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10 Commandments for home buyers.

Charles Edwards Bentonville,AR REALTOR Bentonville real estate agent and broker: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR

I like this list of TEN COMMANDMENTS for potential home buyers provided by Active Rain Friend Donna Schoby whom we know as a Home Stager. Donna is now a lender here in northwest Arkansas with Liberty Bank. If you need a good lender you may reach Donna at dschoby@mylibertybank.com

Thou shalt not quit your job.

Thou shalt not change employers.

Thou shalt not incur new debt such as purchasing a new vehicle.

Thou shalt not charge up your credit card balances.

Thou shalt not make a large deposit or withdrawal from your bank account.

Thou shalt not change your mind after you lock a rate.

Thou shalt not co-sign for someone else's loan.

Thou shalt not spend your down payment money.

Thou shalt not schedule a vacation prior to closing.

Thou shalt not file for a divorce prior to closing.

If you follow these simple rules, your loan process will be a smooth one!

Suppose

03-11-12
James Dray
James Dray: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR

Suppose

For all you math wizards see if you can guess this one out before you read the answer.

Just suppose I’m a grandfather (which I am) and I have a grandson who’s about as many days old as my son is weeks old and my grandson is as many months old as I am in years. My son, grandson and I together are 140 years old. How old am I in years?

Scroll down for the answer

Got the answer yet?

Just a little more.

The answer is I’m 84 years old. Did you get it right?

Putsch is the new word of the day.

03-07-12
James Dray
James Dray: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR

Putsch is the new word of the day.

I really had reservations about posting this word. Those of you who think they knew me than you know I just couldn’t resist and so here I take the leap again. People all over the world you can see it on the news is doing this. We can do this almost every year and surely every four years if you haven’t guess it yet the meaning of (pooch) is a sudden political uprising or rebellion. Here is the good Old USA we have a rebellion of sorts every four years regardless of your political affiliation. This year is no different. May the person and party you vote for be victorious. If not we’ll do it all over again in four years.

Clachan is the new word of the day.

03-03-12
James Dray
James Dray: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR

Clachan is the new word of the day.

There are a few of these still around here but not many. Of course that all depends on the size of the clachan’s around you there may not be any close and there may not be any at all. Hillary once said it I think but she used a different term. Guess it yet? The meaning of (klakh’en) is a hamlet and of course the meaning of hamlet is a small village. Now that you know the meaning what say you?

Bailey is the new word of the day.

03-02-12
James Dray
James Dray: Real Estate Agent in Bentonville, AR

Bailey is the new word of the day.

OK I could not get this one by the wife. Although she did not nail it she came so darn close while writing this I can’t help but to shake my head in disbelief of how she knew this. We as agents should know this word but just to be sure I looked in my handy dandy workbook. You know the one we used to study for the exam. Anyway it’s not in there so the meaning of (ba’le) is the outer wall or court of a medieval castle. With some of the homes being built now I think the word or term should be used more frequently what say you?