What Does Your Mailbox Say About You?

 

  
Mailboxes are everywhere…everyone has one.  Some are big, some are small, some are ugly and dirty and some make you turn your head as you drive by.  
Some make you smile.
 
Is a mailbox a reflection of the person that lives in a house?
Do you even have an individual mailbox where you live or is it [...]

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A Home Comprises 50% of a Family’s Wealth – What?

I recently read that experts say that a person’s primary residence comprises over 50% of their financial wealth. 

Today, that can be a scary prospect.
Everyday, we have been hearing about the troubled times our country is facing.  The government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG,  what will be next?  Now, the government [...]

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Fall is in the Air

This morning I was up early to take my girls to school.  They both had things they had to do before the first bell rang.  There was a crisp clean feel to the air.  It gave me that warm welcome that I get when I know that fall is right around the corner.  There was no [...]

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Is Your Home “Pet Ready” to Show?

So many owners have pets today.  I recently read an article that said that over 75% of homeowners have some type of pet.  That means dogs and cats, guinea pigs and gerbils, turtles and fish, birds and snakes. 
Well, whatever type of pet you have…we can all agree that we all love our pets.  After all, [...]

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RAW United Powerlifting Nationals to be Held In Melbourne Florida

RAW United Powerlifting

RAW United Powerlifting will hold the Armed Forces Nationals and the open Push/Pull Championship on October 4 & 5 2008.
  The event will be held in the West Shore Junior Senior High School Gymnasium here in Melbourne Florida.
The West Shore Wildcats Powerlifting Team will be lead by Jayson Wadzinski in 12th grade and my daughter, Sam [...]

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Melbourne Beach Pier in Brevard County Florida

 
I love taking a stroll down the pier in Melbourne Beach Florida.  It is such a beautiful and relaxing place to just sit and watch the birds, the boats and people trying to catch fish.
Although this is a fairly new pier, I remember the old  pier, when I was growing up in the 1960’s.  My grandparents [...]

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30% of Homeowners Own their Homes Free and Clear

 
Did you know that over 30% of homeowners in the nation own their home free and clear?
 Who are they? 
Many would think that they are the wealthiest people.  But, that isn’t always the case.  Some wealthy owners enjoy the tax advantages of carrying a mortgage on their home. Often they are able to itemize their deductions, and [...]

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Owners Buying and Bailing, Good Idea or Not?

Well, I guess there will always be a way to get around ‘the system’. 
Have you heard about buyers that are buying and then bailing?  Good idea or not? Illegal or not?
Many around the country are in the same predicament. They bought a house at the peak of the market in 2005 – 2006 and paid an [...]

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Stop and Smell the Roses in Whatever Form they Appear to You!

 

This morning I was driving across the Eau Gallie Causeway in Melbourne Florida, coming back from a listing appointment to sell a home in Satellite Beach.  This causeway stretches from Melbourne to Indian Harbour Beach here in Brevard County.
The weather was beautiful! 
I had a million things on my mind, as usual, and I wasn’t really [...]

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Have They Gone Too Far?

Have companies gone too far?

Is there too much personal information available to the public today?
Well, try this link http://www.privateeye.com/ on Private Eye.com.
You can type in your name, or a property address or a phone number. 
It will pull up information on a person, or it can serve as a reverse directory by typing in a property address or [...]

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