Dale Baker, Home Inspector, has written an excellent post on Fire Safety. This is Part 12 of his series:Via Dale Baker,The #1 Home and Commercial Properties Inspector-in NH&VT-on; AR (Baker Home,Commercial Properties Inspections and Consulting ):
By the time we complete the Inspection, you will know the Home or Commercial Property better than the owner does!
A home inspection from Baker Home Commercial Properti... Read Full Story
Replica of the Susan Constant, one of the three ships the Engish Virginia Company sent to start a colony in the New World in Jamestown, VA. Approximately a 3 hour drive from Lynchburg, VA.Are you new to Forest VA, searching for a home for sale in Greater Lynchburg or at Smith Mountain Lake? Give me a call for information on local events, things to do or Lynchburg MLS real estate listings.
Debbie Malone, ABR, ASP, e-PRORE/MAX 1st Olympic Realtors(434) 546-0... Read Full Story
I wanted to clean the cabinet under the kitchen sink. I just wasn't planning on doing it today.
My Friend Murphy decided to pay me a visit this morning- I was about to make coffee when I saw the puddle of water on the kitchen floor. I was hoping it was from a melted ice cube but no such luck. I opened the cabinet under the sink to find the TINY TITAN compact hot water heater hissing and the floor of the cabinet soaking wet. This little heater only holds 2 1/2 gallons of wat... Read Full Story
Let's Say Thanks- And WEAR RED ON FRIDAY!!!!
Will Rogers said We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
I appreciate the men and women who have and are serving our country! An easy way to show your support for those currently serving overseas is with the Let's Say Thanks program. Sponsored by the Xerox Corporation it allows you to send a free postcard to an active member of the military. There are many different hand drawn post card d... Read Full Story
Phil gives us some important dates to remember - the First Time Home Buyer's Tax Credit will expire sooner than we think:
Via PHILIP TURNER-MORTGAGE BANKER SINCE 1980 (MCCUE MORTGAGE COMPANY):As of today, April 30th is 164 days away. April 30th is the last day that a Purchase and Sales Agreement may be signed by all parties to take advantage of the federal tax credit for home buyers.
Out of those 164 days we need to subtract out days that most of us do not work - Let... Read Full Story
HOW AWESOME IS THIS! October was Fire Safety Month and I posted about the BARK 10-4 Program where you can donate a pet oxygen mask to your local fire department. I used paypal and donated a mask to my local volunteer fire department in Forest, Virginia. I just received notification that THE MOST PET OXYGEN MASKS EVER (I counted 143!!!) had been shipped to the following fire departments:
Alpine Fire Department Blue Ridge Fire DepartmentPlainfield Fire DepartmentTown of Sheboygan Falls Fire Ko... Read Full Story
Are you confused by all of the talk about the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit? Not sure if you qualify?
This short video from RE/MAX highlights the points of the $8,000 First Time Tax Credit Extension and Expansion:
-Extends the $8,000 first time Home Buyers Tax Credit if you're under contract by April 30, 2010
and close by June 30, 2010
-Up to $6,500 tax credit for current homeowners who have lived in their homes (as principal residence) for 5 consecutive years of the last 8 ye... Read Full Story
Flood water from Hurricane Ida in Virginia this past week- I spent the weekend in Surry, VA where many of the roads in this section of Virginia cut through marsh land. The photo above is from a beautiful swamp in the Surry, Isle of Wight area which is normally very tranquil. The ground was saturated after days of non-stop rain, causing a washout of sections of roads including Route 10 in Virginia. The ferry from Surry to Williamsburg was closed for several days.
The creek overflowed it's ban... Read Full Story
