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Lot's of entertainment in Catawba County this weekend! Oktoberfest is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Oct 9, 10, 11) in downtown Hickory, NC Oktoberfest is full of fun with several stages featuring non-stop live shows, 2 beer gardens, lots of rides and games, arts and crafts and more food than ...
10/07/2010
NC Attorney General Calls for Lenders to Suspend Foreclosures in North Carolina.  Yes, Sir, NC AG Roy Cooper has already been investigating "questionable foreclosure tactics" in NC.  Now, with this whole mess going on with suspended foreclosures by most of the big banks (if you're not aware of th...
10/06/2010
Lease-Options, also referred to as rent to own, rent2own, lease-purchase, as well as a few other names, is a very misunderstood concept in the real estate market, even with many real estate agents.  Hopefully, this new series will help people learn what a lease-option is (and maybe isn't), and wh...
10/05/2010
If you're selling a home in today's market, then you know that it is taking longer to get your property sold.  Pricing your property correctly from the start is probably one of the most important factors in making sure that your home doesn't sit on the market longer than it should.Even when you a...
10/04/2010
With Internet speeds what they are these days, most everybody is capable of viewing videos online and listening to music.  That's great. Many websites and blogs are adding lots of videos to their sites to help promote their stuff (whatever their "stuff" is).  No problem there. What I hate is when...
10/03/2010
With all the news media focused on most of the big banks halting their foreclosure processes in several states due to "paperwork issues," I was recently asked this question, "What would happen if banks were unable to produce the note?" Now, I'm not an attorney, but generally speaking, the lender ...
10/02/2010
Home Inspector Charles Buell gives us a great list of twelve thirteen essentials for smooth home inspection.  Home inspections are a part of the selling process and we all want them to work out to the best of all parties involved.      For some time now I have wanted to put together a long list o...
09/30/2010
  You learn something new everyday, or at least you should.  If you haven't got yours in yet, here's a great post by Michael DeGel on things you cell phone can do that you may not have known.  You won't even need a smartphone for these, any cell phone will work.       5 Things You Never Knew Your...
09/28/2010
A photo from my recent day-trip vacaton to Chimney Rock, NC.  Just a short 2 hour drive from Hickory, NC While there, I was surprised to hear not only several different accents from around the U.S. but how many different languages were being spoken as well.  Truly shows how big of a 'melting pot...
09/26/2010
I really think this needs to get out to the ActiveRain community in a big way.  I've seen a few posts on the "cell phones are going public next month" on and off.  A recent one was even reblogged several times.  Apparently, those that reblogged didn't bother to read several of the comments pointi...
09/25/2010
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