Foreclosure Fraud

July 28, 2010

 
 
We hear about mortgage fraud and title fraud but what in the world is Foreclosure Fraud. Foreclosure Fraud is an attempt by unscrupulous individuals or companies to deceive homeowners of distressed properties. Homeowners facing foreclosure are at their most vulnerable state emotionally and financially. These unscrupulous predators know that this is the time to take [...]

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Watering Restrictions

July 25, 2010

The Georgia Water Stewardship Act
The Georgia Water Stewardship Act signed by Governor Sonny Perdue went into effect in June of 2010. The bill allows daily outdoor watering for purposes of planting, growing, managing, or maintaining ground cover, trees, shrubs, or other plants from 4:00pm – 10:00am.
All other outdoor water usage like washing cars and pressure [...]

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Spring Home Maintenance

April 30, 2010

Spring Is Here
Now that we have been through the time change and the days are longer, we now have time to get some of those spring home projects done. Hopefully this list will help you organize the projects that you need to do and of course if you think of any that have been left [...]

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Spring Forward Time Change

March 13, 2010

Yes its that time of the year again…Spring Forward. Check out the Top Ten Things to do for the Time Change. Scroll down on the right side of the card for the top ten list.

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Time Change Spring 2009

March 5, 2009

It’s that magical time of the year. You guessed it; magically the sun will begin to come up an hour later and will set an hour later than in the last few days. Yes it only comes twice annually and the spring forward portion will be arriving this Saturday Evening. So here we go, it’s [...]

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One More Gift

January 7, 2009

Did you think the holidays are over? If you closed on your new home last year then not quite yet. If you closed on your new home in the last calendar year, or perhaps you haven’t filed yet, you have one more present. That’s right, you guessed it, you get to file for your Georgia [...]

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Gwinnett Commissioners Terminate Contract

January 6, 2009

This afternoon the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners approved resolution 2009-0124. The resolution was introduced by Commissioner Kenerly and, when read, called for Gwinnett County to dissolve the contract with Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Services. When commissioner Kenerly spoke he referred to just Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful. I don’t know if this represents any kind of [...]

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Reverse Mortgage In Atlanta Part Two

December 5, 2008

In Part One of this series we examined what a reverse mortgage is, what you need to do to qualify for one, the code of ethics a respectable lender will adhere too and being able to use a reverse mortgage to purchase a home. In this article let’s dig a bit deeper and examine how [...]

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Remodeling Projects That Payoff in Atlanta

December 2, 2008

Each year about this time Remodeling Magazine comes out with one of the most interesting articles of the year. The Cost vs. Value Report shows what the expected percentage return on investment should be for various remodeling projects and is divided by region of the country. As we have all learned real estate and related [...]

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Thanksgiving 2008

November 26, 2008

Thanksgiving Day is almost here and the beginning of the holiday season has started. I thought I would share some of my favorite things to do on Thanksgiving.
Smoked Turkey
My first thing actually begins the day before Thanksgiving. For over 33 years I have smoked a turkey for the feast. Several years ago my nephew [...]

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