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Burger King or Realtor?

kendixon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:41:25 +0000

How are you qualifying your Realtor when buying or selling a home in Huntington Beach? Is your agent answering your calls? Are they available when you need them? Have they sold any homes this year? Or are they working at Burger King…http://www.DixonTeamOC.com

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Short Sale your Home AND Get Money From The BANK?

kendixon — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:28:58 +0000

Wachovia currently offers up to $5,000 to homeowners who must sell to avoid foreclosure, and others will soon follow. Help is coming for homeowners who are trying to avoid foreclosure by selling their home. By now, almost everyone knows that a short sale is when the bank accepts less than you owe on your house. It is also commonly known that short sales are hard, as banks take weeks and months to respond, buyers get impatient and move on to other homes, and sellers are left with few options but foreclosure if the short sale is eventually denied. Under a new government guideline, the short sale process is about to get much smoother and quicker.

Follow this link for a full explanation on the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Program!

http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/short_sales_hafa

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Trying to Modify Your Huntington Beach Home Loan?

kendixon — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:16:14 +0000

This site provides Orange County and Huntington Beach homeowners facing foreclosure access to useful tips, homeowners resources on modifying your home loan, and free counseling to help you save your home from foreclosure!

https://www.hopenow.com/

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Huntington Beach home owners facing foreclosure must read this!

kendixon — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:12:42 +0000

Consumer complaints are soaring on mortgage rescue schemes. Loan Modification scams and mortgage fraud reports are rising dramatically as more and more homeowners find themselves trying to save a their homes from foreclosure. The National Association of Consumer Advocates is a non-profit organization made up of over 1,000 lawyers whose mission is to protect the consumer. Check out this link for a detailed article on what to avoid and where the current threat of scam lies.

http://naca.net/News-Events/News.aspx?item=74400

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Man’s Best friend, the silent victim of foreclosure?

kendixon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:50 +0000

I’ve been a dog owner most of my life and my pets have been a huge part of my life and a great source of enjoyment. Now that none of my companions are still around I thought I might take a break from the difficulties in owning an animal. Contrary to what I thought when I was nine, you’re right Mom, pets are a big responsibility. I think many pet owners in America didn’t really know what they were getting themselves into before taking their first pet into their home. Just watch the Dog Whisperer and you’ll see what I’m talking about. So many people aren’t willing to commit to other people but don’t think about the consequences when committing to a pet for what could be fifteen or even twenty years.

Statistics show that 39% of all american households own at least one dog and 33% own a cat or two. Of course there are probably a few fish and guinea pigs in there but I’m guessing that the majority of pets are cats and dogs. During the housing crash we’ve been dealing with for a while now many people have lost their homes and have been forced to move into rental properties. Since few rentals in Huntington Beach allow pets, and even fewer allow dogs where does that leave man’s best friend? With an estimated 2 million plus homes to be foreclosed upon before we start to see an end to the housing crunch, where are all these pets going to go? A new non-profit, called No Paws Left Behind gives us some answers.

“No Paws Left Behind, Inc. is a focus driven not for profit organization, designed to bring awareness to all communities the silent victims of foreclosure who have no voice or rights to implement change.”

In many cases, when homes in Huntington Beach are foreclosed and the Lenders find a pet still living on the property they are forced to call local animal control which takes the animals to the nearest shelter where it’s possible that they’ll be adopted but more likely that they’ll be put down. That’s only in the best case scenario where the animal hasn’t been left without food and water for an extended period of time. Now I’m no animal rights activist but this seems like a problem that we ought to address.

There are a lot of things No Paws Left Behind suggests and here are a few of my own:

#1 Always take your pets with you until you find someplace to stay permanently. Be honest in your dealings with potential landlords but just because someone says they don’t want pets at their place doesn’t mean you couldn’t make a plea

#2 Find a family member or friend who’s willing to house your animal for a little while. Make sure to think of all the people you know who already own pets since they’re more likely to understand your situation.

#3 Contact local shelters and Vetrenarians to see if something could be worked out for temporary lodging. Some shelters will allow you to leave your pet for 60 days before they put it up for adoption rather than have to bring it in as a stray.

#4 Do not adopt a pet in the first place if you’re not sure what your housing situation is going to look like. So many people who have unstable housing situations don’t think about what might happen if they have to move.

So in the famous words of Bob Barker, “Remember to spay and neuter your pets.” To which I would add, “And make sure they have a place to live!”

Here are some more resources from the American Humane Society:

-For Homeowners

-For Lenders

-For Shelters

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Which Homes are Actually SELLING in Huntington Beach – Short Sale versus Standard Sale

kendixon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:50:41 +0000

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March Madness – Bracket Mayhem is Coming

kendixon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:36:23 +0000

You are invited to join my on-line college hoops bracket
group! To accept this invitation and join the group, click
the link below (or cut and paste the link into your
browser’s address field). You’ll be asked to enter the
password before you can join. The group password is included
in this e-mail.

Please forward to anyone you think might be interested and
lets keep this thing growing.

Dave

http://bassbrack.mayhem.cbssports.com/e?ttag=BM10_EM_all_cspt_os_inlk_0001

Our Group password is: blackhawks

Alright everybody, it is that time of year. And I have to
say it couldn’t have come quick enough this year. As everyone
knows, my wife took down the big win last year and I have to
say she went a little far signing all her emails the last
year with “Sincerely, your 2009 March Madness Champion”.

This also proves that ANYONE can win this since my wife
picked the games by the color of the uniforms!

Let’s try and keep the pool growing, please feel free to
pass the invite along or email me if you know someone who
would like to join.

dbass0215@gmail.com

$15 to play! Picks come out on the 14th!

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