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Hearthstone Colonial Price reduced

Linda Tremblay, Associate Broker Bucks County, PA  Real Estate Services: Real Estate Agent in Doylestown, PA

Doylestown Colonial Reduced $20,000!

REDUCED $20,000 To $474,900 In the Hearthstone Neighborhood In Buckingham Twp. Bucks County PA

All Wallpaper Has Be Removed and Most Of The Rooms Have Been Freshly Painted!!!

This beautiful colonial with stone facade is situated on a cul-de-sac in the desirable Hearthstone Community. This home's curb appeal with custom driveway, walkway and landscaping is inviting you to come in. The main level features formal living and dining rooms with bay windows, a two story sun drenched family room with a stone fireplace and a wall of windows, kitchen feature stainless appliances, ceramic tile counter tops and backsplash, hardwood floors and an Anderson slider leading to the covered back porch featuring mahogany floor just in time for spring & summer. Upstairs boasts the main bedroom suite with two walk in closets and private full bath with both a whirlpool tub and a stall shower, three other nicely sizes bedrooms and full bath. The finished basement has three separate areas for entertaining or relaxing. Come and enjoy this beautiful home located in beautiful Bucks County and close to shopping, schools and main roads. Special financing incentives available on the property thru Sirva Mortgage

Contact Marcie Purcell 215-534-2539 And Linda Tremblay 215-534-2369 For More Information and Pictures Of This Home At 3962 Amberton Court Doylestown, PA 18901

Growth Leader has blossomed, and is keeping me very busy! HOORAY!

Donald Bradbury, 610-952-3578 REALTOR Bucks County PA: Real Estate Agent in Quakertown, PA

Growth Leader has blossomed, and is keeping me very busy!  HOORAY!

 I met for the second time today, with my first Growth Leader generated buyer.  They brought additional family members, and we have placed an offer on a house!

 This afternoon, I am meeting with my second Growth Leader generated Buyer, also for the second time as well.  We are looking at 11 homes, with a goal to settle by June 1 at the latest!  They are motivated, and pre-approved.  We are discussing how to purchase a home with these first time home buyers!

 This past week, the third Growth Leader generated buyer I have met, was preapproved for his mortgage, and we are planning our second house hunting trip together.

 Tomorrow, the fourth Growth Leader generated buyer and I, are going to look at homes.  She is a first time home buyer as well, and is excited about the home buying process.  She has an appointment to get pre-approved as well.

 76 active and hot prospects are in my data base on Growth Leader now, and I am getting more leads every day.  I am actually in the process of showing homes, or in contact with all 10 of my HOT leads!

 I also have two of my buyers, that directed to my Growth Leader web site, where they actually found their home, and they are in the SOLD category.

 I have two pages of inactive and trash leads with some very famous people.  I have the likes of Mickey Mouse, Ben Dover, and Courtney Love, search for homes in my web site.  I feel so privileged they took the time to come visit ME!  LOL!!

Overall, I am very excited and pleased to be on the Growth Leader program.  It is a great place to organize leads, follow on leads, and contact leads, all the while, farming and cultivating my on line farming area in the attempt to get a house sold.

 Thanks Growth Leader

Don Bradbury

www.servingbucksandlehighcounties.com

Top 10 List - Keys to success with Internet Leads from Growth Leader!

Donald Bradbury, 610-952-3578 REALTOR Bucks County PA: Real Estate Agent in Quakertown, PA

 Top 10 List – How to have Success with internet leads from Growth Leader 

10:  Be Organized – Subscribe to a contact management program like Growth Leader that will allow you to manage your leads, as well as offer advertisements to generate a steady stream of internet leads to your web site. 

9:   Be Respectful of their Anonymity -   Internet leads like to be anonymous.  Respect this.  Offer your services.  When they are ready to make a move, they will call.  They really will. 

8.  Be Informative – Offer information to your leads when requested.  They will come back to your web site again and again, each time, seeing your picture and contact information.

7.  Be Responsive -  Have a Blackberry, or hand held device, that will alert you that a new lead has arrived.  Respond immediately and offer your services.

6.  Be Assertive -  Do not be afraid!  When the new contact is in your web site, Call them.  Call them while they are still searching for homes.  They will be impressed!

5.  Be Consistant -  Work to manage your leads in each category each and every day.  Each and every day!

4.  Be able to embrace technology -  Be aware that internet leads will become a larger part of our business as time moves forward.  Those that do not recognize this will be left behind.

3.  Be Persistant – When a lead re-visits your web site, send them the recommended properties, and make a note to yourself on the notepad, so you know the status in the future.  You will see them visit once again.

