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  • Gerard Michaels
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  • Gettysburg, PA 17325





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Refighting the Battle of Gettysburg on Active Rain !!!
And the Battle of Gettysburg rages on, As of 2/8/2010 all three AR'ers are on page one of Pennsylvania Realtors and the gaps have closed, current points are as follows Michael J Perry  95549 points Dave Monsour  91627 Gerry Michaels  89479 2010 looks to be pretty exciting...ya'allVia ...
Check This Out Can You Find the Car In this Picture?
Check This Out Can You Find the Car In this Picture?This past snow storm that dumped over 30" of snow in some places is not a usual occurance here in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Yes we usually do get snow during a winter season, however this is no usual by any m...
Changes to the Home buyers tax credit-All Realtors should know
Changes to the Home buyers tax credit-All Realtors should know   In Nov of 2009 the United States Congress passed legislation that extended the Home Buyers tax credit program. Not only did this legislation extend the benefits, it also included some changes. Changes that all Realtors shou...
Real Estate terms making a comeback in today’s Market
Real Estate terms making a comeback in today’s Market   Purchasing real estate in today’s challenging market has some terms not commonly used for some time. The challenge of getting funding has forced sellers and buyers to get creative to get a deal do...
Appealing Your Property Taxes-Terms You will need to Know
Appealing Your Property Taxes-Terms You will need to Know   I have discussed this subject many times in the past blog posts and it definitely cannot be brought up enough. Something like over 70% of tax payers that appeal their ...
Home Buyer Tax Credit Deadline Extended for Military to 2011 - See One Minute Video Below
This is Great information coming to us from Frank Kliewer. If you are in the military it is a must read!!Via Frank Kliewer (Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Executive):...
New Incentive for Buyers to Purchase Bank Owned Properties by Fannie Mae
Excellent information regarding further incentives to purchase a home. Thanks to Lisa Coates Boston's Northwest Real Estate Specialist Via Lisa Coates ABR,CBR,GRI - Realtor (Prudential Preferred Realt...
Private Mortgage Insurance-PMI-First Time Home Buyers
Private Mortgage Insurance-PMI-First Time Home Buyers   Many first time home buyers will not be able to come with the 20 percent down to avoid getting Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). Yet many will have no idea what ...
Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments
Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments                               ...
Market Meltdown-Fight Back
Market Meltdown-Fight Back   Over the last few days Wall Street has taken a beating, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday of last week saw the market fall all three days. Analyzing and pontificating ...
Finding and Working with a Loan Officer-Tips for First Time Home Buyers
Finding and Working with a Loan Officer-Tips for First Time Home Buyers   Many first time home buyers spend months looking their agent, but how many hours are spent looking for a quality ...
Applying for a Home Loan-What You’ll Need
Applying for a Home Loan-What You’ll Need   Okay so you’ve been looking at homes online for 6 months, you know what neighborhood you want, you know what school district you want, you’v...
"I want my 99 cent Whopper"
This story comes to us from Will Nesitt and is definately worth the read....Via Will Nesbitt - condos / real estate in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County (Condo 1 Alexandria / Will Nesbitt Realty LLC):Years ago when I was a DJ I...
Gettysburg Understands Fear
Gettysburg Understands Fear   “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”                    &...
IMPORTANT INFO for FIRST TIME HOME BUYER CREDIT
This is important information for those first time home buyers who are attempting to use the credit. Apparently when congress extended the tax credit the rules changed. The IRS is reporting that delays in the area of FOUR months or more to recieve your credit. Additionally, there is no more e-fileing...