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 As the year draws to a close....I thought I would "re-blog" on the $7500 tax credit. Passed by congress is a bill that will allow any buyer that has not owned a home in the last three years (perfect for first time buyers) to claim a $7500 tax credit! How does it work? 1. You must NOT of owned a home within the past three ...

So weekly I am in clients houses answering the "age old" question.....What do I need to do to make my home sell quick and for the most money? Here are some tips that I give: 1. Minor bathroom updates/repairs will return 102%. The bathroom is the smallest room....but updates are important to a buyer today. Rid the bathroom of wall ...

You ever had the question, what are my taxes going to be on new construction?  Well Linn County has an estimator out there that will help with that and it can be found at the following link below.  You can download the excel version but be sure to update it often as rollbacks and levys change every July.  I would assume that you ...

Get Your Deed From the Recorder – It’s CheaperNational Deed Service Inc. is sending mail to Linn County residents offering to provide a certified copy of a deed for $59.50.  “A certified copy of a deed is $6 from us,” said Linn County Recorder Joan McCalmant.  People can contact the Recorder’s Office at ...

 With the Regency Homes annoucing last week that they had laid off all employees except upper managment and the news of the new construction market from the national media, I thought I would share a bit on Skogman Homes. This "down turn" has not effected Skogman Homes much...if at all. Within a 45 day period in March/April ...