Lane BaileyWayback Wednesday… Don’t Go To Jail…

A couple of years ago I wrote a post about Mortgage Fraud… and the dangers it can pose to sellers.  It is a good read, and can clue you in about one of the ways you (as a seller) can get dragged into fraud… and then dragged off to jail.  Be careful.

Lane BaileyGwinnett County v Gwinnett’s Cities…

Effective on March 1st, the issue between Gwinnett and 15 of its cities has been upgraded by the State of Georgia.  The 15 cities and Gwinnett are now listed with the state as No Longer Qualified Local Governments.

I have spent some of the last week updating the Local Market Explorers for Buford, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Sugar Hill and Suwanee.  I have added new market reports for January.

Lane BaileyFlashback Friday… Brawling

Last year about this time I had the opportunity to participate in the VAR Blog Brawl for real estate blogs.  There was some pretty tough competition, and it really made me stretch and elevate my game.  And it was a lot of fun.  Part of the fun for me was personally knowing a lot of the bloggers in the Brawl.

I hope that they sponsor the event again sometime.  Here is the first post from last year… announcing my entry.

Lane BaileyAre you a Home Buyer? Don’t Forget This…

If you are eligible for the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, or the Move-Up Buyer Tax Credit? If so, time is ticking away…  Properties have to by under contract BY April 30th, 2010.  This means that they contract’s Binding Agreement date can’t be later than that.  Offering on a property on April 30th could lead to missing the deadline.  In fact, with many bank owned properties, offers should be in in March in order to make sure negotiations are completed prior to the deadline.