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September 21, 2009

How the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act Affects You

If you are looking to buy a home right now and are trying to get financing, you may have heard mortgage brokers talk about the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act.  But what is this and how does it affect you?
Basically, SAFE stands for “Secure and Fair Enforcement.”  The act does exactly what it sounds like — [...]

July 18, 2009

The Sobering Thought of Moving Again

As I mentioned earlier, my husband and I have been considering buying a home with horse property.  It’s a big decision, and there are a lot of cons as well as the obvious pros.
For example, there is always the rather sobering thought of moving again.  Moving can be expensive — renting a truck or hiring [...]

July 17, 2009

How Having Horse Property Will Change My Life

Recently my husband and I seriously started considering a piece of horse property here in town.  My dream is to be able to keep my horse in my backyard, so this property is kind of like my own little piece of dream-come-true.
Of course, buying it means that we’ll have to rent our current home for a [...]

June 16, 2009

Nervous about taking the LEED exam?

If you are considering taking the LEED exam in order to further your career in architectural design and building, you’ll want to be sure you have every chance to succeed. In today’s marketplace, the more you have going for you as an architect the higher your chances of success.
photo credit: David Silverline
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April 24, 2009

Raising a Teenager

Raising a teenager today is made difficult by the technology gap that exists between parent and child. Let’s face it, teens today are smarter than us and understand how to use technology to their advantage. While we have a few pieces of technological equipment that makes our jobs as parents easier, there are other things [...]