2.  Be Ethical-  Follow the code of ethics when dealing with the internet leads, and cultivate them into a client that will go to the closing table

AND THE #1 KEY TO SUCCESS WITH INTERNET LEADS FROM GROWTH LEADER,

 1.  Be Patient -  Patience is the key when dealing with internet leads.  They will call you when they are ready.

$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyers

Donald Bradbury, 610-952-3578 REALTOR Bucks County PA: Real Estate Agent in Quakertown, PA

$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyers

Note: This is intended to provide an overview only - for specific information or individual concerns, please contact your lawyer, accountant and/or financial advisor.

Congress has recently passed a federal income tax credit for first-time homebuyers that is the lesser of either 10% of the home's cost or $8,000.
This will be available to qualified first-time home buyers for the purchase of a principal residence between January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.
For example:

  • The tax credit is available for first-time homebuyers or those who have not owned in the last three years.
  • The credit does not require repayment (unlike the 2008 iteration of the credit). The credit will be claimed on a tax return to reduce the purchaser's income tax liability. If any credit amount remains unused, then the unused amount will be refunded.
  • If the home is sold within three years of purchase, the entire amount of credit is recaptured on sale.

This measure can help to significantly lower housing inventory, bring stability to home values and move the country closer to economic recovery. Many industry experts have said that the tax credit for first time homebuyers could result in up to 300,000 additional home purchases each year.
The following chart provides more information:

FEATURE

FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER FEDERAL INCOME TAX CREDIT:

EFFECTIVE FOR PURCHASES ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2009

Amount of Credit

The amount of the homebuyer federal income tax credit is the lesser of 10% of the cost of the home bought or $8,000.

Eligible Property

Any single-family residence (including a condo, co-op, or townhouse) may be an eligible property under the homebuyer income tax credit, provided it will be used as the homebuyer's principal residence.

Refundable

This homebuyer income tax credit reduces income tax liability. The $8,000 tax credit is a clean refundable credit, unlike the one that was passed last summer, which required a repayment. If you qualify as a first-time buyer (i.e., haven't been a homeowner in the past 3 years), then you can claim the $8,000 to reduce your tax burden. If the $8,000 is greater than the tax you owe, then you will get a refund check for the difference. Example: you owe $2,000 in taxes on April 15, 2010. But if you bought a home before the stimulus expiration on Dec. 1, 2009, then you will get a tax refund check for $6,000 from the IRS.*

Income Limit

In order to be eligible for the homebuyer income tax credit in full, the homebuyer can have an annual adjusted gross income of no more than $75,000 ($150,000 on a joint return). A homebuyer with an annual adjusted gross income above that level and up to $95,000 ($170,000 on a joint return) is eligible for a reduced tax credit.

First-time Homebuyer Only

The homebuyer income tax credit is designed for first-time homebuyers, which means the homebuyer (and/or the homebuyer's spouse) can not have owned a principal residence in the 3 years prior to purchase of the eligible property.

Revenue Bond Financing


A homebuyer who utilizes revenue bond financing may be eligible for the homebuyer income tax credit.

Repayment

There is no repayment of the homebuyer income tax credit by the homebuyer.

Recapture

However, if the eligible property is resold within three years of purchase, the entire amount of homebuyer income tax credit is recaptured on the sale.

Effective Date

The First-Time Homebuyer Federal Income Tax Credit is effective for purchases on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. This guide reflects a modification from the First-Time Homebuyer Federal Income Tax Credit, which remains in effect for homes purchased by eligible homebuyers between April 9, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008.


Information courtesy of http://www.realtor.org and http://www.whitehouse.gov

WHY GET AN ACTIVE SUPRA KEY?

Donald Bradbury, 610-952-3578 REALTOR Bucks County PA: Real Estate Agent in Quakertown, PA

WHY GET AN ACTIVE SUPRA KEY?

ActiveKEY from GE Security simplifies your ability to conduct your real estate business. ActiveKEY is convenient, easy to use, and secure. Friendly features and wireless authentication make ActiveKEY the ideal lockbox key for those who want basic lockbox functions and no hassle.

ActiveKEY is more than a just a lockbox key, with instant showing alerts; you will know right away when another ActiveKEY user has opened one of your keyboxes.

The large, easy-to-read display window and the fully backlit keypad light make it easy for you to use your ActiveKEY even in low light. A built-in flashlight helps you see what you are doing in dark doorways and entrances. ActiveKEY is a wireless device, eliminating the need for a cradle or phone line. The ActiveKEY network provides optimal cellular coverage nationwide. Your connections are seamless, continuous, and automatic.

Standard Features
- Rapid delivery of showing details to KIMweb
- Instant showing alerts on listing agent's key
- No computer or phone line required
- Easy-to-read display window and brightly backlit keypad for easy use even in low light
- Flashlight illuminates dark doorways
- Reads Keyboxes at the listed property
- Display messages from Board/Association/MLS or broker
- May add Secure Token MLS access
- Free hotline support seven days a week, 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT
- Rechargeable Lithium battery
- Wireless Authentication; no cradle required
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