Rentec Direct, leading Property Management Software and Tenant Screening company has challenged its employees to the viral social media ALS ice bucket challenge. Several of the employees have accepted the challenge on August 26, 2014. Links to Rentec Directs employees videos can be found at the bottom of this press release. In addition to raising money for a great cause the ALS ice bucket challenge has increased awareness about this lethal disease. ALS was first found in 1869 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, but it wasn’t until 1939 that Lou Gehrig brought national and international attention to the disease. Ending the career of one of the most beloved baseball players of all time, the disease is still most closely associated with his name. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) ... 08/28/2014

Monsoon Afternoon ~ Monsoon Sunset ___________________ Like my photos? I don't copyright them anymore. (Please use them, and email me the results.) Right click on the image, copy and enjoy! Click my Send Out Cards logo!  Send a real card to someone you love.  (It's free ~ on me. Thanks for reading my blog.) I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Mortgage Lender. NMLS #223495SUNSTREET MORTGAGE llc ~ Correspondent Mortgage BankOffices (AZ) Mesa, Tucson, Nogales, and Albuquerque, NM. 08/08/2010

The cactus doesn't attract one bit of attention...  until it blooms.  Google "night blooming cereus," and you'll find a community of ardent admirers of the plant, some utterly magnificent photographs, and reams and reams of print. We're fortunate to see them in the wild here in Tucson.  This one bloomed along a riding trail in Catalina State Park, just north of Tucson, AZ, in the shadow of Pusch Ridge.  ___________________ I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson, AZ Mortgage lender. Call me if I can help you with a purchase or refi mortgage; (520) 349-9090 Photo copyright Mike in Tucson 06/22/2009

SaddleBrooke Two Property Owners Organization was established in 1997.  The organization was created to support the residents of HOA #2 through Transition.   WEBSITE LINKS:PInal County Comprehensive Planning ProgramHOA #1HOA #2Desertview PACDesertview Cinema ClubSaddleBrooke Theater GuildGovernor's WebsiteState of ArizonaPinal County        STPO is an entirely volunteer organization.  Your $20 annual voluntary contribution to STPO provides the capital needed for STPO after administrative costs to offset the costs necessary to prepare for Transition from the Developer to total HOA #2 governance. http://www.saddlebrooke2.org/ Use above link for more information Rich LecinskiLong Realty Tucson - Oro Valley Arizona520-834-4663www.arizonagreatliving.com   01/17/2008

Saddlebrooke retirement homes a few miles north of Oro Valley, Arizona in CatalinaSearch free for homes in Saddlebrooke. You can also use my quick links to search for golf and retirement homes in Sun Flower  a Del Webb Community, Sun City Vistoso, the Catalina Foothills and Oro Valley Luxury homes. Or you can define your own search for the entire Tucson, Green Valley and Oro Valley areas.Please call anytime with any questions you may have.  http://rlecinski.longrealty.com/Listing/ProcessJumpSearch.aspx?JumpSearch=9105529&Page=1 Rich LecinskiLong Realty CompanyTucson, Arizona520-834-4663http://www.arizonagreatliving.com/  01/06/2008

Funny how commenting on someone's post will get you started on a post of your own! Mike Jaquish in North Carolina posted on roof repairs, and I thought of this home I looked at last week. According to one of the neighbors, the out-of-town listing agent told the owner that he would have to repair the roof before listing the home, even though he was selling it as is, since the roof must be intact for the home to be considered livable. I guess a little advice is better than none. LOL  The absentee owner/investor hired an out-of-town roofer, who did just what he was paid to do--re-flash and re-coat the roof!  Hey!  They didn't ask him to replace the brick! The listing proudly announces "brick home."  Of course, the roof will have to come off to repair the brick...  And it's going to be sort... 10/21/2007