 922 new listings that came on the market during the year. That number has gone up every year until it peaked and leveled off at 1759 in 2007 and 2008. The number of new listings has fallen in 2009 and 2010 with only 1667 new listings coming on the market in … (1 comments)
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