From my personal experience, all I can say is that from April until December this market has seemed to me like the Wild West! Because of the First Time Home Buyer’s $8,000 tax credit, combined with historically low interest rates and home prices way down, there have been many more new people becoming first time home buyers. However, dealing with the different situations of buying bank owned homes or short sales, changing rules for appraisers for Conventional loans(HVCC), have brought quite a few interesting and at times, very stressful (but exciting!) situations Continue reading »

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RISMEDIA, December 21, 2009—It’s easy pickings out there for many potential homebuyers. Housing prices are at their lowest in more than a decade, inventories are high, analysts are predicting a new wave of foreclosures and the government is offering two substantial tax credits for which many homebuyers qualify.

But bargain buyers beware, warns Vince Mastronardi, whose property preservation business has been busy preparing foreclosed homes for sale. Continue reading »

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One very important piece of equipment for home owners are Step ladders. Various tasks at home require one to use step stools and step ladders. If you need to dust the top of the fridge, or reach up to a normal height, then a step stool will do. For various tasks at home that involve heights, a folding step ladder is often better. The platform ladder uses a high platform where you can, for example, set down tools or paint cans. Combination ladders are more versatile – it can be used as a step ladder, an extension ladder, and a stairway ladder.

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