The Finish Line!

SUCCESS!!!

Congrats, Tonya! After lots of looking for just the right place and making it through all the trials to get the house closed, we got Tonya in a great little house. After the celebration, she got busy working to fix it up. Thanks for the business, Tonya and hope you have many, many happy years in your new home!

Beautiful Log House with a Fresh Look!

3285 Marion Rd, Utica, Ohio (Rt 657). Near Rt 62

Fresh New Look! Siding has been stripped, cleaned & stained with long lasting acrylic stain!

Northridge - Ranch style design home offers one floor living with master bedroom and laundry on first floor. Living, dining and kitchen are open for easy entertaining. Cathedral ceilings, large windows & skylights provide light, bright rooms. Large loft offers large living space to use as a family room, rec room or media room. Lower level has 10' poured walls, studded & ready to finish. Full bath with 2 seater steamer shower. All this sits on 2.32 wooded acres. Two porches span the width of the front and back of the property for a wonderful place to drink your morning coffee or a place to sit and watch wild life. Easy commute to Columbus, Newark or Mt Vernon. Call for your private showing on this property!

We forget how to do Simple

Simple can feel so good .....

In our crazy, frantic lives that are so full of schedules, electronics and demands to do for others, we forget how good simple can feel. Everyone has that place they go to recharge and mine is anywhere near the water. We've spent extra time with our kids over Spring Break at the lake .... on our little island. We don't have cable and have spent our time with a pinch of work, but some great family time bonding. We have been playing cards and board games, going for walks and bike rides. We've watched movies and had friends over that we're usually too busy to schedule with. We've even read books!! Of course, we can't give up our computers and cell phones - we can't totally disconnect, but are finding an eqillibriam that will carry us through for awhile when all the craziness starts again in a few days! (Picture is view off our dock .... ready to go for a boat ride soon!!)

Time is Running out for Free Money!!

The Stimulus tax credit available to First Time Home Buyers for up to $8,000 or Repeat Buyers who have owned their home for at least 5 years up to $6,500 is only available for 53 more days! If you have an interest in buying, this is a great time!!

How to Get the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit

You’ve decided to purchase a home and take advantage of the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit. Here's what you have to do to get your benefit:

1. Close on your home purchase between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010, or have a binding written contract by April 30, 2010 and close by July 1, 2010.
2. Decide whether to: apply the credit to your 2009 tax return, filed on or before April 15, 2010;
file an amended 2009 return; or,apply the credit on your 2010 return, filed on or before April 15, 2011.
3. Attach documentation of purchase to your return.

Read more details at realtor.org.