Considering the number of short sales on the market and the potential for “bargains,” many buyers today are interested in purchasing a short-sale property. However, not all buyers are good candidates for short sales. So how do you know if a short sale is right for you?

Here are six questions to ask yourself if you are considering purchasing a short-sale property:

(1) If you are going to obtain a mortgage, are you pre-approved for a loan?

In a short sale,...

I'm sure glad I chose to do this blog. It's unbelievable to me that in just a few short posts, things could be so clear for me.

It's nice to sit around and not worry anymore.

I'm talking to a woman right now who works for the Missouri state government doing fieldwork. She always has the prettiest Ozark wildflower pictures in her blog posts.

Her blog is Ozark Highlands of Missouri and I discovered today she has an Etsy shop called ThreeStrands.

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My Buddy Dave stopped by last night, on his way to North Carolina.

He and his lovely Wife, Brenda, moved from West Virginia to the 'wilds' of North Carolina. They have a lake on thier property in which to fish and swim, plus, they incorporated that, into a fishery, so that they can raise thier own fish and sell off the extra!

They had to come back to get some things they left behind, when they sold thier house on land contract to thier relatives (big mistake, my Wife...

Affirmation: I minister others into Christ, disciple them, and equip them to disciple others.

Each of us has a promised land for our lives. God's promises are key to us entering into the vision that God has given us. If you are in a desert God is ready to take you out! Time to move on from eating manna to eating the food that God freely gives in the promised land of your destiny! - John Belt

If you don't keep your mind renewed with the Word of God, you will serve anything...

It’s August - have you received your TRIM notice yet?

Every August the Sarasota county property appraiser’s office sends out TRIM notices to each property owner in Sarasota county.
So what is a TRIM notice? TRIM stands for truth in millage.

Each January 1st the property appraiser’s office is responsible for establishing the Market Value of all properties within the county. After the various taxing and levying authorities (which show up in the ad-valorem section...