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Rent to own! 4 br/2 ba home in beautiful Maumelle, AR!

11-07-09
Peter Olsen ~Rent To Own Homes, LLC
Peter Olsen ~Rent To Own Homes, LLC: Real Estate - Other in Kalispell, MT
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  • Office: (406) 250-9553
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Rent to own! 50% rent credit! Gorgeous 4 bedroom / 2 bath 2150 square foot home in Maumelle AR!! Home has a 2 car garage, 10 foot ceilings, hardwood flooring, jetted tubs, ceramic and porcelain tile, crown mouldings, brick exterior and gas fireplace! There is also a storage building inside the fenced backyard with a concrete pad basketball court. It is located right next to a golf course and the elementary school is Pine Forest and Maumelle Middle School. Rent is $1500/mo and first months rent and money down required to move in. Please contact us at 406-250-9553 with any questions! Until next time....

Pete Olsen

Rent To Own Homes, LLC

www.50statesrent2own.com

www.activerain.com/blogs/peteolsen01

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Great News for 1st Time Homebuyers in Northwest Arkansas!

11-07-09
Nicky Dou | Century 21 Exclamation Realty
Nicky Dou | Century 21 Exclamation Realty: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR
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Wonderful news for all of you first time home buyers in Northwest Arkansas (well all over the US - however if you are looking in Northwest Arkansas - give me a call!). AND for homeowners that have lived in their home for at least 5 years can now get a tax credit of $6500... YEAH!

INFO on the new legislation passed on November 6, 2009.

The Worker, Home-ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, which was signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, extends and expands the first-time home-buyer credit allowed by previous Acts. The new law:

  • Extends deadlines for purchasing and closing on a home.
  • Authorizes the credit for long-time homeowners buying a replacement principal residence.
  • Raises the income limitations for homeowners claiming the credit.

For the first time, long-time homeowners who buy a replacement principal residence may also claim a home-buyer credit of up to $6,500 (up to $3,250 for a married individual filing separately). They must have lived in the same principal residence for any five-consecutive year period during the eight-year period that ended on the date the replacement home is purchased.

People with higher incomes can now qualify for the credit. The new law raises the income limits for homes purchased after Nov. 6, 2009. The credit phases out for individual taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income between $125,000 and $145,000 or between $225,000 and $245,000 for joint filers.

Home-buyers who purchased a home in 2008 or 2009 may be able to take advantage of the first-time home-buyer credit. The credit:

  • Applies only to homes used as a taxpayer's principal residence.
  • Reduces a taxpayer's tax bill or increases his or her refund, dollar for dollar.
  • Is fully refundable, meaning the credit will be paid out to eligible taxpayers, even if they owe no tax or the credit is more than the tax owed.

Links for more info. on tax credit:

IRS

U.S. NEWS & World Report

Federal Housing

Realtor.org

IF you are looking for a home in Northwest Arkansas - give me a call today! Don't wait till the last minute to get in on this "FREE MONEY!"

Visit my website at www.NickyDou.com OR for all of the "smokin hot deals in Northwest Arkansas including Short Sales, Bank Repo's, Relocation Properties and just HOT deals" check out www.NWAFiresale.com

Download my free phone app. to search all homes in Northwest Arkansas via your phone by texting: DOU to 87778 OR click here.

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For those who long for the "good ole days" here's the way it was....

11-06-09
Barbara S. Duncan ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR
Barbara S. Duncan ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR : Real Estate Agent in Searcy, AR
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Sobering old photos! These pictures are sorta continuing the story we started a few days ago regarding the house on Arch Street in Searcy Arkansas that has been changed so much.

These are what we need when we are feeling as if times are awfully tough. Blogging buddy Anita supplied these photos of possibly some of her relatives, definitely at her home on Arch Street in Searcy.

Man resting under tree

The question is whether this man is absolutely worn out from working, whether the car hit the tree, or whether he is just doing what he usually does everyday. If he'd had air-conditioning and TVs as we have today, he'd not be doing the nap at this place!

Corrine Hart

Another question here. Is she exasperated because of the man's behavior under the tree? Is she just showing off her legs?

I can remember hanging clothes on a clothes line. If you had children and diapers it took a lot of hanging. Once we got a clothes dryer and my husband made the observation that he sure missed the smell of sheets hung outside to dry and perhaps it would be nice to use a clothes line again I didn't speak to him for days! And I said dirty words under my breath.

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"If we pray for our nation, things will turn around"

11-05-09
Trish O'Connor
Trish O'Connor: Real Estate Agent in West Memphis, AR
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  • Mobile: (901) 491-8830
  • Secondary: (870) 739-2200

II Chron 7:14

A timely thought:

Some folks passing through Texarkana, TX last week noted signs in people's yards that said , " America , prayer is our only hope" with 2 Chron. 7:14 underneath. We certainly need God's help!

I have no idea who started this, but I certainly agree with this e-mail. I heard a preacher say "if we pray for our nation, things will turn around".

I have decided to reach out to my friends and relatives and ask you to do something that has been troubling me for a long time.

Our nation is/has been on the slippery slope for a long time. If you look around you will find corruption , greed , moral decay , and a steady move away from the things that made us great. The principles upon which this nation was founded are no longer our backbone. However , we can reverse this trend.

2 Chron. 7:14 in God's word he states , "If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways , then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their Land."

I am convinced that we must pray for our nation and its leaders and ask for forgiveness So I ask you to join me in this plea to our Lord.


Let me just add a quote from Ronald Reagan "If we ever forget that we are one nation under God , then we will be a nation gone under." I truly believe this is why the United States of America is in the shape we are in today. Most people have forgotten that we are one nation under God! Let us as Christians stand up and remind people of this. ~ Have a blessed day!

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Real Estate Market in Northwest Arkansas

11-05-09
Nicky Dou | Century 21 Exclamation Realty
Nicky Dou | Century 21 Exclamation Realty: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR
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WOW! it has been such a great year in Real Estate - despite what the media says! It looks as if I am going to have my best year in sales since I began my career in Real Estate!

Watch my Market Report Video to see what the Real Estate market is doing here in Northwest Arkansas - save the link as I update it on a monthly basis! Real Estate in Northwest Arkansas

Remember if you are looking to buy or sell Real Estate in Northwest Arkansas - give me a call! I love what I do and you will be well taken care of.

Best Regards, Nicky Dou

Also be sure to check out my new phone app. for searching all homes for sale in Northwest Arkansas via your phone. Text DOU to 87778 or (Check out my recent Blog Post on the "moDOU") "The new phone application where Northwest Arkansas MLS is at your fingertips!"

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