geri wehry

Happy Friday to everyone!

I hope this finds you having a good day. All is peachy in my corner of the world. I have been working on a transaction for quite some time and I am happy to say finally SUCCESS! We got my clients home sale closed yesterday and their new home purchase has been released to record and will be officially recorded soon. Woo Hoo! A happy day for my clients - and me :) !!!

Have a wonderful weekend and I will see y'all next Friday!

...geri

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Always be nice to people on the way up; because you will meet the same people on the way down. -Wilson Mizner

Some people think it's holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it's letting go. -Sylvia Robinson

Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow. -Mahatma Gandhi

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. -Sren Kierkegaard

America Recycle Day - November 15th

America Recycle Day is an annual campaign to encourage Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. Even a small shift in our attitudes and action, multiplied many times over by others, can change the world. America Recycle Day is celebrating its 12th year and it has grown to include millions of Americans pledging to increase their recycling habits at home and work and to buy products made with recycled materials.

The purpose of America Recycles Day is to continue to promote the social, environmental and economic benefits of recycling and to encourage more people to join the movement toward creating a better natural environment.

There are three parts to the recycling process; each essential to making the system work: collection, manufacturing and buying. These three components are so important that they are represented by the three "chasing arrows" of the recycling logo.

Twenty years ago, there were only about 1,000 curbside recycling programs in the United States. Now around half of all the people in the United States are now served by curbside collection programs. These programs, along with drop-off and buy-back centers, now help us to divert about 33% of the nation's solid waste stream away from landfills.

Recycling is one of the most successful environmental initiatives in our country's h8istory. While there is still much to do, efforts of the past few decasdes are really paying off.

For more information visit ARD (America Recycles Day) Website at: http://www.americarecyclesday.org/about-ard.aspx

First Time Buyer Tax Credit Extended and More!

President Obama signed an economic stimulus bill into law today, which will extend the first time buyer tax credit but it will also benefit current home owners wishing to make a move.

In addition to the $8,000 first time buyer tax credit, there is also now a credit of $6,500 for buyers who have owned their current home for at least 5 years. To be eligible you must have used the home you sold or are selling as a principal resident consecutively for 5 of the previous 8 years.

To take advantage of this credit you must be under contract by April 30, 2010 and you must close by June 30, 2010.

The National Association of Realtors has put together some information on the program as well as a brief frequently asked questions page.

Good news for all home owners!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful day so far. We had a few really pretty sunny days, but now we are back to wind and rain and feeling like November for sure.

Have a wonderful day and I will see y'all next Friday :)

...geri

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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habits in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. -Colin Powell

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger. -Lou Holz

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all. -Oscar Wilde

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. -Arnold Glasgow

Our truest life is when we are in our dreams -- awake. -Henry David Thoreau

Have you often thought that you'd like to show your support for our troops, but just don't know how. Here is a great opportunity to do just that. Xerox Corporation has developed a nationwide program aimed at saying "thank you" to our troops. Through the Let's Say Thanks program, postcards designed by children from across the country are available for people to select and write a personalize message to the troops. Xerox prints the cards on its paper and equipment, and mails them in care packages to deployed troops. To take part just visit this website,

http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html

It five gives you an opportunity to send a free printed postcard to U.S. military personnel stationed overseas. A way to show your support and appreciation for their service to our country. It takes just three easy steps.

1) Select a postcard

2) Personalize it by entering your message, your name and your hometown

3) and you hit send

It is that easy! With the cooperation and generosity of multiple organizations, it is now possible to send millions of postcard messages all submitted through the website. Xerox has partnered with Give2TheTroops, the Boys and Girl's clubs, print shops and corporations.

To date, they have collected millions of messages for U.S. troops around the world - each with special meaning and importance to members of our armed forces.

Give2TheTroops ensures that all the printed postcards are delivered to the troops in care packages filled with necessities and items to lift the troops' spirits.

Give2TheTroops is a non-profit organization formed to support the physical, moral, and spiritual health of America's armed forces in combat zones around the world through the letters and packages prepared and shipped by volunteers. The organization is managed by volunteers who ensure that deployed U.S. military members in all branches of service are supported with letters and care packages.