Jim Ryan's (jimryan) Blog

Shadybrook Farm in Yardly is having their Festival on the Farm this weekend. Saturday will have the backyard barbeque challenge. There are over 30 teams from all over the U.S. competing for prize money and trophies totaling $6500. Besides the barbeque, there will be rides, games, crafts, bands, o...

I was talking to a loan officer last night about different mortgages and leding. Then a certain company came up that advertises no closing costs. Of course they do charge a 1 % origination fee based on the sale price which covers the closing costs they're paying and then a little extra. Pretty cr...

For those that work FSBOs, how do you do it and how succesful are you with it? I've just started a new system in which I look through some of the FSBO websites and e-mail them with a tip or two and that I'd be happy to send them free information on how to market and sell their home at no obligati...

I'm getting off the real estate path with this post with something that is important to me. Helping others. For me it's usually animals. I am a big advocate supporting no-kill shelters, protection for wildlife, animal cruelty, puppy mills, and others. Even if you don't support the same causes as ...

Continuing off from the last blog I'll look into some more popular questions from 1st time homebuyers. 1) What's the difference between pre-qualified and pre-approved? First off, don't start looking for a home until you've got at least one of these. Pre-qualified is when the lender takes a basic ...

I'll devote the next few blogs to some common questions from 1st time homebuyers. Some things can be a little confusing at first, but don't feel like you have to know everything at first. Your realtor or lender should be with you every step of the way and help you understand any topics that you d...

Thought I'd pass along some info for you folks that don't know about this. Bristol Township has discounted tickets to a variety of amusement and theme parks in the area. Tickets can be purchased (cash only) inside the municipal building located at 2501 Bath Road, Bristol, PA 19007. Tickets are so...

Quite often I am perplexed at the thinking of some human beings. I was just reading about another shark attack off the coast of Mexico. It was the second in two days in that area as well as a fatality off of California last month. After the first attack in Mexico, which killed a 24 year old man, ...

The Middletown Fair opened up last night for those who don't know and is running through Saturday, May 31st. It is located by Levitz across from Reedman-Toll and is open from 6PM-10PM. There are rides, games, food, attractions, music, vendors and community events going on. There is also a dunk ta...