Here’s a Valentine’s Day date idea

February 9, 2010 Living in Shawnee

With Valentine’s Day falling on Sunday, you may think your possibilities for a date are limited. Enter Shawnee Little Theatre. SLT’s production of Into The Woods has a Sunday matinee at 2:00 on Valentine’s Day! The Stephen Sondheim musical is a twisted fairy tale with a dark side. This is a joint production of SLT and [...]

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What you should know about the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

January 11, 2010 General

What you should know about the EXTENDED and EXPANDED First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Congress and the President have extended and expanded the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. You now have until April 30, 2010 to sign a contract and qualify. There’s good news for existing homeowners: if you intend to sell your home [...]

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Take more than a mental picture

January 2, 2010 General

Memo Recorder When we are looking at houses, you will spend hours looking at homes over a short period of time. To keep them all from blending into one giant blur, we continually evaluate your top three. At the end of the day, you don’t want to ask yourself, “which house had that beautifully designed great room? Was it the same [...]

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Opting for new-home construction

December 13, 2009 HomeBuying

Whether to buy an existing home or have one built is one of the many decisions to make during the home buying process. If you decide to go with new construction, your real estate agent can be a powerful advocate in your corner as you negotiate upgrades, a move-in date and other terms with the [...]

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