Father's Day was inaugurated in the United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood side of parenting.
After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in the US, some wanted to create similar holidays for other family members, and Father's Day was the choice most likely to succeed.
Father's Day was founded in Spokane, ...
After many years of a booming economy where we saw prices on things fall, people lived large and not many worried about the dollar in their pocket because they mentality was there is more right around the corner. People said the best place to make LOTS of money was in the real estate market; and many did see their home values increase anywhere from 5-10-20% or more. So buy the people did and sellers ...
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No matter what item you may be selling or looking to sell, we all know that the reason for the sale is to make profit. When it comes to selling your home, most people are especially looking to make a nice profit so they can either put a nice down payment on the next home they buy or be able to put a nice chunk of change into a savings or mutual account. If you are thinking about selling your home, ...
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We all know that telling someone they have to do something will most likely make the majority of us do it the other way and sometimes the wrong way. That statement couldn’t be truer when talking about selling your home or buying a home without a realtor. Not too long ago, there was a time when many people knew that by just putting a sign in the yard would bring in offers and put a buyer into ...
As a realtor, sometimes we forget that not everyone knows our job, what we do and WHO we hold open houses for. The other day, I was talking with someone and they started asking questions, and a lot of them about a house I have listed in their area. After answering all this persons questions, I said “HEY, I’M GOING TO BE THERE ON SUNDAY FOR AN OPEN HOUSE, YOU SHOULD STOP BY.” I almost ...
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About 7 years ago; it was safe to say that everyone knew at least not one but more like 3 to 5 real estate agents and in those numbers there was typically one that was a family member or of close relation. With the burst of the real estate bubble, many agents have not renewed their license but rather gave them up and went into another line of work. With that fact being disclosed, how do you know when ...
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What a May it has been. All the weather people have told us for the past couple years that we are in a drought and need the moisture. I don’t think that we will be hearing that for some time this year. May 2013 has been very wet and a lot of those ponds and lakes that had low water have come back if not over flowing. However, most of us will be glad to say that we like to know that we have received ...
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News on the street is that the housing market is starting to recover. Reports are showing that the inventory is low, interest rates are starting to climb and many are really starting to think that it’s time to think about making that purchase again. What do I need to know? First off, if you sold your home through short sale, most will need to wait for 3 years to qualify again for a mortgage; ...
You found the home, wrote out the offer, had your agent negotiate the price and WOW the sellers agreed to take your offer (maybe after a couple rounds of back & forth). Now comes the fun part. The planning. Arranging the moving trucks, people to help, what time you will need to get all the items together to have your helpers get all your items moved. But what about the utilities? How do you arrange ...
You have taken the BIG step and found the agent you want to work with and taken the time to do all the little staging ...