About Allyn's Lakeland Village

I wanted to share a reciepe that does well with crab or shrimp.

Ingredients

• Old Bay Seasoning TM to taste
• 5 pounds new potatoes
• 3 (16 ounce) packages cooked kielbasa sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8 ears fresh corn, husks and silks removed
• 5 pounds whole crab, broken into pieces
• 4 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• newspapers
• beer

Directions

1. Heat a large pot of water over an outdoor cooker, or medium-high heat indoors. Add Old Bay Seasoning to taste, and bring to a boil. Add potatoes, and sausage, and cook for about 10 minutes. Add the corn and crab; cook for another 5 minutes, then add the shrimp when everything else is almost done, and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes.
2. Drain off the water, and pour the contents out onto a picnic table covered with newspaper. Grab a paper plate and a beer and enjoy!

A lesson learned from Old Butch the Rooster John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets,' and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced.

This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone so he could tell from a distance which rooster was performing. Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.

John's favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover. To John's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.

John was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the No Bell Piece Prize but, they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making.

Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most highly coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention. Vote carefully next time, the bells are not always audible.

I copied this post for your enjoyment. I found it quite funny and very creative!

LakeLand Village~29 Homes for Sale~ What's been happening in the Fall LakeLand Village Real Estate Market?

Homes for Sale in LakeLand Village in the first couple of weeks of October seemed to have taken off and then..... it slowed backed down....

As the seasons change did and will the real estate market change? Well it seems as though there was a slight stall in offers being written for the month of September, it picked back up the first couple of weeks of October and then the last two weeks it all but stalled...... (Hmmm where'd everyone go??)

There are currently 29 homes for sale in LakeLand Village

• • The average asking price is $301,303 (down from September);
  • The average dollar per square foot is $148.77;
  • The average days on market is 209

There is one (1) contingent homes for sale (the buyer has to sell their current home first in order to complete the purchase of the new home);the two contingent sales from last month fell through as the buyers could not sell their homes before their contingency expired.

There are five pending homes for sale in LakeLand Village (up from 2 in September);

• • The average price is $229,625.00;
  • The average dollars per square foot is $127.50;
  • and the average days on market is 296.5.

Four of the pending offers were written and accepted during the month of October.

Sold properties in LakeLand Village for the month of October was ZERO (0)!!! September only saw two and neither month has been extremely impressive for sold properties. November should shape up to be a strong month with many pending sales finalizing.

There's still plenty of great homes for sale in LakeLand Village as well as the surrounding areas to choose from! There's something out there for just about everyone.

For those of you who do not know about LakeLand Village, it is a small residential golf course and lake community nestled above the small town of Allyn, WA (check this LakeLand Link out). Allyn, WA as well as LakeLand Village offers many amenities as does the surrounding area of Southern Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

Oh and P.S. psstt..... Check out the Tax Credit Extension and Expansion just signed!

Previous Month's Market Reports for Homes for Sale and Sold in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA:

• September 2009
• August 2009
• July 2009
• June 2009 -
• May 2009
• April 2009
• March 2009
• February 2009
• January 2009
• 2008 LakeLand Village Market Report

Now is a great time to get the most home for your dollar in LakeLand Village as well as other areas. Or if you are thinking about "moving up" in a home, this is the better time as well.

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale in LakeLand Village regarding your individual real estate goals.

~~Valerie~~

If you would like more information on buying or selling real estate in LakeLand Village, Allyn & Belfair, just give me a call, drop me a line or stop on in! I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

~~Valerie~~ Lakeland Village, Belfair & Allyn Real Esate Specialist~~

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

Other Homeowners are now also eligible for the Tax Credit to purchase a new home!

That's right - with the signing of the Extension of the Tax Credit and it's expansion, a current home owner, which by definition is someone who has used their home sold or being sold as a principal residence consecutively for 5 of the previous 8 years, is eligible.

You will need to find a home that you would like to purchase and be in a written binding contract for that home on or by April 30, 2010 and the purchase must close by July 1, 2010 in order to be eligible.

Now how cool is that?

How much is the tax credit? $6500.00 unless you are married filing separately which it would be $3250 each. Remember, this is if you are not a First Time Home Buyer but qualify as a a current home owner.

If you are a First Time Home Buyer, definition being you have not had an interest in a principal residence for 3 years prior to your purchase, the tax credit remains $8000 ($4000 each if married filing separately).

There are some fantastic homes out there for sale with fantastic prices! Don't miss the boat (or the credit) - LET'S GO SHOPPING for your new home!

Valerie

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If you would like more information regarding the homes for sale in Belfair or surrounding area, drop me a line, or give me a call. I would love to help you achieve your real estate goals. Remember real estate is LOCAL.

I also offer a FREE comparative market analysis for sellers tailored specifically for your home or property. If you would like more information on selling your home in this market, please give me a call, drop me a line, or stop on in! I believe in building relationships for life... YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

We believe homes are where memories are made and living takes place!

~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties : My Belfair WA Real Estate Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

Direct Cell : 360-710-5622 Fax # 360-277-5006

People with significant assets in their individual retirement accounts can tap that cash to invest in a retirement home, but there are many complexities involved. They have to establish a self-directed IRA with an independent trust company . They have to treat the home as an investment, so they can't use it as a vacation home or rent it out at below-market rates to friends and relatives. When it is time to retire and they want to start using the home, they have to pull it out of the IRA, and if it's been held in a tax-deductible IRA, that would force them to pay income taxes on the entire value of the house. That makes it far preferable to use a Roth IRA (from which withdrawals will not be taxed) to buy real estate.

Older investors who have been buying into the market may turn into net sellers once they actually retire, as it can eat up a lot of that monthly Social Security check to run two homes. Arzaga tells his clients that once they've made the decision to move, they should put their older homes on the market and not wait for better prices that could be years down the road. Selling sooner rather than later could protect their cash flow and provide better housing deals that could pull a younger generation of buyers into the market.