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Before-and-After Photos – Coker Renovation

May 10, 2011

  8 weeks later and…… we’re FINISHED!!!!  This home went much quicker and smoother since we had a little experience under our belt.  Check out the before-and-after photos: This is what the front of the home looked like before: Aftera a lot of cleaning, power-washing, bleaching, sanding, and painting, this is what it looks like [...]

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Flipping Out (House #2) – Week 6

March 31, 2011

This week the kitchen and bathroom flooring was installed.  Since this house will be a rental and not a re-sale, we chose to put down vinyl flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms.  Vinyl will hold up wonderfully for a long time and is a very economical choice for rentals.  If a tenant scrapes up the [...]

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13 Tips to Consider Before Driving to Appointments This Winter

December 3, 2010

RISMEDIA, December 3, 2010—Real estate agents are always on the go, even in harsh wintery conditions. Before you head out, make sure you take the proper precautions. Being a few minutes late is better than what can happen if you don’t take the necessary steps to ensuring your safety. To help maintain your safety, AAA [...]

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Mortgage Rates Fall Again

November 29, 2010

NEW YORK – The mortgage rate bar is even lower, but few homebuyers are making the jump. Rates on fixed mortgages again fell to their lowest levels in decades this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday, after the Federal Reserve unveiled a massive bond-buying program to help spur economic growth. That marked more than a half-year [...]

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More NEW Homeowners Are Becoming Delinquent

November 15, 2010

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2.7% of current mortgage balances transitioned to delinquency, up from 2.6 percent last quarter. Additionally, industry research firm Foresight Analytics predicts residential mortgage delinquencies at 13.3% for the third quarter. New threads are popping up every day on ActiveRain, RealTown and other sites posing the question: [...]

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