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Take These Simple Steps to Protect Your Personal and Corporate IdentityBy Christine EmmickIdentity theft is something most people do not think about until it is too late. Statistics show over two-hundred-thousand people fall victim to identity theft each year just in the United States alone. With...

Strategic Home Improvement Increases Your Home Value, Inside and Out By Christine Emmick Spring is a great time to do home improvement and when you're selling a home, you need every one of those investment dollars to count. When a home buyer looks for houses for sale, curb appeal is not the only ...

You know the old saying, location, location, location. Some neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area, despite seemingly rampant crime, high taxes and little in the way of community services are homes to those that call their town "the best." My question to the AR community is what makes the location?...

This is a great article by my business partner, Mary Smith, about a local real estate investor in the Pittsburgh area...Enjoy! Mary B. Smith - Pittsburgh, PA -January 19, 2009 In today's unstable economic climate, it is more important than ever to take hold of one's own future. With unemployment ...

Everyone loves free food, right? How about if you got great real estate investing advice to boot? :)This is the copy for an event happening on Saturday the 31st. I've been to one of these seminars and it is definitely worth the time invested. Here are the details... Wealth Builders is sponsoring ...

By Christine Emmick   Poor Twinkie snack cake, you've been given a bad wrap Your contents has made Whole Foods gasp Preservatives and transfats galore No wonder you've been left lonely in the store   It's time to renew our health Leave your box of cellophane covered treats on the shelf The clock ...

Christine Emmick - Pittsburgh, PA -January 5, 2009 Although the economic storm of recent months has many investors holding tight to their stocks praying the DJIA recovers, some are taking this financial tornado and riding it out in the housing market. While real estate investments have taken a di...

Christine Emmick - Pittsburgh, PA -January 2, 2009 It's no secret that life is tough on single Moms. Single Mothers have the least amount of resources and because of their financial status, and many would never consider starting their own business. According to three decades of research conducted...

Anyone who knows me knows I am a talker. I'll strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger and talk for hours about such topics as religion, politics and potty-training. This is not an exaggeration, just ask my husband who is presently waiting for me to finish this blog so he can use the bath...

Christine Emmick - Pittsburgh, PA - November 20, 2008 With the bank foreclosures and mortgage trouble of the last few months, people are looking for affordable housing these days. Real estate listings show that home prices are falling, banks are looking to get rid of foreclosed homes and homeowne...