Taylorsville, UT

I received a message from a client the other day. "Would you like to see what we have done to our house?" It was a young couple, first time home buyers. I spent several months out looking at Short Sales, Home Path, HUD homes and everything in between. I think you probably know the drill.

We found several homes they liked, wrote several offers and finally HUD sent me an email saying that they were the top bidders on a home. Probably their favorite. Someone else had a higher bid but didn't go through with the sale and we were the 2nd highest bidder so it was offered to my clients. I could go on about some of the hurdles we had to overcome finalizing the deal but this is not about the deal.

I made an appointment to go and see what they had done to the house. On the appointed day I arrived and they welcomed me into their home. They had painted the entire main floor and had new carpet installed. The house looked great. But the smiles and the pride of ownership I saw in their faces was the greatest reward I could receive. Their 3 year old son took me to his room to show me how awesome it was. He loved their new house. They loved their new house. As I left I realized even though I received a commission for helping them find and purchase a home this experience was way more rewarding.

New Taylorsville Zip Code: Attention everyone living in the Taylorsville area and outlying areas. This may affect you and if you have a listing in this area, please check to make sure your listing information is correct.

Taylorsville currently has four zip codes but not one specifically for only Taylorsville. Starting July 1st, the new zip code for Taylorsville will be 84129. If you currently live in Taylorsville and your current zip code is 84118,84119 or 84084 this may affect you please find out.

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A while back I wrote a post on a neighborhood anchor store closing. We were wondering about the impact of this closure. http://activerain.com/blogs/rgdlm/tags/albertsons I Just passed by a guy holding a sign. "Store Closing,

Kmart, this store only, Everything must go! This should get really interesting now. I don';t know how all of the little satellite stores will be able to hang on now. This Kmart store is the other anchor store in a shopping complex. The stores are on a rather busy corner off theBangerter Highway and 5400 South.

I would almost have to chalk tthis one up to poor customer service. It has been quite a while since I shopped regularly in this store. It took forever to check out, even if there was nobody in line. Usually only one cashier. The store was well stocked and had a great location. The loss of the Albertson's store had an impact as well, but I really think the lack of responsive customer service was the biggest downfall. There is a Target store now within a 10 minute drive and they have great customer service. It doesn't take long for people to go where they are treated well. I feel bad for the businesses surrounding the two stores here. We'll see what happens.

I just updated an earlier post http://activerain.com/blogsview/757736/taylorsville-utah-fire-station about the Taylorsville Fire Department, part of the Unified Fire Authority in Salt Lake County, Utah. It seems one of my early posts on activerain is found when people Google Taylorsville Fire department, they find my post. I have had many calls over time from people trying to reach the fire department. Usually they are wanting to set up a tour for the scouts or a school class. Today the caller said I smell smoke and I think I want the fire department to check it out. I told him he might want to call 911.

I just updated my earlier post with this information:

This is a post for information about the Taylorsville Fire Station. Part of the Unified Fire Authority. If this is an emergency please Dial 911.

If you are looking for information regarding station tours, community programs and other such non emergency please call 801-743-7150.