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Mind Test

11-21-09

Connie Lou Barnett GRI,CRS,CRB,SRMM,ARA,PRS,QSC

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This is a good test of your mind. Good luck! There are only nine questions. This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers. 1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables? 4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? 5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? 6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them. 7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them? 8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh. 9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.' Answers To Quiz: 1... The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: Boxing. 2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: Niagara Falls. (The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.) 3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb. 4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry. 5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems. 6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle... 7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe,question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellip ses. 8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce. 9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts. PLEASE DO YOUR PART... Today is National Mental Health Day.

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Climate Change in Louisville!

11-20-09

The Younger Gaines Team

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climate Climate change is a familiar phrase, but in this instance we are not talking about global warming or cooling. There has been a change in climate in real estate as the effects of the Home Buyer Tax Credit and other incentives have begun to warm a cool market. We are still seeing the lowest interest rates in years! With repeat buyers now being included in the tax credit, the housing market is warming up!

Signs of a Change in Season

Recently, mortgage rates fell below 5 percent again for the first time in weeks. Home sales were up as first time home buyers pushed pending sales higher for the eighth month in a row and the number of mortgage loan applications was up over 8 percent at the beginning of November. These are all signs of a change in the real estate market! So how do these changes affect those who are looking to buy or sell a home?

Talk to the Climate Experts!

There are always some extreme highs and lows as the seasons change. The same is true in real estate. The best way to navigate these extreme is to have a realtor who knows the area you are buying or selling in. Each neighborhood has its own climate, knowing that climate can make all the difference in how you should negotiate the purchase.

As an example, there are sellers who have priced their homes low for a quick sell. If your realtor doesn't know what the average price is for that type of home in the area, they may advise you to give a "low ball" offer on a home that is already priced to sell. As the market changes, the old tried and true tips will not always work. You may not only get your offer rejected, but if another offer comes in at or close to full price, you will lose out on what could have been a great deal on a good home.

While the temperature of the real estate market is changing, you can still take advantage of low interest rates and tax credits! If you are ready to test the real estate climate of Louisville then call Mollie Younger or Jessica Gaines! When it comes to the Possibility City, we know Louisville!!

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Joke of the Day

11-20-09

Connie Lou Barnett GRI,CRS,CRB,SRMM,ARA,PRS,QSC

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> > > >>It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota > >>asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the > >>>old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the winter > >>>was going to be like. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter > >>>was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should > >>>collect firewood to be prepared. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>But, being a practical leader, after several days, he got an idea He went > >>>to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, 'Is the > >>>coming winter going to be cold?' > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>'It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,' the meteorologist > >>>at the weather service responded. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more > >>>firewood in order to be prepared.. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Does it > >>>still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?' > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>'Yes,' the man at National Weather Service again replied, 'it's going to > >>>be a very cold winter.' > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every > >>>scrap of firewood they could find. > >>> > >>> > >>>Two weeks later, the chief called the National Weather Service again. > >>>'Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?' > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>'Absolutely,' the man replied. 'It's looking more and more like it is > >>>going to be one of the coldest winters we've ever seen.' > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked. > >>> > >>>The weatherman replied,'The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy.' > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Remember this whenever you get advice from a government official!

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Commercial Land For Sale Or Lease On I-75 Exit 76 Berea KY 40403

11-19-09

Lizette Fitzpatrick - Broker-Realtor® Kentucky Homes - Horse Farms

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Commercial Land For Sale Or Lease On I-75 Exit 76 Berea KY 40403

Prime location for most businesses on a busy intersection of I-75. Four lots are available for sale or lease.

All are commerical lots, Zoned B-4.

I-75 Commercial land for sale of lease

Lot 1 - 15.80 acres more or less.Suitable for commerical or retail business. Entrance on South Dogwood. Buyer will need to have property surveyed. Raw land and seller will consider sell or lease. Property possibly may be subdivided and price negotiated. Seller will consider sale or lease. Next to Lee's Famous Recipe, Fairfield Inn and Comfort Inn.

Commercial Land on I-75 For sale or lease

Lot 2 - 12.4 acres more or less. Access from North Dogwood Dr. off Highway 21 and Paint Lick Rd. Land is located on right and along I-75 and off the exit 76. Buyers will need to have the property surveyed. Seller will consider sell or lease.Behind Econo Lodge. Near Fairfield Inn, Comfort Inn and Lee's Famous Recipe.

Commercial Land on I-75 For sale or lease

Lot 3 - 1.0 acre more or less. On Paint Lick Rd.to the left of Lee's Famous Receipe. Fairfield Inn, Comfort Inn and Econo Lodge nearby. Suitable for a retail Business. Buyer will need to have property surveyed. Raw Land. Seller will consider sale or lease.

Commercial Land on I-75 For sale or lease

Lot 4 - .50 acres more or less. Turn off Paint Lick Rd. access to property beside Fairfield Inn. Suitable for any retail business. Raw land and seller will consider sale or lease. Buyer will need to have land surveyed. Next to Fairfield Inn. Near Comfort Inn, Econo Lodge and Lee's Famous Recipe.

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

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Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate click on Lizette.us.

See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved...*Commercial Land For Sale Or Lease On I-75 Exit 76 Berea KY 40403*

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Gratitude and Patriotism: A Country Boy’s Perspective!

11-19-09

Erby Crofutt, the Central Kentucky Home Inspector, Lexington KY HI-2041

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"Gratitude and Patriotism: A Country Boy's Perspective!"

The Scott County Extension Center will be holding the Scott County Farm City Banquet at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, November 24th, 2009.

IT'S FREE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
by Friday, November 20th, 2009
See below for RSVP & Directions.

Titled "Honoring Pioneer Farmers and Businesses" Speaker Gary Lacefield will be speaking on "Gratitude and Patriotism: A Country Boy's Perspective".

The evening will be closed out with top notch entertainment. I don't know what the entertainment is but I bet it'll be great!

The Extension Center asks that you bring a couple of non-perishable food items with you. All food collected will be donated to one of the Scott County Food Banks.

For Reservations call Josh Renaker, County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources at 863-0984 or Send Him A Text or E-Mail Him.

Directions:
Scott County Extension Center
1130 Cincinnati Pike, Georgetown, KY