Linda S White

Active Rain's ideas are really great to help us organize our blogs and also sponsor communities like Green Valley and Palm Canyon in Henderson, Nv.

At one time I had a community web page for Palm Canyon in Henderson, but I think this will reach more people and will give them more up to date info to access about their communities, especially for my clients in Henderson, NV

I look forward to some updates and ideas on how to treat these sponsorships and suggestions from all of you on the best way to manage them.

I would love to have a class on how to best use our blogs for communities where we specialize. What is the feeling on how many to sponsor, etc.? Also, I read someone else who was concerned about who is really sponsoring a community if it falls under a larger community?

Hope my questions make sense and we can get some answers and training. ActiveRain is a great site and I just need to learn how to make my communities in Henderson, NV [Green Valley and Palm Canyon] stand out and reach the people that are interested.

Tax Credit Henderson, NV

The rules for taking advantage of the tax credit are the following:

1. Must have a binding contract in place [in escrow] by April 30^th, 2010 to get the tax credit
2. Must close by the end of June, 2010 [before July 1^st]
3. There is a maximum tax credit of $8,000 for first time home buyers and those who last owned a house 3 or more years ago.
4. There is also a tax credit for current homeowners of $6,500 if they buy a new principal residence costing $800,000 or less.

Here some suggestions to take advantage of the tax credit [that will soon expire] for Henderson, NV and all of Las Vegas

1. Get to know your market. Use the Internet to see what is available in the area you are interested in Henderson or Las Vegas. For the tax credit it doesn't matter where
2. Line up your financing. Talk to a lender right away.
3. Narrow your search. You won't have time to LOOK at everything, so have specific criteria. Separate needs from wants.
4. Consider the condition. In today's market many of the foreclosed homes are not in perfect condition. Decide how much work you are willing to do.
5. Keep things in perspective. As nice as it may be to get the tax credit, don't let it control your home search.
6. Be careful of short sales. Banks are slow to respond and there isn't time for that now.

To view homes available for sale in Henderson and all of Clark County that follow the above guidelines for the tax credit go to http://www.sellinghomesinclarkcounty.com

The tax credit is a great thing for right now, but there are some really great deals right now even without it. To take advantage of the best real estate opportunities, you need a real estate professional who provides quick, efficient service and helps you narrow down the options to the homes that specifically meet your unique needs and then negotiate the best possible price for you. I love to help first time homebuyers.

Right now, there are several things that you can do to help me begin the process of finding you the ideal home that will follow the tax credit guidelines:

1. Ask questions! About the tax credit or anything that matters to you about real estate.

2. Get a pre-qualification or pre-approval letter for your real estate loan. If you want to learn more about getting a prequalification or pre-approval letter for your loan, contact us. 702-301-0648.

3. Call me or e-mail me your phone number. The sooner I can talk to you, the sooner I can start meeting all of your home-buying needs. I can also answer any questions about the tax credit.

Tax credit for Henderson, NV and all of Las Vegas, and the Clark County area

That is the purpose of a social networking class I took to learn more about Social Networking and its influence on real estate. Sponsored by ActiveRain it was wonderful. I am beginning to understand the impact of all of these sites, not only on Real Estate, but on peoples lives in general. I am not completely sold that it is the best way, but I can see clearly that it certainly does touch the lives of millions.

Will Social networking really bring profits? Possibly to some people that learn to harness the power without loosing their real identities. I am a people person and so will always want to meet personally with people, but I am interested in learning and this is what I think I need to learn now.

So far I learned that social networking is here to stay and is bigger than ever.

I don't know if I will be a posting person or a "blogger", but this is my first try and I will see what happens. I enjoy many of the things I have read in this site and also have learned new things.

I will post about life in Henderson, NV and what is going on in this community. There is also much to learn about the real estate market here in Clark County which includes not only Henderson, but Las Vegas, Mesquite, Pahrump, etc. It is a great market right now for buyers, but obviously not for sellers.

I will return after my class to see if I have learned something. I did learn alot.....my head is splitting about social networking

I know Real Estate and the housing market here and now I want to learn more about the technology that is influencing our industry.

Contact me with questions about real esate in NV, but not about technology.