Erin Blaise's (erinblaise) Blog

I just went through and 8 month ordeal to get an error on my credit report corrected. It made me wonder why it seems no one is requiring them to report accurate information. I wonder if there is something we can do. Regions bank reported to the three credit reporting agencies that I made a paymen...

Yesterday I got some information in the mail about InstantCreditBuilders.com. I went to their website and it looks like you pay to become an authorized user on the accounts of people who have great credit. It looks like you can make your home ownership dream come true just by using your available...

Last night I watched a documentary about the residents of Bayview Virginia. Up until 1999, this community of 100 people was living in homes without indoor plumbing. They were heating their homes with wood or kerosene and using shallow wells for water. All the businesses that had previously been t...

In Columia, Mo we have a neighborhood known as North Central. People like to buy houses there because they are close to our downtown and each house is different. This neighborhood is not a "cookie cutter" type of community. There is a group of people who want to preserve this but they are proposi...

The week the city council in Columbia, Missouri voted unanimously to raise fees for develpers to connect new homes to utility service. This couldn't be coming at a worse time. In our area, the construction industry is struggling and building permits are at a low point. This is the same city counc...

Every morning there is an infomercial that promises for $39.95 to show you how to do this. Save your money. I will tell you how to do this in my area (Boone County, Missouri) . In your area it's probably just the same or a very similar process. In our county they do not advertize this yearly tax ...

Recently property has been taking longer to sell than in the past. Homes that used to go under contract in under 30 days are now taking up to 90 days to sell. As people become more weary of waiting for that one special buyer to come along, they've started to employ some unique techniques for sell...

I grew up in Jefferson City, Missouri. Most of us thought it was a boring town when we gradutated high school. We couldn't wait to leave boring Mid-Missouri. I didn't go far, I went to Columbia to attend Mizzou and never left. Other people gradutated and scattered far and wide. Other kids moved t...

Today is Friday September 28, 2007. I just wanted to let all the potential home owners and property investors know that this is one of the best times to buy in Columbia in recent years. Prices have not incresed this year due to many people reacting out of fear to media reports. We have a great st...