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Internet Savvy REALTOR is Your Best Choice...

Marti Pattinson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:54:00 GMT

The answer is usually price, location, condition and marketing. But an agent must be internet savvy and know how to market on the internet for todays consumers who shop for houses on the internet first. Our market is in a flatter position and we have stepped into a buyer’s market. National media is not our friend. The DFW market is stronger than many other markets. However, most of the DFW homes are experiencing a problem in step-up housing. That is to say, normally as the family or income expands the homeowner is ready to step up to a larger mortgage to accommodate the families needs. As an example stepping from an $150K to a larger home would usually be to a $250-$300K. Our economy is a factor. We are still driven by our economic dependency on our local industry. Although we are fortunate to have this base of opportunity, this must change in order to grow. The only way to change this perception is to embrace the inevitable by promoting our outstanding communities as part of the Greater Dallas Forth Worth Metroplex. Our counties governments, our city officials, our schools, our churches, our medical communities provide the perfect setting to accept this growth. I am a member of the local Association of REALTORS the local MLS and NLS and am honored to promote the properties in a broader marketing arena.

Housing Plan is Bold

Marti Pattinson — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:53:00 GMT

RISMEDIA, February 20, 2009-(MCT)-President Barack Obama’s new effort to use Wall Street rescue money to halt the soaring rate of mortgage foreclosures nationwide encourages refinancing of homes that are now worth less than their mortgages and provides incentives for lenders to lower the debt load on struggling homeowners.

Obama’s $275 billion plan-announced Wednesday-doesn’t compel banks and other lenders to modify troubled mortgages. Instead, it provides a menu of incentives that may or may not prove sufficient in reaching the goal of helping 9 million homeowners.

“It’s a bold plan, and that’s encouraging. But at this moment, we don’t have enough detail, and unfortunately with the foreclosure mitigation plans, the devil is in the details,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard University law professor who heads the Congressional Oversight Panel charged with monitoring use of taxpayer bailout funds. “There have been big headlines in the past, and the details never caught up with the early promises.”

The Homeowner Stability Initiative, unveiled in a rowdy high school gym in Phoenix, seeks to address one of the triggers of the global financial crisis: the 2.3 million U.S. foreclosures last year that are protracting the housing crisis and helping to drive down home prices across the nation.

The full article may be read at:

http://rismedia.com/2009-02-19/housing-plan-is-bold-but-will-it-fix-the-problem/

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Helpful Hint

Marti Pattinson — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:25:00 GMT

I've been using aluminum foil for more years than I care to remember. Great stuff, but sometimes it can be a pain. You know, like when you are in the middle of doing something and you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The roll ALWAYS comes out at the wrong time!

Well, I would like to share this with you. Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, "Press here to lock end". Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking tab been there? I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I then looked at a box of Saran wrap and it had one too! I can't count the number of times the Saran warp roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up. I'm sharing this with my friends that did not know this. I hope I'm not the only person that didn't know about this.

M. A. "Marti" Pattinson

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I Am Moving - Where Do I Put All My Stuff?

Marti Pattinson — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:02:00 GMT

Where Do I Put All My Stuff?

Date: Jun. 7, 2007
Tags: Preparing Your House To Sell, Decluttering, Organizing, Simplify

When someone is getting ready to sell their home and we start to look at what they need to do to get it ready, number one on the list is often decluttering! All of us accumulate an awful lot of stuff over the years. But when faced with the need to get it out of the way many people are overwhelmed. They don't know what to do with the stuff or where to start.

So, here are some suggestions. And I suggest being ruthless when trying to determine how much to clear out. Get rid of everything you can stand to pack up or eliminate. Then go back and get rid of that same amount again!

First the easy solutions:

You're moving anyway so pack it up now! Put it in moving boxes (appropriate labeled!) and store it. Ideally, you should rent a storage unit. If you are agressive enough at clearing stuff out you'll net more money than the storage unit will cost you!

If you really, really can't or won't rent a storage unit, put the boxes in the garage. Or store them with friends or realtives. And, as a last resort, put them in the basement.

Now the harder remedies:

Have a garage sale
Sell it on ebay
Give it away
Donate it to a charitable organization
Sell it on Craigs List
Sell it in the local papers
Take it to the landfill (Last resort)
A pod will take care of it too - this way you do not have to pack and unpack

OK, that should get you started! Trust me, you'll feel better when it's done. And, I know your house will sell better!

Borrowed from my friends blog - Julie Emery from Amissville, VA, United States . She is an awesome writer and her advise is sound!